Overview

• Rountree says he was ahead through two rounds before Jiri Prochazka stopped him in the third of their UFC 320 main-card bout in Las Vegas.
• He refutes talk that he chose not to wrestle, stressing his no-takedown stance applied only to his prior Alex Pereira title fight agreement.
• He describes a left hook to the eye that disrupted his equilibrium and put him in survival mode as Prochazka pressed for the finish.
• He reflects on pre-fight energy management, contrasting a calmer Baku outing with a more charged UFC 320 lead-up as he works on balance.
• He maintains his aim of becoming UFC champion, as Prochazka recounts being told to seek a knockout before Round 3 and believing he would find it.