Khalil Rountree says he has no plans to face Alex Pereira at UFC 307: 'I'm not a wrestler'

Khalil Rountree has no plans to fight Alex Pereira at UFC 307.

Rountree will challenge Pereira for the light heavyweight title in the main event of the pay-per-view card on Saturday night. It's an exciting fight as both are strikers, but leading up to the fight many were wondering if Rountree would try to take on Pereira.

However, Khalil Rountree said at the UFC 307 media day that he had no plans to face Alex Pereira and wanted to fight him.

“I want to make this clear because there has been a lot of talk about this takedown and this and that. The main thing I wanted to say is that throughout my career, everyone has known me for my punching power and my striking style,” Rountree said at UFC 307 media day.

“What I wanted to say was: Don't expect anything different just because it's for the title and I'm playing against Alex, who's also a striker. Don't expect anything else. Wait for me. Expect to see who you’ve always seen,” Rountree continued. “Now if something happens and I take damage, I have no choice but to shoot for a takedown, okay, maybe that will happen.” But my game plan hasn't changed. I’m not a wrestler, so don’t expect me to dive for legs for five rounds.”

Although Khalil Rountree is known for his attacking techniques, many say you can beat Alex Pereira by wrestling him. Still, Rountree has no plans to fight the champion as he wants to win the belt the way that got him there, namely by punching.