I weighed 21 STONE, smoked every day and was on brink of suicide before I found MMA, now I’m fighting for UFC gold

JUST over a decade and a half after making the life-changing decision to try mixed martial arts, Khalil Rountree Jr is on the cusp of becoming a UFC champion.

Early on Sunday morning, Rountree Jr will bid to become the new ruler of the promotion’s stacked light-heavyweight division.

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