UFC Baku weigh-in results: Jamahal Hill, Khalil Rountree on point for pivotal contender bout

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Jamahal Hill and Khalil Rountree are ready to make history as the first UFC fighters to headline an event in Azerbaijan.

At Friday’s official weigh-ins for UFC Baku, Hill and Rountree successfully made weight, tipping the scales at 206 pounds (making use of the one-pound allowance for a non-title light heavyweight bout. Both fighters are coming off of losses and looking to stay in the thick of the title picture with a win on Saturday.

Hill...