Khalil Rountree responds to critics, Israel Adesanya reacts to UFC 305 wager, Two UFC middleweights brawl at PFL 8: MMA News Roundup

Khalil Rountree hits back at his critics, Israel Adesanya responds to Chris Brown's wager and two UFC middleweights get into a brawl at PFL 8 event.

Find out more details in today's (Aug. 17) Sportskeeda daily news roundup.

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#3 Khalil Rountree responds to his critics following UFC 307 title fight announcement

Khalil Rountree recently hit back at his critics, following the announcement of him facing Alex Pereira for the light heavyweight title at UFC 307. The pay-per-view is set to take place at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Oct. 5.

Following the bout confirmation, a section of MMA fans and fighters, including Jamahal Hill, have hit out at 'The War Horse' and UFC matchmakers for sanctioning the bout. According to 'Sweet Dreams', Rountree's previous ban for taking a banned substance should elminate him from title contention.

Rountree then clapped back at Hill and his other critics during a recent interview with Kevin Iole. He said:

"I understand that [Hill] is upset for his own personal reasons...I'm grateful for this opportunity. Everybody else whatever negative opinions, if you're anything but excited about this fight [with Pereira], maybe you got the problem. I don't think it's the matchmakers or the company. It's like if you have a problem with this, I think the problem is yours."

Check out Khalil Rountree's comments here:

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#2 Israel Adesanya reacts to singer Chris Brown's massive bet on UFC 305 main event

UFC 305 takes place this weekend at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia and will be headlined by Dricus du Plessis defending his middleweight title against the returning Israel Adesanya.

With the fights now just hours away, fans and celebrities have been placing their bets on the stacked card, including Grammy-award winning recording artist Chris Brown. 'Breezy' took to social media to reveal his wagers, which showed he had placed a whopping $150,000 on Adesanya to reclaim his 185-pound title.

'The Last Stylebender' then shared a screenshot of Brown's wager on his Instagram story, and captioned the post:

"Shoutout Breezy!"

Check out Adesanya's post here:

Israel Adesanya's Instagram story

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#1 What happened between Marvin Vettori and Brendan Allen at PFL 8 event?

PFL 8 appears to have been overshadowed by two stars of the UFC, as middleweights Marvin Vettori and Brendan Allen got into a physical altercation following the event.

Both men have been on the other's radar for a while, as the pair were set to meet inside the octagon back in April. Vettori pulled out of the bout, however, due to injury.

Per MMA journalist Alex Behunin, the brawl took place at the Hard Rock Casino. 'The Italian Dream' was the one who initiated the fight, after taking a swing at MMA fighter George Tokkos.

Allen then stepped in to defend his friend, which resulted in him landing a combination on Vettori, knocking the Italian onto a nearby roulette table.

Watch a clip of the altercation here: