Alex Poatan reveals he still feels pain in his hand due to blows on Khalil Rountree at UFC 307

Alex Poatán fight hard, win Khalil rountree by knockout and defends the belt for the third time in UFC 307. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

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That the beating applied by Alex Poatán em Khalil rountree, especially after the third round, in the title fight UFC 307, left marks on the American, there is no doubt. Almost a month after the fight, held on October 5th, however, the Brazilian revealed that he also still suffers pain due to the punishment given to his rival.

During participation in the podcast 'PodPah', last Friday (1), Alex Poatán surprised by revealing that he still feels pain in his hand due to the blows dealt to him Khalil rountree Jr.

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“In the fourth round, I was throwing jabs and I was hurting my hand, I swear. I thought: 'My hand must be broken'. To this day, it hurts if I squeeze it. From hitting it so much. I would hit the middle of the head, which is one of the hardest parts, and it would hurt,” said the light heavyweight champion (up to 93 kg).

The belt defense against Khalil rountree No. UFC 307 was the third of Alex Poatán in the light heavyweight division (up to 93 kg). The Brazilian, who won the belt in the category in November last year, against Jiri Prochazka, defended the title against Jamahal hill, in April, in revenge against Jiri Prochazka, in June, and against Khalil, in October.

Although the name has been speculated for the UFC 310, in December, after the injury of the welterweight champion (up to 77,1 kg) Belal Muhammad |, who would do the main fight against Shavkat Rakhmonov, the light heavyweight champion recently ruled out any possibility of participating in the event.