John Wood wants to make a habit of scrapping the plans of UFC star-makers when he sends another hopeful on the hunt against a promotional golden goose Saturday at UFC 307.
The Syndicate MMA head coach is three weeks removed from cornering Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 306 against now-former technicolored titleholder, Sean O’Malley. The Georgian’s suffocating display left O'Malley too breathless to avail himself of the bells and whistles that punctuated his superstar ascent, allowing Dvalishvili to leave Sphere as UFC bantamweight champion.
Now Wood-trained Khalil Rountree Jr. gets his opportunity at UFC 307 in Salt Lake City to outdraw the fastest gun on UFC’s books, Alex Pereira.