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UFC 307: Alex Pereira vs. Khalil Rountree Card, TV Channel, Start Time, Odds

The UFC is back in Salt Lake City for the third straight year, featuring two title fights and the return of Alex Pereira.

Zain Bando

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UFC 307 is tonight from Salt Lake City, Utah. The card features 12 fights and is headlined by two title fights.

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The main event features the return of UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira (11-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC), who makes his third title defense against No. 8-ranked Khalil Rountree Jr. (14-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC, 1 NC).

Pereira has transitioned from kickboxing to MMA since making his promotional debut in November 2021. Three straight wins followed, which led to a middleweight title shot against then-champion Israel Adesanya. Adesanya nearly pitched a shutout, but the UFC 281 main event in 2022 went the way of the eventual new champion. Pereira won the fight with a fifth-round TKO, stunning the MMA world.

Pereira and Adesanya would meet again last April. Adesanya won by a highlight-reel second-round KO, reclaiming the middleweight title. Instead of pursuing a would-be MMA trilogy, Pereira would move up to light heavyweight to establish himself as one of the best modern-era UFC fighters ever.

Since moving up to 205, Pereira is 4-0, with each coming against a former divisional champion. This included knocking out Jiří Procházka at UFC 295 and UFC 303, winning the belt in their first encounter last November.

Pereira is one of nine UFC champions to win multiple titles in different divisions. He joins the likes of Amanda Nunes, Conor McGregor, Randy Couture, Jon Jones, Georges St.-Pierre, B.J. Penn, Henry Cejudo, and Daniel Cormier as a select few to achieve the same feat.

For Rountree Jr., he has done it the hard way to get to an opportunity at a title shot. A winner of five straight since Sept. 2021, he has defeated noteworthy contenders, including Dustin Jacoby and Chris Daukaus. Last December, Rountree finished former UFC light heavyweight title challenger Anthony Smith with a third-round TKO.

With hours until the event gets underway, the betting lines heavily favor Pereira. He sits at -470 at DraftKings Sportsbook, while the comeback on Rountree Jr. sits at +360

The co-main event features Raquel Pennington's first UFC bantamweight title defense against former champion, Julianna Peña (10-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC). Pennington (16-8 MMA, 13-5 UFC) won the vacant belt in January against Mayra Bueno Silva at UFC 297 by unanimous decision. It was Pennington's sixth-straight win dating back to June 2020. Meanwhile, it's Peña's first fight since a UFC 277 loss to Nunes, failing to successfully defend her title after upsetting Nunes seven months earlier at UFC 269.

Who Else is Fighting On UFC 307 And What Are The Betting Odds?

Check out the full bout order below. The card begins with the early preliminary portion at 6:30 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT televised prelims at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, and the pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.

Other notable highlights include Kayla Harrison's second UFC fight, which is a potential title shot-clinching scenario against Ketlen Vieira. Other notables include Carla Esparza's retirement fight opposite Tecia Pennington, plus a key welterweight bout between Stephen Thompson and Joaquin Buckley.

UFC 307 Bout Order And Betting Odds

UFC 307 Alex Pereira vs. Khalil Rountree Best Bets & Full Odds


Main card (Start time 10 p.m. ET, ESPN+ PPV)

• Main Event: Alex Pereira (--470) vs. Khalil Rountree Jr. (+360) – light heavyweight championship

• Co-Main Event: Raquel Pennington (-166) vs. Julianna Peña (+140) – women's bantamweight championship

• José Aldo (+114) vs. Mario Bautista (-135)

• Roman Dolidze (+130) vs. Kevin Holland (-155)

• Ketlen Viera (+700) vs. Kayla Harrison (-1100)


UFC 307 Results: Alex Pereira vs. Rountree Live Highlights & Updates

Preliminary card (Start time 6:30 p.m. ET, UFC Fight Pass, ESPN+, ESPNEWS)

• Stephen Thompson (+180) vs. Joaquin Buckley (-218)

• Marina Rodriguez (+145) vs. Iasmin Lucindo (-175)

• Austin Hubbard (-105) vs. Alexander Hernandez (-115)

• César Almeida (-455) vs. Ihor Potieria (+350)

• Ryan Spann (-218) vs. Ovince Saint Preux (+190)

• Carla Esparza (+145) vs. Tecia Pennington (-175)

• Court McGee (+154) vs. Tim Means (-185)

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Zain Bando
ZAIN BANDO

Zain Bando is a writer for MMA Knockout, part of the Sports Illustrated/Minute Media umbrella. He has covered combat sports since 2019 for notable outlets BJPenn.com and FanSided MMA. He also co-hosts a podcast called "The MMA Outsiders," part of the Empty The Bench Podcast Network, which airs Tuesday nights at 7:00 p.m. ET/4:00 p.m. PT. A Chicago suburban native, Bando has been enthralled with MMA since 2006 and has been fortunate to attend some of the most high-profile events in the sport's history, both as a fan and media member, including UFC 264, Bellator 297 and Kayla Harrison's PFL MMA debut. He is excited to take the next step in his combat sports writing journey and looks forward to continuing his following of the fight game for years to come. Bando can be reached via email at zainbando99@gmail.com or by social media @zainbando99

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