UFC 307: Huge Alex Pereira Title Fight Headlines Salt Lake City Pay-Per-View
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UFC 307 has its main event headliner, and it comes as a surprise to those who follow the promotional rankings religiously. Instead of Magomed Ankalaev (19-1-1 MMA, 10-1-1, 1 NC UFC), who holds the longest active winning streak at 205 pounds, it'll be Khalil Rountree (13-5 MMA, 9-5, 1 NC UFC) taking on reigning light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira (11-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC).
UFC CEO Dana White announced the news Friday morning in the "War Room" at UFC headquarters in Las Vegas, Nev. The card, which is still being finalized, will be held at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Oct. 5, marking another trip to the West Coast for the promotion.
Pereira vs Rountree! #UFC307 from the @deltacenter, Utah on October 5th!@StateofSport pic.twitter.com/EJJcjJgUMf
— danawhite (@danawhite) August 16, 2024
The fight will be Pereira's third title defense since winning the then-vacant title at UFC 295. Since then, Pereira has delivered devastating KOs of former champions Jamahal Hill and Jiří Procházka, as both wins took place in April and June, respectively.
Pereira has not lost since April of last year, which was a rematch against now-former middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, who competes Saturday night in the main event of UFC 305, opposite current champion Dricus Du Plessis.
As for Rountree, he was supposed to compete at UFC 303 but unknowingly tested positive, which briefly prevented him from returning to the Octagon. Given the current light heavyweight landscape, the UFC was left with few options than to book Rountree, currently ranked No. 8 and on a five-fight unbeaten streak dating back to Sept. 2021.
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The co-main event sees the return of Raquel Pennington, who makes her first defense of the bantamweight title against former champion Julianna Peña, who makes her first Octagon appearance since losing her belt to now-retired ex-champion Amanda Nunes.
The UFC's remaining schedule is coming together, as there are 15 events still to be completed by December, including stops in China and Edmonton, to name a few.
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