The UFC light heavyweight title will be on the line in Salt Lake City, Utah at UFC 307, with UFC CEO Dana White announcing that Alex Pereira will put his belt on the line against hard-hitting challenger Khalil Rountree Jr.
White announced the matchup on social media as he laid out the key stats heading into fight night on October 5 at Delta Center.
“Pereira is on a tear, and looking to make his third title defence this year,” said White.
“Each of his last three fights have ended in knockouts, beating previous champs Jamahal Hill, and Jiri Prochazka, twice!
“He will face Khalil Rountree, who is on a five-fight win streak, with four of those ending in knockouts.”
Pereira vs Rountree! #UFC307 from the @deltacenter, Utah on October 5th!@StateofSport pic.twitter.com/EJJcjJgUMf
— danawhite (@danawhite) August 16, 2024
White also confirmed that the co-main event would see UFC women’s bantamweight champion Raquel Pennington put her title on the line against former champion and top contender Julianna Pena.
Also confirmed for the card are a women’s bantamweight clash between Kayla Harrison and Ketlen Vieira, a featherweight matchup between Movsar Evloev and former bantamweight champ Aljamain Sterling, a bantamweight clash between UFC Hall of Famer Jose Aldo and Mario Bautista, a middleweight matchup between Roman Dolidze and Kevin Holland, and a welterweight clash between Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson and Joaquin Buckley.
Utah, we're back for #UFC307 in a BIG way 🏆@AlexPereiraUFC vs @KhalilRountree@RockyPMMA vs @VenezuelanVixen@StateOfSport | #StateOfSport | @DeltaCenter | #DeltaCenter pic.twitter.com/HjFbqbxtTx
— UFC (@ufc) August 16, 2024
UFC 307: Confirmed fights
- Alex Pereira (c) vs. Khalil Rountree – for light heavyweight title
- Raquel Pennington (c) vs. Julianna Pena – for women’s bantamweight title
- Kayla Harrison vs. Ketlen Vieira – women’s bantamweight
- Movsar Evloev vs. Aljamain Sterling – featherweight
- Jose Aldo vs. Mario Bautista – bantamweight
- Roman Dolidze vs. Kevin Holland – middleweight
- Stephen Thompson vs. Joaquin Buckley – welterweight
