Alex Pereira will defend his light heavyweight title in one of the most stacked MMA cards of the year at UFC 307 this weekend.
‘Poatan’ will headline the promotion’s return to Salt Lake City in a surprise showdown with streaking contender Khalil Rountree Jr.
Light heavyweight champion Pereira is defending his title against Khalil RountreeGetty
The 37-year-old will return to the UFC Octagon for the third and final time this year against ‘The War Horse’, who is not ranked within the top five at 205lbs but is currently on a five-fight win streak.
Pereira has successfully defended his belt twice in the past five months after knocking out both Jamahal Hill and Jiri Prochazka.
Elsewhere on the bill, Raquel Pennington defends her UFC bantamweight title against Juliana Pena in the co-main event.
UFC 307: Date and how to follow
This event will take place on Saturday, October 5 and is being held at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The preliminary action is expected to get started at 1am on Sunday morning for UK fans, with the main card then at 3am.
The action will be shown on TNT Sports and discovery+ in the UK, with the early prelims available on the UFC Fight Pass. More details can be found here.
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Pereira has won four bouts at light heavyweight since being KO’d by Adesanya at middleweightGetty
UFC 307: Undercard
Subject to change
Main card
Alex Pereira (c) vs. Khalil Rountree Jr – for UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Raquel Pennington (c) vs. Julianna Pena – for UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship
Jose Aldo vs. Mario Bautista
Ketlen Vieira vs. Kayla Harrison
Roman Dolidze vs. Kevin Holland
Preliminary card
Stephen Thompson vs. Joaquin Buckley
Marina Rodriguez vs. Iasmin Lucindo
Austin Hubbard vs. Alexander Hernandez
Cesar Almeida vs. Ihor Potieria
Ryan Spann vs. Ovince Saint Preux
Carla Esparza vs. Tecia Pennington
Court McGee vs. Tim Means
UFC 307: What has been said?
Dana White isn’t surprised Pereira wants to move back down to middleweight following his exploits in Salt Lake City.
Pereira hasn’t competed at 185bs since being KO’d by Israel Adesanya at UFC 287 in April 2023.
However, he has been calling for a matchup with Dricus du Plessis after the division’s champion choked out ‘The Last Stylebender’.
“My take on [Pereira] is he’s f****** nasty, that’s my take on him,” White said on an episode of his Contender Series earlier this month.
“He wants to move up, he wants to move down. That’s why people love him.
“Those are the type of fighters people love. Pereira wants to fight everybody. I love it.”
