Salt Lake City – The UFC light heavyweight champion stays busy headlining PPVs and saving cards as Alex Pereira will defend his title against Khalil Rountree at UFC 307 on Oct 5.
UFC CEO Dana White announced the matchup on Friday.
Pereira vs Rountree! #UFC307 from the @deltacenter, Utah on October 5th!@StateofSport pic.twitter.com/EJJcjJgUMf
— danawhite (@danawhite) August 16, 2024
Pereira (11-2) will headline his fourth consecutive PPV, and third in 2024. Coming off a KO victory over Jiri Prochazka at UFC 303 making it four wins in a row, all victories, with the last three coming by knockout.
Rountree (13-5) will challenge for the UFC light heavyweight title going into the fight on a 5-fight win streak with victories over Anthony Smith, Chris Daukaus, Dustin Jacoby, Karl Roberson and Modestas Bukauskas. He is also coming off a 2-month suspension due to a doping violation.
The suspension ended on July 4 making him eligible to fight at UFC 307.
The fight will headline the UFC’s return to Salt Lake City which has become a regular visit for the promotion in the couple of years.
UFC 307, as of now, looks as follow:
- Alex Pereira (C) vs. #8 Khalil Rountree Jr – UFC Light Heavyweight Title
- Raquel Pennington (C) vs. #1 Julianna Peña – UFC Women’s Bantamweight Title
- Roman Dolidze vs. Kevin Holland
- Joaquin Buckley vs. Stephen Thompson
- Movsar Evloev vs. Aljamain Sterling
- Jose Aldo vs. Mario Bautista
- Kayla Harrison vs. Ketlen Vieira
- Marina Rodriguez vs. Iasmin Lucindo
- Ihor Potieria vs. Cesar Almeida
- Carla Esparza vs. Tecia Pennington
