Salt Lake City – The UFC bantamweight title is on the line at UFC 307 as Raquel Pennington will defend her belt against former champion #1 ranked Julianna Peña on Oct 5.
UFC CEO Dana White made the announcement on Friday.
Pereira vs Rountree! #UFC307 from the @deltacenter, Utah on October 5th!@StateofSport pic.twitter.com/EJJcjJgUMf
— danawhite (@danawhite) August 16, 2024
Pennington (16-8) is coming off winning her title against Mayra Bueno Silva at UFC 297 in January. She’ll defend her title for the first time in Utah riding a 6-fight win streak with victories over Silva, Ketlen Vieira, Aspen Ladd, and Macy Chiasson to name a few.
Peña (10-5) is the former UFC women’s bantamweight champion having scored a massive upset victory oveer Amanda Nunes to win it in 2021. She dropped the title to Nunes in the rematch at UFC 277 in July 2022 and has not fought since. She holds victories over Nunes, Cat Zingano, Jessica Eye, Sara McMann among others.
The two have history dating back to The Ultimate Fighter Season 18. Both Pennington and Peña were a part of Team Tate coached by Miesha Tate with Peña ultimately winning the whole season.
UFC 307 takes place in Salt Lake City on Oct 5 from the Delta Center. The card, as of now, stands as follows:
- 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
