The match is contested between Alex Pereira and Khalil Rountree Junior in the UFC 307 category, where the Brazilian boxer will put his light heavyweight title on the line against a Rountree Jr. which occupies the eighth place in the ranking.
This category fight UFC 307 will occur in the city of Salt Lake City, in the state of Utah (United States). This will be his third defense this year Pereira and he is one of the boxers who Dana White always available to save billboards. In the co-main event, Rachel Pennington will defend his bantamweight belt against the Julianna Peña, first in the ranking.
Account Alex Pereira there is a record with 11 wins and two losses to his name, nine of them were achieved by KO. This will be the third match of 2024 for the Brazilian, who lost to Jamahal Hill in April at UFC 300, as he achieved his second consecutive victory against Prochazka at the end of June, in the UFC 303 category.
Share as favorite Pereira at 37 years old, which occupies the second position in the UFC ranking. It is measured in a Khalil Rountree Jr. which has 14 victories to its credit, but five defeats.
Rountree Junior at 34 years old seeks to achieve a success that a priori does not fit its predictions. The American fighter will compete in his first UFC fight in 2024; last season he lost in Daukaus in August 2023 and to Smith on December 9 of last year.
In the remaining fights on the main card, the presence of by José Aldo (32-8). He decides to come back from his retirement to defeat Jonathan Martinez and looks to continue his path to another shot at the bantamweight title at the expense of Mario Bautista (14-2).
Besides, Kevin Holland (26-11) is up in the middleweight category to face to Roman Dolidze (13-3). With this, you will seek to stay active regardless of your weight. Finally, Kayla Harrison (14-1) will try to continue his great rise in the bantamweight division after his successful debut, where he will be measured to Ketlen Vieira (17-3).
Complete UFC 307 card
Main billboard
#C Alex Pereira (11-2-0) vs. #8 Khalil Rountree Jr. (14-5-0)
#6 Movsar Evloev (18-0-0) vs. #9 Aljamain Sterling (24-4-0)
#C Raquel Pennington (16-9-0) vs. #1 Julianna Pena (12-5-0)
#10 Jose Aldo (32-8-0) vs. #11 Mario Bautista (14-2-0)
#2 Ketlen Vieira (14-3-0) vs. #3 Kayla Harrison (17-1-0)
#10 Roman Dolidze (13-3-0) vs. Kevin Holland (26-11-0)
Preliminaries
#9 Stephen Thompson (17-7-1) vs. #11 Joaquin Buckley (19-6-0)
#6 Marina Rodriguez (17-4-2) vs. #14 Iasmin Lucindo (16-5-0)
Cesar Almeida (5-1-0) vs. Ihor Potieria (20-6-0)
When is the Pereira – Rountree Jr fight at UFC 307?
A battle ensues in the early hours of Saturday, October 5 through Sunday, October 6, at 4:00 am
Where to watch the Pereira – Rountree Jr fight at UFC 307?
The event will be visible through the MAX platform. You can follow all information about the confrontation on the Mundo Deportivo website.
Source: La Verdad
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