LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JUNE 29: Alex Pereira of Brazil is introduced to UFC Light Heavyweight … [+]
On paper, UFC 307 looks like one of the strongest cards on the promotion’s calendar for 2024. The card will take place in Salt Lake City, Utah on October 5th.
It will be lightweight champion Alex Pereira defending his title against Khalil Rountree. Despite Aljamain Sterling vs. Movsar Evloev being canceled due to injury to the former, the card has plenty of recognizable names and two title fights.
Check out the most updated card:
Main card
- (c) Alex Pereira vs. Khalil Rountree Jr. (Light Heavyweight Championship)
- (c) Raquel Pennington vs. Julianna Peña (Women’s Bantamweight Championship)
- José Aldo vs. Mario Bautista (Bantamweight)
- Kayla Harrison vs. Ketlen Vieira (Bantamweight)
- Stephen Thompson vs. Joaquin Buckley (Welterweight)
Preliminary card
- Marina Rodriguez vs. Iasmin Lucindo (Strawweight)
- Ihor Potieria vs. César Almeida (Middle)
- Carla Esparza vs. Tecia Pennington (Strawweight)
- Roman Dolidze vs. Kevin Holland (Middle)
- Ovince St. Preux vs. Ryan Spann (light heavyweight)
- Tim Means vs. Court McGee (Welterweight)
Pereira looks like the current favorite to win the Fighter of the Year awards. If he beats Roundry, it will be hard to make a case against him. The fight with Roundry will be Pereira’s third of the year, and all three were championship fights.
Alex Pereira’s last five matches
- Defeated Jiri Prochazka by KO/TKO (head, punches) at UFC 303 on June 29, 2024.
- Defeated Jamahal Hill by KO/TKO (punch) at UFC 300 on April 13, 2024.
- Defeated Jiri Prochazka by KO/TKO (elbows) at UFC 295 on November 11, 2023.
- Defeated Jan Blachowicz by split decision at UFC 291 on July 29, 2023.
- Defeat Israel Adesanya by KO/TKO (punch) at UFC 287 on April 8, 2023.
Roundry was supposed to fight at UFC 300, but a failed drug test, reportedly due to a tainted supplement, forced him off the card. Rudri will get an even bigger chance in October when he wins a world title.
Khalil Rountree’s last five games
- Win vs. Anthony Smith by KO/TKO (punch) at UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez on December 9, 2023.
- Win vs. Chris Daukaus by KO/TKO (punch) at UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Dos Anjos on August 12, 2023.
- Win vs. Dustin Jacoby by split decision at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on October 29, 2022.
- Win vs. Karl Roberson by KO/TKO (punch) at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Ankalaev on March 12, 2022.
- Win vs. Modestas Bukauskas by KO/TKO (kick) at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till on September 4, 2021.
In the co-main event, women’s bantamweight champion Raquel Pennington will defend her title against Julianna Pena. Pennington will make the first defense of the title she won at UFC 297 against Mayra Bueno Silva. Pennington hadn’t lost a match in nearly five years when Holly Holm overtook her in January 2020.
Raquel Pennington’s last 5 matches
- Win vs. Mayra Bueno Silva by unanimous decision at UFC 297 on January 20, 2024.
- Win vs. Ketlen Vieira by split decision at UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov on January 14, 2023.
- Win vs. Aspen Ladd via unanimous decision at UFC 273 on April 9, 2022.
- Win vs. Macy Chiasson by submission (guillotine choke) at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus on December 18, 2021.
- Win vs. Pannie Kianzad via unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann on September 18, 202
Former champion Pena has battled multiple injuries throughout her MMA career. It’s been over two years since he fought in the UFC. Pena’s last fight came in July 2022 when she lost her title to Amanda Nunes.
Pena had defeated Nunes in their first meeting, but was knocked down during the fight. If the main card already consists of Pereira-Rountree and Pennington-Pena, the addition of Kayla Harrison vs. Ketlen Viera and Jose Aldo vs. Mario Bautista round out an interesting main card.
