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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 29: Alex Pereira of Brazil is introduced in the UFC light heavyweight ...
[+] championship fight during the UFC 303 event at T-Mobile Arena on June 29, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) On paper, UFC 307 looks like one of the strongest cards on the promotion's 2024 calendar. The card will take place in Salt Lake City, Utah, on October 5.
It will be headlined by light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira defending his title against Khalil Rountree. Despite the cancellation of the Aljamain Sterling vs. Movsar Evloev bout due to an injury to the former, the card has many recognizable names and two title fights.
Take a look at the most updated card: Main Card Preliminary Card Pereira looks like the current favorite to win Fighter of the Year honors. If he defeats Rountree, making a case against him will be hard. The fight with Rountree will be Pereira's third of the year, and all three have been championship battles.
Alex Pereira's Last Five Fights Rountree was supposed to fight on UFC 300, but a failed drug test, reportedly due to a contaminated supplement, forced him off the card. Rountree will get an even more significant opportunity in October when he gets a shot at a world title. Khalil Rountree's Last Five Fights In the co-main event, women's bantamweight champion Raquel Pennington will defend her title against Julianna Pena.
Pennington will be making the first defense of the title she won at UFC 297 against Mayra Bueno Silva. Pennington hadn't lost a fight in nearly five years when Holly Holm outpointed her in January 2020. Could Comet A3 Be Visible In Daylight Or The Brightest For 100 Years? Kathryn Crosby, Actress And Widow Of Bing Crosby, Dies At 90 Ukrainian Drones Just Blew Up 2,000 Tons Of Ammo in Southern Russia Raquel Pennington's Last 5 Fights Former champion Pena has battled tons of injuries during her MMA career.
It's been over two years since she competed 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 fell short during the matchup.
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 intriguing main card.
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