UFC is back on PPV this weekend with a loaded up fight card headed to Salt Lake City. The promotion brings UFC 307 with a pair of title fights atop the marquee and a host of former champions filling out the undercard. In the main event, light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira looks to defend his crown against Khalil Rountree Jr. Plus, the co-main event sees women’s bantamweight champion Raquel Pennington put her title on the line for the first time against former titleholder Julianna Pena.
“Poatan” defends his 205-pound title against an unlikely foe, UFC’s No. 8 ranked light heavyweight contender Khalil Rountree Jr. Pereira is a perfect 4-0 since leaving the middleweight division, including consecutive stoppages of Jiri Prochazka (twice) and Jamahal Hill. Rountree, who was scheduled to fight Hill before testing positive for banned substances, is on a five-fight winning streak with four stoppages. Rountree is one of the most powerful strikers at light heavyweight but has a tall test ahead of him against a two-division Glory kickboxing and two-division UFC champion.
Pennington defeated Mayra Bueno Silva to win the vacant title in January, her sixth straight victory. Pena has not fought since losing the title to Amanda Nunes in July 2022, six months after submitting Nunes in an all-time upset.
There are plenty of intriguing matchups beyond the two title fights. Former featherweight king Jose Aldo is back to take on another tough rising contender in Mario Bautista at bantamweight. Aldo has won four of his last five with the lone blemish coming in a close decision loss to current titleholder Merab Dvalishvili. Plus, two-time Olympic gold medalist Kayla Harrison makes her second walk to the Octagon when she takes on veteran Ketlen Vieira. Harrison, who also held the PFL women’s featherweight title twice before making the move to UFC, is looking to get into title contention with a win.
“Julianna doesn’t have a win over someone in the [women’s bantamweight] top 15 right now. I’m almost 1000% positive. What has she been doing? She has had two years off and is coming off a loss. She’s going to be fighting for a title now. She’s been blessed with this gift… Her time is coming and, more importantly, my time is coming. I’ll be prepared for when it does and I hope she is too.”
Below is the complete fight card for UFC 307 along with the latest odds. Check back all week long for the latest news, features and other content around this massive event.
UFC 307 fight card, odds
- Alex Pereira (c) -500 vs. Khalil Rountree Jr. +375, light heavyweight title
- Raquel Pennington (c) -170 vs. Julianna Pena +145, women’s bantamweight title
- Mario Bautista -135 vs. Jose Aldo +115, bantamweights
- Kevin Holland -170 vs. Roman Dolidze +145, middleweights
- Kayla Harrison -900 vs. Ketlen Vieira +600, women’s bantamweights
- Joaquin Buckley -210 vs. Stephen Thompson +175, welterweights
- Iasmin Lucindo -190 vs. Marina Rodriguez +160, women’s strawweights
- Cesar Almeida -400 vs. Ihor Potieira +310, middleweights
- Ryan Spann -340 vs. Ovince Saint Preux +265, light heavyweights
- Tecia Pennington -170 vs. Carla Esparza +145, women’s strawweights
- Tim Means -200 vs. Court McGee +170, welterweights
UFC 307 info
- Date: Oct. 5
- Location: Delta Center — Salt Lake City
- Start time: 10 p.m. ET (Main card)
- How to watch: ESPN+ PPV
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