UFC bantamweight champion Alex Pereira will return to the UFC 307 show to defend his belt against Khalil Rountree Jr. in the main event of the upcoming card, which takes place in Salt Lake City on Oct. 5. In the co-main event, featherweight champion Raquel Pennington will face former titleholder Julianna Peña.
This was announced by the head of the organization Dana White.
Pereira will make his third appearance at 2024 after knocking out former champions Jamal Hill and Jiri Prohazka in April and June. The Brazilian has won four straight since moving up to flyweight, including two title defenses as champion. As for Rountree, he has won his last five fights in a row by four knockouts.
In addition, middleweights Roman Dolidze and Kevin Holland will fight on the main card, while welterweight division veteran Stephen Thompson will face Joaquin Buckley
White also confirmed several previously announced bouts including Kayla Harrison vs. Ketlen Vieira, Movsar Evloev vs. Aljamain Sterling and the return of Jose Aldo vs. Mario Bautista.
