Salt Lake City has a UFC women’s bantamweight title fight on the billing.
Champion Raquel Pennington will face former titleholder Julianna Pena at UFC 307, an Oct. 5 pay-per-view event at Delta Center, the promotion announced Friday.
Pennington will attempt to successfully defend the championship for the first time since she claimed it by unanimous decision against Mayra Bueno Silva at UFC 297 in January. The title was vacant at the time following the retirement of Amanda Nunes.
The 35-year-old champion rides a five-fight winning streak into the matchup. She will share the card with her wife, Tecia Pennington (nee Torres), who fights Carla Esparza earlier in the event.
Peña sat atop the division’s throne from December 2021 to July 2022. She defeated Nunes by submission in an all-time upset, but then lost a rematch against “The Lioness” by unanimous decision seven months later.
The two fighters know each other fairly well, having each spent time as members of “The Ultimate Fighter 18,” which Peña won.
With the addition, the UFC 307 lineup includes:
- Champ Alex Pereira vs. Khalil Rountree Jr. – for light heavyweight title
- Champ Raquel Pennington vs. Julianna Peña – for women’s bantamweight title
- Movsar Evloev vs. Aljamain Sterling
- Jose Aldo vs. Mario Bautista
- Kayla Harrison vs. Ketlen Vieira
- Roman Dolidze vs. Kevin Holland
- Kevin Buckley vs. Stephen Thompson
- Carla Esparza vs. Tecia Pennington
- Iasmin Lucindo vs. Marina Rodriguez
- Cesar Almeida vs. Ihor Potieria
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 307.
