Alex Pereira will look to grow his legend status against Khalil Rountree at UFC 307. This light heavyweight championship bout scheduled for five rounds is taking place Saturday, Oct. 5 at Delta Center in Salt Lake City.
Pereira (11-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC), a former middleweight champion, is trying for his third consecutive title defense at 205 pounds. He claimed the title vacated by Jon Jones in November 2023 with a TKO of Jiri Prochazka and this year has successfully defended against Jamahal Hill and Prochazka.
Rountree (14-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) is a surprise title challenger, who is only No. 8 in the official UFC rankings. Rountree enters on a five-fight winning streak, most recently beating Anthony Smith by TKO last December. Rountree was scheduled to fight earlier this year but was suspended for a failed drug test leading up to the fight. The failure was self-reported by Rountree and attributed to a tainted supplement blamed on the manufacturer, according to the UFC.
