Alex Pereira looks to continue his speed run to UFC legend status on Saturday when he puts his light heavyweight championship on the line against Khalil Rountree Jr. in the main event of UFC 307. The fight is a clash of powerful strikers with a combined 18 knockouts in 24 victories.
After winning the middleweight title in just his fourth UFC fight, Pereira dropped the belt back to Israel Adesanya. After the loss, Pereira moved up to light heavyweight where he has rattled off four wins, three by knockout, all over former world champions, and won the title.
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Rountree enters Saturday riding a five-fight winning streak with four knockout victories. He’s the No. 8 ranked light heavyweight but is looking to take advantage of the opportunity he received when the UFC needed an available contender to get Pereira in the Octagon one more time in 2024.
Meanwhile in the co-main event, Pennington is on a surprising six-fight win streak dating back to June 2020. Her opponents haven’t been world beaters by any means, but “Rocky” continues to go about her business in decisive fashion. The run was capped off by a decision win over Mayra Bueno Silva in January to claim the vacant title. Pena, on the other hand, has not fought since losing her rematch with Amanda Nunes in 2022. Her three most recent wins are over fighters who have since retired (Nunes, Sara McMann and Nico Montaño).
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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.
With so much happening on Saturday night, let’s take a closer look at the full fight card with the latest odds before we get to our staff predictions and picks for the PPV portion of the festivities.
With two explosive title fights — and an action packed undercard — fans can expect plenty of MMA brilliance Saturday inside the Delta Center. Who will rise to the occasion in Salt Lake City’s high elevation? Follow the card right here on Yahoo Sports where we’ll be sharing live updates, highlights and analysis from the entire Uncrowned staff.
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