UFC 307: Alex Pereira aims to continue an incredible 2024

All eyes will be on Alex Pereira once again as he defends his light-heavyweight title against Khalil Rountree Jr at UFC 307 in Salt Lake City.

Pereira has defended his title twice already this year. A first round knockout win over Jamall Hill at UFC 300 was followed by a second round knockout of Jiri Prochazka at UFC 303.

Except for Israel Adesanya, nobody in the UFC has been able to figure out how to stop the power of Pereira, with his left hook one of the most dangerous weapons in the sport.

His head kick knockout of Prochazka showed how dangerous he is, and he is continuing to learn in the sport.

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Standing across from him in the octagon at UFC 307 is Rountree, who comes into the bout on a five-fight win streak, with his last win over former title challenger Anthony Smith last December.

Rountree has power of his own, and despite coming into the fight as a big underdog, will keep it standing as his best route to victory.

The fight will likely end in a knockout, and early, but for who is the question.

In the co-main event, Raquel Pennington makes the first defence of her bantamweight title when she faces former champion Julianna Pena.

In her 18th fight, Pennington finally captured UFC gold when she defeated Marya Bueno Silva at UFC 297 in January.

A veteran of the sport, Pennington will leave everything in the octagon, with her pressure and toughness making her a difficult opponent for anyone.

For Pena, this is her first fight since losing the belt two years ago to Amanda Nunes at UFC 277. She shocked the world with the victory over Nunes at UFC 269, but has not won since then.

Pena will attempt to get this fight to the ground, where she can use her