Alex Pereira will combat for the 3rd time in 2024 when he defends his UFC mild heavyweight identify in opposition to Khalil Rountree Jr. within the co-main match of UFC 307 on Oct. 5 in Salt Lake Town.
UFC CEO Dana White additionally introduced on Friday that Raquel Pennington will put her girls’s bantamweight identify at the line at that card in opposition to former champion Julianna Pena.
Pereira (11-2), a 37-year-old Brazilian, knocked out two former champions previous this yr in Jamahal Hill and Jiri Prochazka at UFC 300 and UFC 303, respectively.
Rountree (19-5) final competed in December with a knockout victory over former mild heavyweight contender Anthony Smith. Rountree just lately served a two-month suspension for taking a banned substance.
Pennington (16-8) will glance to effectively shield her championship for the primary time since defeating Mayra Bueno Silva in January.
Pena (10-5) has now not fought since she dropped her identify in opposition to Amanda Nunes in July 2022. Nunes later vacated the identify.
–Box Stage Media
