Alex Pereira vs. Khalil Rountree card, TV channel, start time, odds

UFC 307 comes tonight from Salt Lake City, Utah. The card features 12 fights and is dominated by two title fights.

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The main event features the return of UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira (11-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC), who makes his third title defense against No. 8-ranked Khalil Rountree Jr. (14-5 MMA, 9-5). UFC, 1 NC).

Pereira has transitioned from kickboxing to MMA since his promotional debut in November 2021. Three straight wins followed, leading to a middleweight title fight against then-champion Israel Adesanya. Adesanya almost pulled off a shutout, but the UFC 281 main event in 2022 went for the eventual new champion. Pereira won the fight with a fifth-round TKO, stunning the MMA world.

Pereira and Adesanya would meet again last April. Adesanya won by a spectacular second-round knockout to reclaim the middleweight title. Instead of pursuing a would-be MMA trilogy, Pereira moved up to light heavyweight to establish himself as one of the best UFC fighters of the modern era of all time.

Since moving up to 205, Pereira is 4-0, with each one coming against a former division champion. That included knocking out Jiří Procházka at UFC 295 and UFC 303 and winning the belt in their first meeting last November.

Pereira is one of nine UFC champions to have won multiple titles in different divisions. He joins those chosen by Amanda Nunes, Conor McGregor, Randy Couture, Jon Jones, Georges St.-Pierre, BJ Penn, Henry Cejudo and Daniel Cormier who have achieved the same feat.

For Rountree Jr., he managed to capitalize on a shot at the title the hard way. He has been the winner five times in a row since September 2021 and has defeated well-known competitors, including Dustin Jacoby and Chris Daukaus. Last December, Rountree finished former UFC light heavyweight title challenger Anthony Smith with a third-round TKO.

With the event still hours away, the betting lines are strongly in Pereira's favor. He's at -470 at DraftKings Sportsbook, while the comeback on Rountree Jr. is at +360

The co-main event features Raquel Pennington's first UFC bantamweight title defense against former champion Julianna Peña (10-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC). Pennington (16-8 MMA, 13-5 UFC) won the vacant belt via unanimous decision against Mayra Bueno Silva at UFC 297 in January. It was Pennington's sixth straight win since June 2020. Meanwhile, it is Peña's first fight since a UFC 277 loss to Nunes, who failed to successfully defend her title after defeating Nunes at UFC 269 seven months earlier .

Check out the full battle order below. The card begins with the early prelims at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:00 p.m. PT, the televised prelims at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT, and the pay-per-view at 10:00 p.m. ET /7:00 p.m. PT.

Other notable highlights include Kayla Harrison's second UFC fight, which may be a title fight against Ketlen Vieira. Other notable performances include Carla Esparza's retirement fight against Tecia Pennington and an important welterweight bout between Stephen Thompson and Joaquin Buckley.

UFC 307 Alex Pereira vs. Khalil Rountree Best Bets and Full Odds

Main card (start time 10:00 p.m. ET, ESPN+ PPV)

• Main event: Alex Pereira (–470) vs. Khalil Rountree Jr. (+360) – Light Heavyweight Championship

• Co-Main Event: Raquel Pennington (-166) vs. Julianna Peña (+140) – Women’s Bantamweight Championship

• José Aldo (+114) vs. Mario Bautista (-135)

• Roman Dolidze (+130) vs. Kevin Holland (-155)

• Ketlen Viera (+700) vs. Kayla Harrison (-1100)

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Preliminary card (start time 6:30 p.m. ET, UFC Fight Pass, ESPN+, ESPNEWS)

• Stephen Thompson (+180) vs. Joaquin Buckley (-218)

• Marina Rodriguez (+145) vs. Iasmin Lucindo (-175)

• Austin Hubbard (-105) vs. Alexander Hernandez (-115)

• César Almeida (-455) vs. Ihor Potieria (+350)

• Ryan Spann (-218) vs. Ovince Saint Preux (+190)

• Carla Esparza (+145) vs. Tecia Pennington (-175)

• Court McGee (+154) vs. Tim Means (-185)

The game odds are updated regularly and are subject to change.

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