UFC is back on PPV this weekend with a loaded up fight card headed to Salt Lake City. The promotion brings UFC 307 with a pair of title fights atop the marquee and a host of former champions filling out the undercard. In the main event, light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira looks to defend his crown against Khalil Rountree Jr. Plus, the co-main event sees women’s bantamweight champion Raquel Pennington put her title on the line for the first time against former titleholder Julianna Pena.
“Poatan” defends his 205-pound title against an unlikely foe, UFC’s No. 8 ranked light heavyweight contender Khalil Rountree Jr. Pereira is a perfect 4-0 since leaving the middleweight division, including consecutive stoppages of Jiri Prochazka (twice) and Jamahal Hill. Rountree, who was scheduled to fight Hill before testing positive for banned substances, is on a five-fight winning streak with four stoppages. Rountree is one of the most powerful strikers at light heavyweight but has a tall test ahead of him against a two-division Glory kickboxing…
