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Chris Taylor - October 5, 2024

The Octagon returned to Salt Lake City for tonight’s UFC 307 event, a 12-bout fight card headlined by Alex Pereira vs. Khalil Rountree Jr. The highly anticipated light heavyweight title fight proved to be a thrilling back and forth affair. Khalil Rountree Jr. got off to a fast start in his first career title fight, arguably winning both of the first two rounds (at least on many analysts scorecards). However, Alex Pereira was able to turn the tide in his favor in round three and proceeded to batter ‘The War Horse’ throughout the course of round four. In the final seconds of the fourth frame, ‘Poatan’ landed a brutal body-head combination that put Rountree Jr. down for good.

Chris Taylor - October 5, 2024

Tonight’s UFC 307 event was headlined by a light heavyweight title fight featuring Alex Pereira taking on Khalil Rountree Jr. Pereira (12-2 MMA) was looking to earn his third consecutive defense of the light heavyweight title when he took to the Octagon this evening in Utah. ‘Poatan’ was most previously seen in action this past June at UFC 303, where he picked up a second-round TKO victory over Jiri Prochazka (see that here).

Chris Taylor - October 5, 2024

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 307 results, including the light heavyweight title fight between Alex Pereira and Khalil Rountree Jr. Pereira (11-2 MMA) will be looking to earn his third consecutive defense of the light heavyweight title this evening in Utah. ‘Poatan’ was most previously seen in action at June’s UFC 303 event, where he scored a second-round TKO victory over Jiri Prochazka (see that here).

Chris Taylor - October 5, 2024

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 307 results, including the women’s bantamweight title fight between Raquel Pennington and Julianna Pena. Pennington (17-8 MMA) will be looking to earn her first career title defense when she takes to the Octagon this evening. ‘Rocky’ captured the promotion’s vacant 135lbs title this past January at UFC 297, earning a unanimous decision victory over Mayra Bueno Silva. That win marked the 36-year-old’s sixth in a row.

Chris Taylor - October 5, 2024

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 307 results, including the men’s bantamweight bout between Jose Aldo and Mario Bautista. Aldo (32-8 MMA) was most previously seen in action at May’s UFC 301 event, where he scored a dominant decision win over Jonathan Martinez. ‘The King of Rio’ has gone 4-1 over his past five Octagon appearances overall.

Chris Taylor - October 5, 2024

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 307 results, including the middleweight bout between Roman Dolidze and Kevin Holland. Dolidze (14-3 MMA) will be competing for the first time since scoring a unanimous decision victory over Anthony Smith in a light heavyweight bout at June’s UFC 303 event. That victory snapped a two-fight losing skid for ‘The Caucasian’, who had previously dropped decision setbacks to Marvin Vettori and Nassourdine Imavov respectively.

Chris Taylor - October 5, 2024

Tonight’s UFC 307 main card lineup featured a highly anticipated women’s bantamweight bout between Kayla Harrison and Ketlen Vieira. Harrison (18-1 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since scoring a submission win over former champ Holly Holm in her Octagon debut at UFC 300. The former two-time Olympic Gold medalist was looking to stake her claim for a title shot with an impressive performance this evening.

Chris Taylor - October 5, 2024

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 307 results, including the women’s bantamweight bout between Kayla Harrison and Ketlen Vieira. Harrison (17-1 MMA) will be competing for the first time since scoring a submission win over former champ Holly Holm in her Octagon debut at UFC 300. The former two-time Olympic Gold medalist has only suffered one loss in her professional career, which came at the hands of Larissa Pacheco by way of decision in November of 2022.

Chris Taylor - October 5, 2024

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 307 results, including the featured prelim between Stephen Thompson and Joaquin Buckley. Thompson (17-7-1 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since suffering a submission loss to Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 296. Prior to that setback, ‘Wonderboy’ was coming off a TKO victory over Kevin Holland which occurred in December of 2022.

Chris Taylor - October 5, 2024

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 307 results, including the light heavyweight bout between Ovince Saint Preux and Ryan Spann. Saint Preux (27-18 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since scoring a split decision win over Kennedy Nzechukwu in March of this year. ‘OSP’ has gone 2-3 over his past five Octagon appearances overall.

Chris Taylor - October 5, 2024

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 307 results, including the women’s strawweight bout between Carla Esparza and Tecia Pennington. Esparza (19-7 MMA) will be making her final walk to the Octagon this evening in Salt Lake City. ‘The Cookie Monster’ last competed in November of 2022, where she lost the women’s strawweight title to Zhang Weili by way of submission. That title loss snapped a six-fight win streak for the 36-year-old.

Chris Taylor - October 5, 2024

The Octagon returns to Salt Lake City for tonight’s UFC 307 event, a twelve-bout fight card headlined by Alex Pereira vs. Khalil Rountree Jr. Pereira (11-2 MMA) will be looking to earn his third consecutive defense of the light heavyweight title this evening in Utah. ‘Poatan’ was most previously seen in action at June’s UFC 303 event, where he scored a second-round TKO victory over Jiri Prochazka (see that here).

Harry Kettle - October 5, 2024

Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt has given his thoughts on his immediate future with the promotion. Many years ago, Cody Garbrandt shocked the world. He outfought and out-thought Dominick Cruz in a one-sided display to capture the UFC bantamweight championship. However, he didn’t go on to have the dominant reign many were hoping for.

Harry Kettle - October 5, 2024

UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones has joked with fans who are teasing him over his incredible new physique. As we know, Jon Jones is set to defend his UFC heavyweight championship next month. He’ll do so against Stipe Miocic, a man who many consider to be the greatest heavyweight of all time. Of course, ‘Bones’ wants to lay claim to that accolade, which is one of the reasons why he’s fighting Stipe instead of Tom Aspinall.

Harry Kettle - October 5, 2024

Former UFC champion Sean Strickland has seemingly given away that his rematch with Dricus du Plessis won’t take place in America. As we know, Sean Strickland is a pretty outspoken guy. He’s never been afraid to voice his opinions to the masses, and the former middleweight king doesn’t really care who he offends. Still, even with that being the case, the real headline is that he’s still a big contender at 185 pounds.

BJPENN.COM Staff - October 4, 2024

Johan Ghazali is eyeing a new frontier, and he could have Khabib Nurmagomedov in his corner.   The young Muay Thai phenom contemplates a potential career shift to mixed martial arts. With the backing of one of the sport’s most legendary figures, the move could turn into reality sooner rather than later. 

BJPENN.COM Staff - October 4, 2024

Superbon is back in the spotlight. He claims that he deserves the next crack at Tawanchai PK Saenchai’s ONE Featherweight Muay Thai World Championship.    This comes on the heels of his knockout victory over “Smokin’” Jo Nattawut at ONE Friday Fights 81 last week.  

BJPENN.COM Staff - October 4, 2024

Alexey Balyko feels he’s more than capable of giving John Lineker a rude awakening.   Both men are penciled to collide in a bantamweight Muay Thai bout at ONE Fight Night 25 on Prime Video. This U.S. primetime event airs live from the iconic Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, October 4.