Is UFC 307 a better card than last Noche UFC? After Dana White announced the main card of the October 5 event in Salt Lake City, many in the MMA community could say yes, it is.
UFC 307 Information
Event: UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.
Date: Saturday, October 6, 2024
Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
Start Time: 10 pm ET, 3:00 AM (UK Time)
Broadcast: ESPN, ESPN+ PPV (US) and TNT Sports PPV (for UK)
White took to social media Friday morning and shared an impressive lineup of fights that could make UFC 307’s pay-per-view second only to UFC 300, which is overall greatness — at least on paper.
In the main event, the current UFC light heavyweight champion will defend his title against Khalil Rountree. Raquel Pennington will defend her women’s bantamweight title against Juliana Pena in the co-main event.
The main card also features a pivotal women’s bantamweight bout between Kaitlyn Vieira and Kayla Harrison, with the winner receiving a shot at the Pennington-Penner winner for the championship.
Other main card bouts include undefeated featherweight Movsar Ivloev vs. former bantamweight champion Alzamine Sterling, a middleweight clash between Roman Dolidze and Kevin Holland, MMA icon Jose Aldo vs. Bautista and Stephen Thompson vs. Joaquin.
Here’s a look at all the fights expected to be a part of the UFC 307 card, including non-main-card bouts. Here are 10 confirmed fights, and we can see at least two more added in the next few weeks.
- (c) Alex Pereira vs. Khalil Rountree Jr.; UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
- (c) Racquel Pennington vs. Julianna Peña; UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship
- Movsar Evloev vs. Aljamain Sterling; Featherweight
- José Aldo vs. Mario Bautista; Men’s Bantamweight
- Kayla Harrison vs. Ketlen Vieira; Women’s Bantamweight
- M. Rodriguez vs. Iasmin Lucindo; Strawweight
- Ihor Potieria vs. César Almeida; Middleweight
- Carla Esparza vs. Tecia Pennington; Strawweight
- Roman Dolidze vs. Kevin Holland; Middleweight
- Stephen Thompson vs. Joaquin Buckley; Welterweight