UFC 307 Fight Card: Date, start time, fighters, tickets, location and how to watch as Alex Pereira returns to title action
21/08/2024 15:01
UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira returns to action at UFC 307, just a few months after his last title win in June; this time, it's 'The War Horse' who's preparing to ride into battle with the Brazilian superstar.
When the UFC is in desperate need of someone to step up to save the main event for an upcoming PPV, there's one man who continues to raise his hand – Alex 'Poatan' Pereira.
From the fight card and start time to the location and the story so far, here is everything that MMA fans need to know about UFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr.
UFC 307: Fight Card
As per the UFC website, the upcoming PPV headlined by the light heavyweight title fight between Alex Pereira and Khalil Rountree Jr will include the following bouts.
- Alex Pereira (C) vs Khalil Rountree Jr
- Raquel Pennington (C) vs Julianna Pena
- Stephen Thompson vs Joaquin Buckley
- Jose Aldo vs Mario Bautista
- Roman Dolidze vs Kevin Holland
- Movsar Evloev vs Aljamain Sterling
- Ketlen Vieira vs Kayla Harrison
The fight order has not yet been officially confirmed, with the promotion expected to add a few more bouts over the next few weeks.
UFC 307 will represent Alex Pereira's sixth fight in just 18 months, and his fourth world title fight in the past 11 months; having already bested both Jamahal Hill and Jiri Prochazka in 2024 so far.
Rountree Jr is currently riding a five-fight winning streak, having finished Anthony Smith in his last bout back in December 2023; although 'The War Horse' was controversially suspended earlier this year for consuming a banned substance.
The second title bout of UFC 307 will see reigning bantamweight queen Raquel Pennington taking on former champion Julianna Pena, set for the co-main event of the evening.
Pennington is riding a six-fight winning streak having beaten Mayra Bueno Silva to claim the title back in January of this year, whereas Pena hasn't competed since dropping the belt to Amanda Nunes in 2022.
Thankfully, the next contender for the women's bantamweight title will likely be decided earlier on in the night when 17-1 Kayla Harrison takes on 14-3 Brazilian Ketlen Vieira.
Elsewhere on the card, former UFC champions Aljamain Sterling and Jose Aldo return to action with 'Funkmaster' set to face 18-0 undefeated phenom Movsar Evloev, with the 'King of Rio' taking on the resurgent Mario Bautista.
There are also several fights that have been reported for UFC 307 but are yet to be added to the official event page, including Marina Rodriguez vs Iasmin Lucindo, Ihor Potieria vs Cesar Almeida, and Carla Esparza vs Tecia Pennington.
UFC 307: Date and start time
UFC 307 is scheduled to go down on Saturday, October 5.
As per the ESPN page for UFC 307, the upcoming event will start at 3 PM PT, 6 PM ET, 11 PM BST (Early Prelims); 5 PM PT, 8 PM ET, 1 AM BST (Prelims); and 7 PM PT, 10 PM ET, 3 AM BST (Main Card).
The early prelims will be available to watch via UFC Fight Pass, with the prelims on ESPN and ESPN+, followed by the main card – which requires a PPV purchase order via ESPN+.
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UFC 307: Location
UFC 307 will be hosted at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
UFC 307 will be the fourth event to be held in Salt Lake City; having previously hosted Poirier vs Gaethje 2 in 2023, Usman vs Edwards 2 in 2022, and Rodriguez vs Caceres in 2016.
UFC 307: How to get tickets for the show
Pre-sale for UFC 307 starts on Thursday, August 22; StubHub are reporting that ticket prices will start around $300 with the most expensive seats available currently set for around $4,900.
UFC 307 and the story so far
The following will be an ongoing recap of the story of UFC 307 so far, with the biggest stories being updated as the Utah-based PPV looms large over the horizon.
August 20: Khalil Rountree Jr comments on Alex Pereira using 'Shamanic Spirits' to help him win fights.
August 20: Former champion Jan Blachowicz claims that the UFC are 'protecting' Pereira by not offering either himself or Magomed Ankalaev to the Brazilian powerhouse.
August 19: Khalil Rountree offers an explanation as to why he's getting a title shot just after being suspended over banned substance.
August 17: Former champion Jiri Prochazka doesn't believe Rountree deserves title fight and that the American will fail in his quest to claim the light heavyweight title.
August 16: Alex Pereira's return bout comes as a surprise given his previous comments about wanting to sit out October.
UFC 307 goes down live from Utah on Saturday, October 5.
