Alex Pereira will be hoping to make it a third successful title defence in just 175 days as he puts his light heavyweight crown on the line against Khalil Rountree Jr in UFC 307’s headline act on Saturday.
The Brazilian star claimed the title from Jiří Procházka back in November last year, with “Poatan” beating Procházka once more in a rematch fight in his last appearance in the Octagon back in June at UFC 303.
Up next is California’s Khalil Rountree Jr, is a big puncher with a 13-5-1 record, who is on a run of five consecutive victories.
The bill also boasts Women’s bantamweight title fight as it’s main supporting act, with defending champ Raquel Pennington puts facing off against Julianna Peña.
Catch all the action live from Salt Lake City by following our guide to watching UFC 307 no matter where in the world you are.
UFC 307 info
- Date: Saturday, October 5
- Time: 10 p.m. ET (8 p.m. ET for prelims) | 7 p.m. PT
- Main event start time (approx.): 12:30 a.m. ET | 9:30 p.m. PT
- Location: Delta Center – Salt Lake City, Utah
- How to watch Live Stream: fuboTV – (Start Your Free Trial)
The UFC 307 main card starts at the standard U.S. time of 10 p.m. ET, with the prelims at 8 p.m. ET and the early prelims at 6 p.m. ET. The main event should begin around 12:30 a.m. ET, depending on how long the undercard fights last.
UFC 307 Start time
The UFC 302 main card gets going at 10 p.m. ET (7 p.m. PT) on Saturday, Oct. 5. Here are all the details for multiple time zones.
US and Canada
- The main card starts Oct. 5, 10 p.m. ET (7 p.m. PT).
- The prelims start Oct. 5, 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT).
- The early prelims start Oct. 5, 6:30 p.m. ET (3:30 p.m. PT).
UK
- The main card starts Oct. 6, 3 a.m. BST.
- The prelims start Oct. 6, 1 a.m. BST.
- The early prelims start Oct. 5, 11:30 p.m. BST.
Australia
- The main card starts Oct. 6, 12 p.m. AEST.
- The prelims start Oct. 6, 10 a.m. AEST.
- The early prelims start Oct. 6, 8:30 a.m. AEST.
Main event start time
It’s hard to say exactly when the main event will take place, but if you’re looking to only watch the fight between Alex Pereira and Khalil Rountree Jr, ring walks will start no earlier than 1 a.m. ET (8 p.m. PT).
Full fight card
Main card
- Alex Pereira (c) v Khalil Rountree Jr – Light Heavyweight
- Raquel Pennington (c) v Julianna Peña – Women’s Bantamweight
- José Aldo v Mario Bautista – Bantamweight
- Ketlen Vieira v Kayla Harrison – Women’s Bantamweight
- Roman Dolidze v Kevin Holland – Middleweight
Prelims
- Stephen Thompson v Joaquin Buckley – Welterweight
- Marina Rodriguez v Iasmin Lucindo – Women’s Strawweight
- Austin Hubbard v Alexander Hernandez – Lightweight
- César Almeida v Ihor Potieria – Middleweight
Early prelims
- Ryan Spann v Ovince Saint Preux – Light Heavyweight
- Carla Esparza v Tecia Pennington – Women’s Strawweight
- Court McGee v Tim Means – Welterweight
The UFC heads to Utah for UFC 307 on October 5. The main card and prelim fights air on ESPN+ in the U.S.
Alex Pereira defends the UFC light heavyweight title against Khalil Rountree Jr. in the main event. Pereira looks to go 3-0 in 2024. The two-division UFC champion has quickly become a pound-for-pound star following a run in kickboxing. On a four-fight win streak, the Brazilian is ready for Routree, ranked eighth in the division.
Both have nine wins via knockout, but Pereira looks to take out “The War Horse” first.
“Khalil is a strong, dangerous guy. Someone who is hungry, who has a dream,” Pereira said via BJ Penn. “But, I will use my fight IQ and my experience. I always put pressure on my opponents and if they’re not ready for it, they break. It doesn’t matter if it’s by decision, knockout, or submission. My goal is to remain champion.”
WATCH: UFC 307: Alex Pereira vs. Khalil Rountree Jr., exclusively on FUBO.
The co-main event will see Raquel Pennington defend the UFC bantamweight title against Julianna Pena. Pennington is on a six-fight win streak and has faced some of the best to put on a pair of gloves. She has landed the most significant strikes (1,056) in bantamweight history.
The first woman to win The Ultimate Fighter, Pena shockingly beat Amanda Nunes to win the UFC bantamweight title in 2021 but lost it in a rematch in 2022. That was the last time Pena fought.