UFC News: The light heavyweight champion is back. Alex Pereira will put his gold on the line against Khalil Rountree at UFC 307 in Salt Lake City. Dana White made the announcement.
307 has its main event headliner, and it comes as a surprise to those who follow the promotional rankings religiously. Instead of Magomed Ankalaev , who holds the longest active winning streak at 205 pounds, it'll be Khalil Rountree taking onUFC CEO Dana White announced the news Friday morning in the "War Room" at UFC headquarters in Las Vegas, Nev. The card, which is still being finalized, will be held at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Oct.
As for Rountree, he was supposed to compete at UFC 303 but unknowingly tested positive, which briefly prevented him from returning to the Octagon. Given the current light heavyweight landscape, the UFC was left with few options than to book Rountree, currently ranked No. 8 and on a five-fight unbeaten streak dating back to Sept. 2021.
The UFC's remaining schedule is coming together, as there are 15 events still to be completed by December, including stops in China and Edmonton, to name a few.Zain Bando is a writer for MMA Knockout, part of the Sports Illustrated/Minute Media umbrella. He has covered combat sports since 2019 for notable outlets BJPenn.com and FanSided MMA. He also co-hosts a podcast called "The MMA Outsiders," part of the Empty The Bench Podcast Network, which airs Tuesday nights at 7:00 p.m.
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