The light-heavyweight title fight between UFC champion Alex Pereira and challenger Khalil Rountree is official after they made weight.
Alex Pereira and Khalil Rountree successfully made weight for their light-heavyweight title fight at UFC 307 in Salt Lake City on Saturday.
Bantamweight champion Raquel Pennington also made championship weight alongside her challenger Julianna Pena on Friday morning.The UFC announced before the weigh-in that every fighter would have to weigh in during the first hour and should they miss weight, they could weigh in as many times as they liked in the second hour.The 37-year-old is looking to create history in Salt Lake City as he attempts to defend his belt for a third time.
Ronda Rousey holds the UFC record for the shortest period between three consecutive title defences, achieving that feat in 189 days, while Pereira - if successful - will have done it just 175 days.Harrison has fought most of her career at featherweight but has weighed 136lb on the scales, the same as for her UFC debut in April.
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