Khalil Rountree Jr. didn’t come away with the win in his attempt at becoming light heavyweight champion at UFC 307 but he still walked away with some valuable lessons. That’s the message Rountree relayed in his first statement after falling to Alex Pereira via fourth round knockout to cap off the latest pay-per-view card from
Julianna Peña had the chance to start promoting her next title defense after reclaiming the bantamweight title at UFC 307, but instead turned her attention to an unlikely rematch against a fighter who is currently retired. Following a controversial win over Raquel Pennington in the UFC 307 co-main event, Peña was asked about what’s next
The UFC and BMF champions will collide when the octagon returns to Abu Dhabi on Oct. 26. The company officially announced the UFC 308 main card during Saturday’s UFC 307 broadcast, with 145-pound titleholder Ilia Topuria defending his throne for the first time since stopping Alexander Volkanovski. He faces Max Holloway, a former featherweight king
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz UFC 307 is in the books and Alex Pereira remains the king of the light heavyweight division. This past Saturday in Salt Lake City, Pereira retained his title with a fourth-round TKO over Khalil Rountree Jr. in a surprisingly competitive fight. Pereira now has three successful title defenses at
Welcome to the latest update to the MMA Fighting pound-for-pound rankings, where every month our esteemed panel sort through the noise to answer one question: Who are the best overall male and female MMA fighters in the world? Let’s take a look at how things stand following a pair of title fights at UFC 307
Conor McGregor vs. Justin Gaethje? It could have happened, or so Gaethje’s manager claims. Ali Abdelaziz recently appeared on Submission Radio where he discussed a number of topics, including the possibility of a McGregor-Gaethje dream fight that may never happen. According to Abdelaziz, it’s McGregor who has been reluctant to accept the matchup. “Let’s be
Alex Pereira and Khalil Rountree Jr. put on a show in the UFC 307 main event and earned high praise from their boss. The battle between two elite strikers ended after Pereira busted up Rountree in the fourth round as several cuts resulted in blood just pouring down the challenger’s face and chest. With Rountree
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Similar to his fight against Oliveira, the first round was evenly matched, with Means and Holland going at it and throwing in some words along the way. A minute and some change into the second round, Holland used that knockout power to wobble Means and send him to the mat, where he ultimately locked up
So, everybody remembers Pena. The question is, will being out since the loss of her title to Nunes in July of 2022 have Pena stepping into the Octagon as that fighter we remember? “There’s always those people that talk about ring rust and all that stuff, and there’s got to be some truth to that,
UFC 307: PEREIRA VS ROUNTREE JR. takes place Saturday, October 5 at Delta Center in Salt Lake City with the main card at 10pm ET/7pm PT on ESPN+ PPV. The prelims will be available on ESPNEWS and ESPN Deportes, as well as simulcast in English and Spanish on ESPN+, at 8pm ET/5pm PT. The night’s action will
For the most part, this played out as a clash of styles, with Rodriguez having more success on the feet and showing her experience in the striking exchanges, while Lucindo repeatedly turned clinch opportunities into takedowns, neutralizing her opponent’s weapons while landing short blows of her own. Lucindo worked her way to mount early in
Following an entertaining preliminary card slate, there was a little bit of everything on the main card, with Kayla Harrison being pushed by Ketlen Vieira, Roman Dolidze collecting his second win of the year, and Mario Bautista adding to his winning streak before the championship action hit the Octagon. In the co-main event, Julianna Pena
It’s always an incredible night when the Octagon touches down in Salt Lake City, Utah. UFC 307 was no different and a championship double header sat atop the marquee, with Alex Pereira and Julianna Peña leaving with champion status. Here’s how the judges saw all the action. Don’t miss a moment of UFC 307: Pereira
After showing off his grappling abilities for the first four fights of his UFC tenure, Taira showed he is well-rounded and capable on the feet as well. Those skills were showcased in the first round against Carlos Hernandez, where he was able to scramble with Hernandez and end the first round with a few good
Jamahal Hill is stuck on the sidelines right now nursing an injured knee, but that isn’t stopping him from throwing shade at the light heavyweights still competing in his stead. Hill was originally supposed to face Khalil Rountree Jr. at UFC 303, only for Rountree to be removed from the card due to a self-disclosed
We’re back for another day of the SB Nation UFC in-5 daily trivia game, and we’re switching to a system of a new article each day for the game. We tried using a single article for the game, updated with the latest game each day, but it was creating a bit of an unwieldy experience
We all know that Alex Pereira can crack, but some of us know it a bit more than others. First and foremost, there’s the fighters that have actually taken his punches. Some don’t make it a round. Khalil Rountree Jr. made it four at UFC 307. And by the end of that fourth round, “War
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