Lyle Fitzsimmons@@fitzbitzIncluded Columnist IIIOctober 5, 2024Alex Pereira and the Real Winners and Losers from UFC 307
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It's a huge week in Salt Lake City.
Utah's capital city is simply a couple of days from formally going into the NHL with a transferred group previously referred to as the Arizona Coyotes, however in the meantime, the Delta Center got its capability crowd feet damp with another in a series of gos to from the MMA corporation.
Dana White and Co. touched down in the “Beehive State” for a 4th time total and a 3rd time in a pay-per-view setting with a 12-bout program on Saturday night topped by a five-fight part that consists of 2 champion matches and is being billed as UFC 307.
Light heavyweight king Alex Pereira and ladies's bantamweight victor Raquel Pennington strolled to the cage with jewel-encrusted belts in those 2 spotlight bouts, with the previous conference No. 8 competitor Khalil Rountree Jr. and the latter squaring off with top-ranked competitor and previous champ Julianna Peña.
Pereira was on the costs for the promo's last see to the location– UFC 291 in July 2023– and made his 205-pound launching with a split-decision win over Jan Błachowicz. He was 8-1 in 9 octagonal battles and held titles at middleweight and light heavyweight, winning his last 3 by KO in a combined 7 minutes and 35 seconds.
The B/R battle group remained in location to take it all in and provide a real-time list of the program's most conclusive winners and losers. Have a look at what we developed and drop an idea or 2 of your own in the remarks area.
Loser: Toughing It Out
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Alex Pereira had actually won his last 3 battles in less than 8 combined minutes.
Khalil Rountree Jr. went beyond expectations just by reaching the champion rounds in his quote for the light heavyweight champ's throne and pound-for-pound status.
Guy, oh man, did he pay for it.
The eighth-ranked opposition made it to the 4th round before lastly catching the heavily-favored champ, and he used the proof of his durability on a confront with gashes on the bridge of the nose and the best cheek in addition to a rugged cut on the best eyelid that sprayed the cage-side reveal table with blood whenever Pereira landed a blow.
It lastly ended at 4:32 of the 4th when Rountree, currently reeling from penalty and tiredness, was wobbled by a tough right-hand man, drilled by a fast left-right mix to the body, and lastly driven to the flooring with an uppercut that triggered an intervention from referee Marc Goddard.
“I can state that this was among the hardest battles. I anticipated that,” Pereira stated.
