Alex Pereira walks out of UFC 307 as a champion, but Khalil Rountree Jr. has nothing to hang his head about.
The challenger pushed Pereira to the limit in Saturday’s main event in Salt Lake City, standing and striking with the feared knockout artist for three rounds before succumbing to a Pereira flurry in the fourth. Every exchange had the Delta Center crowd roaring in approval and that was reflected in the fighters’ earning a Fight of the Night award and an extra $ 50,000 each.
Performance of the Night bonuses went to Joaquin Buckley and Ryan Spann, who both scored impressive finishes on the preliminary portion of the card.
Buckley scored a powerful knockout of two-time welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson in the third round to improve to 5-0 since dropping to 170 pounds. He also earned his fifth Performance of the Night bonus.
Spann collected his third bonus with a first-round submission of veteran Ovince Saint Preux. After rocking Saint Preux with a right hand, he quickly jumped onto a guillotine choke that forced Saint Preux to tap. In his post-fight interview, Spann dubbed the maneuver “The Superman-otine.”
Jose Aldo couldn’t believe his loss at UFC 307. | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC
Jose Aldo couldn’t believe his ears at UFC 307 on Saturday night.
The UFC legend came up short via a split decision (29-28, 28-29 x2) to Mario Bautista on the third fight of the main card. Aldo was devastated after the scores were read and Bautista was loudly booed during his post-fight interview.
Here’s how the judges scored the fight.
#UFC307 Official Scorecard: José Aldo vs Mario Bautista (@Bautista_mma)
See how Conor McGregor and other pros reacted to the judges’ scores after the fight below.
Dirt decision.
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) October 6, 2024
Rogan said the judges weren’t even looking. That was Jose’s story. Bullshit decision. He has just said he was shooting in just to hold him against the fence. That’s not good enough. Referees need to step in here. This sport is the fans sport. Remember this and act accordingly…
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) October 6, 2024
30 second clock. 20 second clock, 10 second, 8 second, 6 second etc etc etc Separate, seperate, separate. No point prolonging these positions as if they haven’t taken place exactly the same way prior and nothing has taken place but stawling. My opinion. Ya’s want blood, call us. https://t.co/XWQeLMUUGY
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) October 6, 2024
Aldo could’ve certainly done more but c’mon, that’s a bad decision…again. #UFC307
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) October 6, 2024
: MMA hack, fail at takedowns repeatedly and judges will believe it’s effective grappling.
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) October 6, 2024
Control is NOT the primary measurement for mma scoring tho. I Know DC kept mentioning it but that’s secondary to “EFFECTIVE” grappling and “EFFECTIVE” striking. Not sure why we still have this convo in 2024. https://t.co/wVkZwRG8P1
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) October 6, 2024
Robbery #ufc307
— Renato Moicano UFC (@moicanoufc) October 6, 2024
No wayyyyy.. @josealdojunior won that. Get out of here. Stop
Bull shit call
— Mike “Beast Boy” Davis (@MikeDavisMMA) October 6, 2024
I can’t call that one. #UFC307 #AldoBautista
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) October 6, 2024
Hmmmm idk about that
— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) October 6, 2024
Well shit https://t.co/18Vdl5Y9sY
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) October 6, 2024
Jose Aldo is one of the best to ever EVER do it. Still like lightning #ufc307
UFC 307 featured prelim fighter Stephen Thompson. | Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC
Reminder: We will deliver live round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of UFC 307’s entire five-fight pay-per-view (PPV) main card RIGHT HERE, beginning at 10 p.m. ET.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heads to the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, for UFC 307TONIGHT (Sat., Oct. 5, 2024), streaming LIVE on ESPN+ PPV. UFC 307’s pay-per-view (PPV) main event is a Light Heavyweight title match between champion Alex Pereira and surprise challenger, Khalil Rountree Jr. The co-main event has the women’s Bantamweight title on the line with champion Raquel Pennington defending against Julianna Pena.
UFC 307’s “Prelims” are headlined by a Welterweight clash betweenStephen Thompson vs. Joaquin Buckley. Also on the undercard is Carla Esparza vs. Tecia Pennington,Cesar Almeida vs. Ihor Potieria and Court McGee vs. Tim Means (how about that one for the old heads out there?).
So, before UFC 307’s PPV action begins live at 10 p.m. ET this evening, MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE coverage of the entire UFC 307 “Prelims” undercard below, beginning with the first fight at 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+ and the late “Prelims” card which begins at 8 p.m. ET on ESPNNEWS/ESPN+. We are covering UFC 307’s PPV main card in a separate thread right here, beginning at 10 p.m. ET.
UFC 307 START TIME AND DATE
MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 307 fight card below, starting with the ESPN+ early “Prelims” undercard bouts, which air at 6:30 p.m. ET, followed by the late “Prelims” on ESPNNEWS/ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET. This is then followed by UFC 307’s PPV main card, which will start at 10 p.m ET on ESPN+ PPV, with play-by-play updates here.
Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps, and post-fight analysis following “Pereira vs. Rountree.” Without further delay, see below for the updated UFC 307 results. (Note: This will go from the top down; therefore, the newest information will at the top of the stream).
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty ImagesNicest MFer champion Stephen Thompson is one half of the features prelim at UFC 307.
UFC 307 QUICK RESULTS
205 lbs.: Alex Pereira vs. Khalil Rountree 135 lbs.: Raquel Pennington vs. Julianna Pena 135 lbs.: Jose Aldo vs. Mario Bautista 135 lbs.: Kayla Harrison vs. Ketlen Vieira 185 lbs.: Roman Dolidze vs. Kevin Holland 170 lbs.: Stephen Thompson vs. Joaquin Buckley — Buckley def. Thompson via KO (right hook), round 3 (2:17) 115 lbs.: Marina Rodriguez vs. Iasmin Lucindo —Lucindo def. Rodriguez via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) 155 lbs.: Austin Hubbard vs. Alexander Hernandez — Hernandez def. Hubbard via split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28) 185 lbs. Cesar Almeida vs. Ihor Potieria — Almeida wins Ihor Potieria via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 205 lbs.: Ryan Spann vs. Ovince Saint Preux — Spann def. Saint Preux via submission (guillotine), round 1 (1:35) 115 lbs.: Carla Esparza vs. Tecia Pennington — Pennington def. Esparza via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) 170 lbs.: Court McGee vs. Tim Means — McGee defeats Means via submission, (rear naked choke), round 1 (1:37) — HIGHLIGHTS!
UFC 307 ‘PRELIMS’ PLAY-BY-PLAY UPDATES
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Ketlen Vieira and Kayla Harrison face off ahead of UFC 307 | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC
This is the UFC 307 live blog for Ketlen Vieira vs. Kayla Harrison, the opening main card matchup this Saturday in Salt Lake City.
A staple of the bantamweight division since joining the UFC in 2016, Vieira started her promotional career with four straight wins before suffering her first career defeat to Irene Aldana. Since then it’s been a mixed bag for the Brazilian with high-profile wins over Holly Holm and Miesha Tate, and a loss to current champion Raquel Pennington. Now Vieira has the task of turning back Harrison to earn a second crack at the current champ.
Harrison, a two-time Olympic gold medalist judoka, is one of the most accomplished athletes to ever transition to MMA. After spending the first five years of her career in PFL where she was a two-time lightweight champion, Harrison finally moved over to the UFC this year where she immediately made a splash by stopping former bantamweight champion Holly Holm at UFC 300. Now Harrison is on the cusp of a title shot with a win over Vieira on Saturday.
Check out the Vieira vs. Harrison live blog below.
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