UFC 307 results: Pereira puts on a violent show against Rountree Jr

UFC 307 results. Photo via UFC

UFC 307 just went down at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. The card was headlined by a light heavyweight title fight between Alex Pereira and challenger Khalil Rountree Jr.

The challenger started strong in the first two rounds, and really pushed Pereria. However, after round three, the champion took over more and more.

In the fourth round, Pereira stepped on the gas pedal and hurt and battered Rountree Jr in all kinds of ways during the round. The Brazilian’s jab and power punches landed at will as blood was running down The challenger’s face and body. In the end, it was two body shots that finally put a stop to the fight.

The win marked Pereira’s third title fight defense in the span of seven months.

After the fight, Pereira said Rountree is one of his toughest fights ever.

Julianna Peña is the new champ

Julianna Peña is a UFC champion again.

She was able to get the win in the women’s bantamweight title grudge match against Raquel Pennington. After five gruelling rounds, the judges gave the former champion the win via split decision with 48-47, 47-48 and 48-47 on the scorecards.

“I heard these judges tonight were doing some crazy stuff. It’s unfortunate I went to a decision. Just a loss of focus and that’s what I would say, I got dropped. Definitely need to be a little bit more focused,” Peña said afterwards.

Three $50K bonuses at UFC 307

The light heavyweight battle between Alex Pereira and Khalil Rountree Jr was awarded with the ’Fight of the Night’.

The two Performance of the Night bonuses were given to Ryan Spann and Joaquin Buckley for their finishes on the prelims.

UFC 307 results

• Alex Pereira def. Khalil Rountree Jr via TKO (punches), round 4
• Julianna Peña def. Raquel Pennington via split decision (48-47, 47-48, 48-47)
• Mario Bautista def. Jose Aldo via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
• Roman Dolidze def. Kevin Holland via TKO (rib injury) – Round 1, 5:00
• Kayla Harrison def. Ketlen Vieira via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Prelims

• Joaquin Buckley def. Stephen Thompson via KO (punch) – Round 3, 2:17
• Iasmin Lucindo def. Marina Rodriguez via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Alexander Hernandez def. Austin Hubbard via split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)
• Cesar Almeida def. Ihor Potieria via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Early prelims

• Ryan Spann def. Ovince Saint Preux via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 1:35
• Tecia Pennington def. Carla Esparza via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
• Court McGee def. Tim Means via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:19

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