Oct 5, 2024; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Alex Pereira (red gloves) fights Khalil Rountree Jr. (blue gloves) in a light heavyweight title bout during UFC 307 at Delta Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Reuters) - Brazil's Alex Pereira roared back from a poor start to knock out Khalil Rountree Jr. and retain his light heavyweight title at UFC 307 on Saturday, while in the co-main event Juliana Pena beat Raquel Pennington to reclaim the women's bantamweight crown.
American Rountree's lightning-fast striking posed a problem in the early going for Pereira, and a right-hand counter from an awkward angle briefly dropped the Brazilian in the second round.
