The biggest, breakout star in MMA over the past few years returns on Saturday as Alex Pereira looks to make the third defense of his light heavyweight title against Khalil Rountree Jr. at UFC 307.  The pay-per-view event,

Pereira (11-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) defends his light heavyweight title against Khalil Rountree (13-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) in Saturday’s main event in Salt Lake City. Strickland has spent the past couple of weeks training with former foe Pereira, who knocked him out in the first round of their middleweight matchup at UFC 276.

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Glover Teixeira thinks Alex Pereira's power is unmatched. Pereira (11-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) defends his title against Khalil Rountree (13-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) in Saturday's UFC 307 main event in Salt Lake City.

When Alex Pereira defends his UFC light heavyweight championship for the third time on Saturday, it will have been just 99 days since he made his second title defense in late June. Pereira, who faces Khalil Rountree Jr.

Rarely does a fighter as dominant as Alex Pereira have to explain his strength of schedule, but Poatan has talked a lot about the man he isn’t fighting.

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Before Saturday's UFC 307 main event between UFC light-heavyweight champion Alex Pereira and Khalil Rountree got booked, it was assumed that No.1 contender Magomed Ankalaev would challenge for the title.