UFC Coming To Salt Lake City, Delta Center For Fourth Time In October
Aug 16, 2024, 4:16 PM | Updated: Aug 17, 2024, 5:45 pm
UFC 278 sign outside of Vivint Arena (Photo by Kyle Ireland / KSL Sports)
(Photo by Kyle Ireland / KSL Sports)
SALT LAKE CITY – The Ultimate Fighting Championship will return to Salt Lake City on Saturday, October 5 when the Delta Center will host UFC 307.
UFC President Dana White announced the upcoming fall event in a social media post on Friday.
Pereira vs Rountree! #UFC307 from the @deltacenter, Utah on October 5th!@StateofSport pic.twitter.com/EJJcjJgUMf
— danawhite (@danawhite) August 16, 2024
UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.
The October card will feature a main event between reigning champion Alex Pereira and the No. 8 ranked light heavyweight Khalil Rountree.
ESPN ranks Pereira and Rountree as the No. 1 and No. 7 light heavyweights in the world.
Both fighters come off of a win in their last fight. Pereira defended his belt at UFC 303 by knocking out Jiří Procházka in the second round. Rountree last fought at UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez where he knocked out Anthony Smith in the third round.
Rountree hasn’t fought on a UFC card since 2021. But, five straight wins in UFC Fight Nights dating back to September 2021 was enough to give him a shot at the title bout.
Pereira holds a career record of 11-2, while Rountree has a record of 14-5.
Utah, we’re back for #UFC307 in a BIG way 🏆@AlexPereiraUFC vs @KhalilRountree@RockyPMMA vs @VenezuelanVixen@StateOfSport | #StateOfSport | @DeltaCenter | #DeltaCenter pic.twitter.com/HjFbqbxtTx
— UFC (@ufc) August 16, 2024
UFC 307 will be the fourth time that Salt Lake City has hosted a UFC event. The first was a fight night that featured Yair Rodriguez vs. Alex Caceres in August 2016.
UFC 278 was the second and took place in August 2022. It was Salt Lake City’s first-ever pay-per-view card event. UFC 291 was the third in July of last year.
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