UFC 307 photo: Dana White shares close-up of Khalil Rountree's busted face after title loss

Khalil Rountree’s pursuit of championship greatness came at the expense of some serious damage at UFC 307.

Rountree (13-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC) made an unsuccessful bid at the light heavyweight title Saturday in a fourth-round TKO loss to Alex Pereira (12-2 MMA, 9-1 UFC) at Delta Center in Salt Lake City. He started the fight strong, but the champ took over as the rounds wore on until he forced the finish.

Although Rountree showed incredible toughness in surviving as long as he did, he didn’t...