Alex Pereira walks out of UFC 307 as a champion, but Khalil Rountree Jr. has nothing to hang his head about.
The challenger pushed Pereira to the limit in Saturday’s main event in Salt Lake City, standing and striking with the feared knockout artist for three rounds before succumbing to a Pereira flurry in the fourth. Every exchange had the Delta Center crowd roaring in approval and that was reflected in the fighters’ earning a Fight of the Night award and an extra $50,000 each.