Reigning UFC light heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira, will defend his 205-pound title against No. 8-ranked division bruiser Khalil Rountree atop the upcoming UFC 307 pay-per-view (PPV) event, recently made official for Sat., Oct. 5, 2024 at Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
And he’ll do it as the -450 betting favorite.
That’s according to our fiscal friends over at BetOnline.ag, who pegged Rountree as the +350 underdog. As with most opening lines, the numbers tend to fluctuate all the way up until fight night, though I can’t imagine “War Horse” doing anything over the next few weeks to close the distance.
In fact, the gap may get even wider.
That’s because Pereira (11-2) has been nothing short of unstoppable since migrating to the 205-pound weight class back in early 2023. “Poatan” is coming off three straight knockout victories over Jiri Prochazka (twice) and Jamahal Hill.
But don’t forget what happened the last time Rountree faced a kickboxing legend.
In fact, Rountree (13-5, 1 NC) is the winner of five straight, with four of those contests ending by way of knockout. That includes his UFC Vegas 83 destruction of one-time title challenger Anthony Smith back in late 2023.
Latest UFC 307 odds and opening betting lines below:
Alex Pereira -450
Khalil Rountree Jr. +350
Raquel Pennington -155
Julianna Pena +135
Joaquin Buckley -150
Stephen Thompson +130
Mario Bautista -125
Jose Aldo +105
Kevin Holland -150
Roman Dolidze +130
Movsar Evloev -145
Aljamain Sterling +125
Kayla Harrison -810
Ketlen Vieira +560
For the rest of the UFC 307 fight card and PPV lineup click here.