Light heavyweight king Alex Pereira retains his UFC championship title with a brutal fourth-round finish over an insanely tough Khalil Rountree Jr out in Salt Lake City; his third successful title defense of 2024. Despite the UFC 307 main event ending in dominant fashion for the Brazilian superstar, Khalil Rountree Jr can hold his head high as the man who undoubtedly gave ‘Poatan’ his toughest fight to date at 205lbs. Dana White reacts to Alex Pereira’s brutal knockout win over Rountree at UFC 307 Whilst Khalil Rountree Jr was able to find some success on the feet, the damage would slowly mount as the title fight entered the championship rounds with the Brazilian ultimately earning the knockout victory deep into the fourth.
At the UFC 307 post-fight press conference, Dana White would not only celebrate the outstanding achievements of Alex Pereira , who is now 9-1 in the UFC and arguably the promotion’s biggest active superstar, but the incredible level of toughness displayed by ‘The War Horse’. “What this guy [Pereira] has done is unbelievable, and the way that he’s done it; this guy destroys everybody..
. This guy always wants to fight, and I mean he’s 38 too – it’s not like he’s 28 and he’s got this many fights [left in him], but we’ll see how it all plays out [as to what’s next]. “What a helluva fight, I mean Khalil Rountree is another level of tough,” praised White, who admitted it was ‘awesome’ to see someone hold their own on the fee.