Alex Pereira reveals training partners for UFC 307 in Salt Lake City — including foul-mouthed former champ

Reigning UFC light heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira, will defend his 205-pound title against No. 8-ranked division bruiser, Khalil Rountree Jr., atop the upcoming UFC 307 pay-per-view (PPV) event on Sat., Oct. 5, 2024 at Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.

And he’ll get some help from a former opponent (and ex-middleweight champion).

“We have a good team,” Pereira said on YouTube. “Glover [Teixeira], Plinio [Cruz], Yousri [Belgaroui], Cesinha [Cesar Almeida], and Sean Strickland will be here with us next week. The whole crew is here, [I am] very happy, excited. With all this preparation, for me it’s been very good to do this, come three weeks earlier.”

Salt Lake City is known for its punishing altitude, nearly 4,300 feet above sea level.

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.

The Brazilian stopped Strickland by way of knockout at UFC 276 in summer 2022.

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.

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