Julianna Pena shocked a lot of fans with her split decision victory over Raquel Pennington to win the UFC women's bantamweight belt in the co-main event of UFC 307. Pena has fought just five times since mid 2019 and has gone 3-2 in that time period. Pena was forced to withdraw from her trilogy bout with Amanda Nunes last year. Nunes has since retired so that bout is off of the table. Pena should fight Kayla Harrison who won earlier on in the night.
Alex Pereira put on one of the best performances of his career Saturday, when he finished Khalil Rountree Jr. in the fourth round to retain the UFC light heavyweight belt. Rountree Jr. came into the bout with the #8 ranking next to his name. Pereira is now 9-1 in the UFC since joining in 2021. He has only been beaten by Israel Adesanya in that time period. The only fight that makes sense for Alex at 205lbs. would be Magomed Ankalaev who is ranked at #2 at light heavyweight.
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