At UFC 307, Alex Pereira retained his light heavyweight title with a fourth-round TKO over Khalil Rountree Jr., showcasing his relentless pursuit of victory despite being challenged by Rountree's early boxing prowess. Meanwhile, controversy arose in the middleweight bout between Cesar Almeida and Ihor Potieria, where Almeida's repeated eye pokes went unpunished by referee Dave Seljestad, leading to his removal from the event by Dana White. Artem Vakhitov seeks a future fight with Pereira, hoping to reignite their previous rivalry from GLORY kickboxing. In the women's bantamweight division, Raquel Pennington defended her title against Julianna Peña, reflecting on balancing her fighting career with motherhood. UFC 307 also featured a pivotal women's bantamweight match between Kayla Harrison and Ketlen Vieira, with Harrison as a strong favorite to contend for the title. Additionally, lightweight fighters Austin Hubbard and Alexander Hernandez faced off on the prelims card, both looking to solidify their UFC careers.