UFC 307 officially announced for Salt Lake City
The UFC is headed back to Salt Lake City once again.
Though the location and date had been reported as targeted for weeks, the promotion officially announced Thursday that UFC 307 will take place Oct. 5 at Delta Center, with ticket presales to begin Aug. 22.
The event marks the third year in a row the UFC has held a pay-per-view event in Salt Lake City. The events have been part of a site partnership between the UFC, the Utah Sports Commission, and Smith Entertainment Group (headed by Utah Jazz and Utah Hockey Club owner Ryan Smith).
Utah, we're coming BACK 👊#UFC307 is headed to Salt Lake City!
For more info: https://t.co/FLA3QMZl6f@StateOfSport #StateOfSport | @DeltaCenter #DeltaCenter pic.twitter.com/6JbaXCjfcD— UFC (@ufc) August 8, 2024
While the promotion has yet to make any fights official, several bouts involving notable names are slated for the event, including Movsar Evloev vs. Aljamain Sterling, Jose Aldo vs. Mario Bautista, Kayla Harrison vs. Ketlen Vieira, and Chris Curtis vs. Kevin Holland. A women's bantamweight title fight between Raquel Pennington and Julianna Peña is also expected for the event, though nothing has been made official.
The current UFC 307 lineup includes:
Movsar Evloev vs. Aljamain Sterling
Jose Aldo vs. Mario Bautista
Kayla Harrison vs. Ketlen Vieira
Chris Curtis vs. Kevin Holland
Carla Esparza vs. Tecia Pennington
Iasmin Lucindo vs. Marina Rodriguez
Cesar Almeida vs. Ihor Potieria
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 307.
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