Despite closing as a large betting underdog to beat Alex Pereira at UFC 307, incoming title chaser, Khalil Rountree has been backed as a viable threat to the throne by former middleweight champion, Michael Bisping — who claims the latter may actually prevail in a striking affair.
Pereira, a former undisputed middleweight titleholder and the current light heavyweight gold holder, is scheduled to make his return to action next weekend in the main event of UFC 307 in Salt Lake City, taking on surging number six ranked challenger, Rountree in a bid to defend his crown for the third time this year alone.