UFC CEO Dana White understands that Alex Pereira is closer to 40 than he is to 30. Still, he's enjoying the ride.

Alex Pereira is the UFC’s go-to guy — but even he had his limits tested this past weekend. Following his UFC 307 main event win over Khalil Rountree Jr., the reigning light heavyweight champion told reporters a number of maladies threatened to force him to withdraw from Saturday’s show in Salt Lake City.

Israel Adesanya made a shrewd prediction during Alex Pereira vs Khalil Rountree Jr, accurately calling the end of the UFC 307 main event. Adesanya knows Pereira well, having fought the Brazilian four times across kickboxing and MMA – losing to Pereira via decision and knockout in their old sport, before trading KO wins with Pereira in the UFC.

In less than three years as a UFC fighter, Alex Pereira has accomplished more than most superstars have done in 10-15 years of activity. Pereira, the 37-year-old Brazilian slugger

"I think I earned and deserved some rest after this [fight]," Pereira said via translation. I'm not gonna say what, but my team and the organization [the UFC] know that this was o

At UFC 307, Alex Pereira successfully defended his UFC light heavyweight title for the third time this year by brutally finishing Khalil Rountree Jr in round four after a very close start to the fight which the judges actually had Rountree Jr winning after the first three rounds.

Here are the walkout times for the UFC 307 main event between Pereira and Rountree. The UFC 307 lineup consists of 12 fights. Early prelims start at 6:30 p.m. ET, prelims at 8 p.m. ET, and the pay-per-view main card at 10 p.m. ET.

Pereira has an interesting challenger at light heavyweight despite calls for super fights at heavyweight and middleweight

At UFC 307 in Salt Lake City's Delta Center, light heavyweight king Alex Pereira once again proved why he's considered one of the most lethal strikers in MMA. The post Alex Pereira Gets an Ultimatum From Magomed Ankalaev After Dominating UFC 307 Win Over Khalil Rountree Jr.

Alex Pereira successfully defended his light heavyweight title for the third time at UFC 307 against Khalil Rountree Jr, but the Brazilian superstar had to come through some serious adversity to get the job done.