In a surprising twist, UFC champ Alex Pereira showed up to Dana White’s Contender Series and convinced White to sign rival Artem Vakhitov.

UFC fighters commonly enter the Octagon compromised. That was very much true for some of the biggest stars competing at UFC 307. Headliners Alex Pereira and Khalil Rountree Jr, and women's bantamweight contender Kayla Harrison had health complications before Saturday's pay-per-view.

Pereira earned a fourth-round TKO of Khalil Rountree Jr to retain the light-heavyweight title – for the third time in seven months