The brand new UFC 310 principal card was introduced Saturday with flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja shifting to the principle occasion for his title protection in opposition to Kai Asakura on Dec. 7 at T-Cell Area in Las Vegas.
The change was made after welterweight champion Belal Muhammad was knocked off the cardboard with a foot an infection that prevented him from preventing Shavkat Rakhmonov within the initially scheduled headliner. In Muhammad’s absence, Rakhmonov stays on the cardboard in a brand new five-round co-main occasion as he faces fellow undefeated contender Ian Machado Garry.
Rakhmonov and Garry meet in a struggle that’s anticipated to find out the No. 1 contender at welterweight with the winner shifting on to face Muhammad in 2025.
A brand new struggle simply added to the cardboard options grappling specialist Kron Gracie competing for the primary time in over a yr when he faces Bryce Mitchell. Gracie enters the struggle off two straight losses whereas Mitchell competes for the primary time in since struggling a brutal knockout to Josh Emmett again in December 2023.
At heavyweight, Ciryl Gane makes his return to motion in opposition to Alexander Volkov in a rematch after they first met again in 2021. On that evening, Gane received a five-round choice however Volkov has rattled off 4 wins in a row to place himself again in title rivalry. He seeks revenge once they meet for the second time on Dec. 7.
The ultimate struggle on the principle card incorporates a featherweight banger as Nate Landwehr takes on the at all times thrilling Doo Ho Choi.
One fascinating word with the principle card announcement is the featherweight struggle between former champion Aljamain Sterling and Movsar Evloev is outwardly occurring on the prelims. The matchup may probably crown a brand new contender within the featherweight division, nevertheless it seems like Sterling and Evloev will received’t be battling it out on the principle card.
UFC 310 (principal card)
MAIN EVENT: Alexander Pantoja vs. Kai Asakura
Shavkat Rakhmonov vs. Ian Machado Garry
Ciryl Gane vs. Alexander Volkov
Bryce Mitchell vs. Kron Gracie
Nate Landwehr vs. Doo Ho Choi
