UFC 310 takes place Saturday. The event (pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+) takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
In the headliner, flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja (28-5 MMA, 12-3 UFC) puts his title on the line against promotional debutant Kai Asakura (21-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC). The co-feature is a welterweight title eliminator between Shavkat Rakhmonov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) and Ian Machado Garry (15-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC).
- Event: UFC 310: Pantoja vs Asakura
- Date: Saturday 7 December 2024
- Venue: T-Mobile Arena
- Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
The Japanese star is coming over from RIZIN, and has a rare opportunity to win the world title on his debut, unlike any UFC fighter before him. While there have been other occasions when a fighter has fought for the belt on their debut, they have lost those efforts.
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Alexandre Pantoja vs Kai Asakura – for flyweight title
- Ian Machado Garry vs Shavkat Rakhmonov
- Ciryl Gane vs Alexander Volkov
- Kron Gracie vs Bryce Mitchell
- Dooho Choi vs Nate Landwehr
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2, 8 p.m. ET)
- Dominick Reyes vs Anthony Smith
- Themba Gorimbo vs Vicente Luque
- Movsar Evloev vs Aljamain Sterling
- Bryan Battle vs Randy Brown
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
- Eryk Anders vs Chris Weidman
- Joshua Van vs Cody Durden
- Michael Chiesa vs Max Griffin
- Chase Hooper vs Clay Guida
- Kennedy Nzechukwu vs Lukasz Brzeski