UFC 310 LIVE: Ian Garry vs Shavkat Rakhmonov updates and ...
UFC 310 culminates in two huge fights tonight, as Shavkat Rakhmonov faces Ian Machado Garry before Alexandre Pantoja defends his flyweight belt against Kai Asakura.
Rakhmonov was due to challenge welterweight champion Belal Muhammad here, but the latter withdrew due to a bone infection, leading Machado Garry to step in. The unbeaten Irishman faces the unbeaten Kazakh – one of his former training partners – in a highly-anticipated bout, which will establish a No 1 contender at 170lb.
Then, the UFC 310 main event pits Pantoja against Asakura, who is challenging for gold in his promotional debut. Asakura previously reigned as Rizin’s bantamweight champion, and that pedigree sees him hit the ground running in the UFC.
Elsewhere on the card, former interim heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane faces Alexander Volkov in a rematch, while Aljamain Sterling and Chris Weidman are the other ex-title holders to feature in Las Vegas.
Follow live updates and results from the UFC 310 main card and prelims, below.
Former UFC champion Michael Bisping has issued a stark warning to Ian Machado Garry ahead of tonight’s co-main event...
Alex Pattle7 December 2024 23:47
Another one down, and it’s another first-round finish!
This one is a submission, as the young Chase Hooper defeats veteran Clay Guida via armbar, with 3:41 gone.
Alex Pattle7 December 2024 23:40
A key narrative heading into UFC 310 has been Rakhmonov and Machado Garry’s past as sparring partners.
Rakhmonov claimed this week that he submitted the Irishman back in the day, and Machado Garry admitted as much later in the week.
More here:
Alex Pattle7 December 2024 23:30
The first fight of the night is already in the books!
Kennedy Nzechukwu secures a TKO win against Lukasz Brzeski, stopping him with nine seconds left in the first round!
Alex Pattle7 December 2024 23:14
Okay, okay... so. Alexandra Pantoja is not in The Independent’s pound-for-pound UFC top 10.
However, the more I think about his resume, the more I regret not including him up to this point.
During and before his run as UFC flyweight champion, he’s notched three wins over ex-title holder Brandon Moreno, and two over No 1-ranked Brandon Royval.
In fact, the Brazilian is 9-0 against the division’s current top 10 (he’s not included in that 10, as champion). The only one he hasn’t beaten is the only one he hasn’t fought: Amir Albazi, who lost to Moreno recently.
Furthermore, the 33-year-old is always in exciting fights.
If he beats Kai Asakura tonight, Pantoja will enter our list. That’s a promise.
Alex Pattle7 December 2024 22:45
Pantoja – 2/5; Asakura – 2/1
Rakhmonov – 2/7; Machado Garry – 12/5
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Alex Pattle7 December 2024 22:30
Subject to very late changes...
Main card
Alexandre Pantoja (C) vs Kai Asakura (men’s flyweight title)
Shavkat Rakhmonov vs Ian Machado Garry (welterweight, five rounds)
Ciryl Gane vs Alexander Volkov 2 (heavyweight)
Bryce Mitchell vs Kron Gracie (featherweight)
Nate Landwehr vs Dooho Choi (featherweight)
Prelims
Dominick Reyes vs Anthony Smith (light-heavyweight)
Vicente Luque vs Themba Gorimbo (welterweight)
Movsar Evloev vs Aljamain Sterling (featherweight)
Randy Brown vs Bryan Battle (welterweight)
Early prelims
Chris Weidman vs Eryk Anders (catchweight, 195lb)
Cody Durden vs Joshua Van (flyweight)
Michael Chiesa vs Max Griffin (welterweight)
Clay Guida vs Chase Hooper (lightweight)
Kennedy Nzechukwu vs Lukasz Brzeski (heavyweight)
Alex Pattle7 December 2024 22:15
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Alex Pattle7 December 2024 22:00
UFC 310 takes place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas tonight.
The early prelims are due to begin at 11pm GMT (3pm PT, 5pm CT, 6pm ET), with the regular prelims following at 1am GMT on Sunday (5pm PT, 7pm CT, 8pm ET on Saturday).
The main card is then set for 3am GMT on Sunday (7pm PT, 9pm CT, 10pm ET on Saturday).
Alex Pattle7 December 2024 21:45
Then, the UFC 310 main event pits Pantoja against Asakura, who is challenging for gold in his promotional debut. Asakura previously reigned as Rizin’s bantamweight champion, and that pedigree sees him hit the ground running in the UFC.
Follow live updates and results from the UFC 310 main card and prelims, right here.
Alex Pattle7 December 2024 21:29
