The last UFC PPV event of the year will take place next month as Alexandre Pantoja and Kai Asakura headline UFC 310 in Las Vegas.
Pantoja will defend his flyweight title against Asakura who is set to make his UFC debut after leaving his former promotion Rizin.
The Japanese MMA star has won 21 of 25 fights in his career so far and he now has the chance to become his country’s first champion against one of the greatest flyweights in history.
In the co-main event, there is a huge clash between two unbeaten fighters with Shavkat Rakhmonov facing Ian Machado Garry after Belal Muhammad pulled out injured.
UFC 310: Date, time and how to follow
UFC 310 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, December 7 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Early preliminary rounds are planned to get started at around 11pm UK time before the preliminaries begin at 1am on Sunday morning in the UK.
The main card will start at 3am.
All of the preliminary action will be broadcast live on the UFC Fight Pass. More details on how to sign for the pass can be found here.
The main event and card will then be available to watch live on TNT Sports in the UK. Fans can find out more on TNT Sports Box Office and discovery+ here.
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UFC 310: Fight card
Subject to change
Main card
- MAIN EVENT: Alexandre Pantoja vs Kai Asakura – for UFC Flyweight Championship
- Shavkat Rakhmonov vs Ian Machado Garry
- Ciryl Gane vs Alexander Volkov
- Nate Landwehr vs Dooho Choi
Preliminary card
- Vicente Luque vs Nick Diaz
- Movsar Evloev vs Aljamain Sterling
- Randy Brown vs Bryan Battle
- Anthony Smith vs Dominick Reyes
Early preliminary card
- Tallison Teixeira vs Lukasz Brzeski
- Cody Duren vs Joshua Van
- Clay Guida vs Chase Hooper
- Michael Chiesa vs Max Griffin
UFC 310: What has been said?
There has been some criticism over why Asakura has been able to go straight into a title bout without fighting in the UFC before.
However, Pantoja defended the decision to set him up against the Japanese star.
“I think it’s all about time,” he told MMA Junkie. “In that time right now, I think it makes sense.
“You bring Kai Asakura, the crossover – that’s what every hater of the UFC is talking about: UFC needs to make a crossover.
“But when the UFC did that, the haters come back and say Asakura doesn’t deserve to fight for the belt.”
Pantoja continued: “I think it makes sense. This time, nobody can say nothing.
“And it’s good for the whole division, too, because after my fight with Asakura, everybody is going to get the opportunity to fight with this guy, too. He’s good for the whole division.”
