The UFC wrapped its 2024 pay-per-view slate with a stacked UFC 310 headlined by a men’s flyweight championship bout between Alexandre Pantoja and Kai Asakura, that saw the Brazilian hold onto his belt with the eighth rear-naked choke victory of his impressive MMA career.
In the co-main event, a title eliminator between welterweight contenders, Shavkat Rakhmonov may have lost his finish streak, but kept his undefeated streak going and booked a fight with champ Belal Muhammad by beating Ian Machado Garry.
In addition to those five-round contests, the undercard and prelims featured multiple former UFC titleholders and title challengers, and a handful of rising contenders who could one day find themselves fighting for or wearing UFC gold.
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Flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja defends his title against Kai Asakura, plus undefeated welterweights Shavkat Rakhmonov and Ian Machado Garry meet in a five-round co-main event. Watch UFC 310 on Saturday with prelim coverage beginning 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT, and the pay-per-view main card starting at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT.
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Below are the official results from UFC 310:
MAIN CARD
Alexandre Pantoja def. Kai Asakura by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:05 of Round 2
Pantoja was too much for Asakura in the Japanese fighter's UFC debut, dominating him on the ground and using his exquisite scrambling skills to lock in the rear-naked choke and force the tap-out.
Shavkat Rakhmonov def. Ian Machado Garry by unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47)
The two welterweight contenders went the distance in a bout where you couldn't find much to separate one from the other. But some strong strikes from Rakhmonov tipped the edge just enough, helping the Kazakh fighter remain undefeated.
Ciryl Gane def. Alexander Volkov by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
In a shocking result after a tightly contested fight, Gane did enough to convince the judges that he deserved the win over Volkov. He said after the fight that he broke his toes in the opening seconds of the fight.
Bryce Mitchell def. Kron Gracie by knockout (elbows) at 0:39 of Round 3
After taking Gracie down and getting into top position, Mitchell delivered two violent elbows to put the Brazilian to sleep and get back in the win column.
Nate Landwehr vs. Doo Ho Choi def. Nate Landwehr by TKO (ground and pound) at 3:21 of Round 3.
Choi was precise and surgical, taking the fight to Landwehr from the get-go with impressive striking, but managed to show his all-around game on the ground, out-wrestling the American and forcing the referee stoppage after some vicious ground and pound.
PRELIMINARY CARD
Dominick Reyes def. Anthony Smith by TKO (ground and pound) at 4:46 of Round 2
Reyes was absolutely dominant, showering Smith with blows while keeping his opponent trapped to the mat to force referee Marc Goddard to call the stoppage.
Vicente Luque def. Themba Gorimbo by submission (anaconda choke) at 0:52 of Round 1
Luque made quick work of his opponent, making an impressive turn into an anaconda choke and forcing the tap out from Gorimbo less than a minute into the brawl.
Movsar Evloev def. Aljamain Sterling by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Evloev's takedowns were top-notch while his wrestling and grappling absolutely suffocated the former champion, helping the Russian fighter remain undefeated.
Bryan Battle def. Randy Brown by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Battle secured the win in the third round after keeping Brown against the cage for the majority of the frame, helping him to a split-decision victory despite missing weight ahead of the fight.
Chris Weidman vs. Eryk Anders def. Chris Weidman by TKO (ground and pound) at 4:51 of Round 2
Anders got the former middleweight champ Weidman on the mat and kept him there through most of the second round to force the referee stoppage following some relentless ground and pound.
Joshua Van def. Cody Durden by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 29-28)
Van's punches were quick and true, as the quick striker dominated Durden on his feet to the tune of 140-70 significant head strikes to help him earn the unanimous decision win.
Michael Chiesa def. Max Griffin by submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:56 of Round 3
Chiesa's jiu-jitsu was too much for Griffin, who was unable to keep the action on the feet.
Chase Hooper def. Clay Guida by submission (armbar) at 3:41 of Round 1
Hooper extended his winning streak to four and his submission streak to three in a row with an easy win over the 42-year-old Guida.
Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Lukasz Brzeski by knockout at 4:51 of Round 1
Nzechukwu is now 2-0 since returning to the heavyweight division after catching Brzeski on the end of a long right hook.
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