New main event! UFC 310 fight card, everything we know

UFC 310 happens on December 7, 2024 back in Las Vegas, and it’s a fight card that was previously set to feature two championship fights. Alexandre Pantoja is still set to defend his flyweight belt, but the original main event title fight was canceled, striking a blow to what was shaping up to be a promising card.

The original headliner for UFC 310 was a welterweight title defense between Belal Muhammad and Shavkat Rakhmonov, but the champion had to pull out due to a bone infection.

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The card will be held again at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and it will be the UFC’s final PPV event of the year. Below is everything you need to know about the UFC’s next major pay-per-view event.

What is the new UFC 310 main event?

The Alexandre Pantoja vs. Kai Asakura title fight has been bumped up to be the new UFC 310 main event.

Since disaster struck UFC 310, Belal Muhammad's original opponent Shavkat Rakhmonov previously asked for an interim title fight, but only got a regular replacement. There were rumors of a potential bout with Kamaru Usman, but Rakhmonov instead got booked against Ian Garry-Machado. The bout would now be the co-main event, while the title fight between Pantoja and Asakura has been bumped up to the headliner.

RIZIN champion Kai Asakura is set to jump into an immediate title fight on his UFC debut against flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja. The fight itself will likely end up fun and exciting, although it'll struggle to sell PPVs with casual fans.

It's a bit unfortunate that the card got hit by an injury, but the fight card itself is still pretty good. Key main card fights include former bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling continuing his featherweight run against Movsar Evloev, and Ciryl Gane taking on Alexander Volkov in a striking clash between heavyweight contenders.

Bryce Mitchell vs. Kron Gracie was also recently added to the main event.

Nick Diaz pulled out after troubling rumors

Nick Diaz is an MMA legend and a long time fan favorite, but his return at UFC 310 against Vicente Luque already sparked some concerns from the get go.

Diaz didn’t look good in his return bout against fellow veteran Robbie Lawler three full years ago. His last win also happened 13 years ago against a long retired B.J. Penn. So when he was initially matched up as a 41 year old, people were already worried.

Things only got worse after some ugly rumors about alleged drug abuse came out, and soon enough Diaz was pulled from the card and the fight was cancelled.

UFC 310 full fight card and bout order

Apart from the original main event, Tatiana Suarez also pulled out due to health issues. There is still no official bout order for UFC 310, as of this writing, but here is the current fight card.

• Alexandre Pantoja vs. Kai Asakura - UFC flyweight championship
• Shavkat Rakhmonov vs. Ian Machado Garry
• Ciryl Gane vs. Alexander Volkov
• Bryce Mitchell vs. Kron Gracie
• Nate Landwehr vs. Choi Doo-ho

Preliminary card

• Anthony Smith vs. Dominick Reyes
• Movsar Evloev vs. Aljamain Sterling
• Randy Brown vs. Bryan Battle
• Chris Weidman vs. Eryk Anders

Early preliminary card

• Cody Durden vs. Joshua Van
• Michael Chiesa vs. Max Griffin
• Clay Guida vs. Chase Hooper

UFC 310: How to watch, live stream, start time

UFC 310 happens on December 7, 2024, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Details on live stream, start times and how to watch the event are on this section.

Once again, this UFC PPV will have live stream exclusively on ESPN+ for those in the US.

Start times will be the same as most UFC PPV events, which you can find below.

• Main card: 10 p.m. ET
• Prelims: 8 p.m. ET
• Early prelims: 6:30 p.m. ET

Notes and updates:

We will be constantly updating this post as more information on UFC 310 becomes available.

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