It’s the final UFC pay-per-view of 2024 as the Octagon returns to Las Vegas for a stacked UFC 310 card at the T-Mobile Arena.
UFC flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja makes his second title defense in the main event as he welcomes former two-time Rizin bantamweight champion Kai Asakura to the UFC. Pantoja is coming off a May title defense over Steve Erceg while Asakura becomes only the fourth fighter to get a title shot in their UFC debut.
In the co-main event, it is a pivotal five-round welterweight bout between undefeated fighters Shavkat Rakhmonov vs. Ian Machado Garry. Rakhmonov was originally scheduled to challenge UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad in the main event, but a foot infection forced Muhammad out. Rakhmonov elected to put his title shot on the line and remain on the card with Garry stepping in on short notice.
Also on the main card is a heavyweight bout between Ciryl Gane and Alexander Volkov as well as a pair of featherweight bouts as Bryce Mitchell takes on Kron Gracie, and Nate Landwehr meets Doo Ho Choi.
The prelims are loaded with high-profile fighters, among them being former title challengers Dominick Reyes and Anthony Smith, former TUF winners Michael Chiesa and Bryan Battle, and former UFC champions Chris Weidman and Aljamain Sterling.
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> Heavyweights- Kennedy Nzechukwu (13-5, 7-5 UFC) vs. Lukasz Brzeski (9-5-1 1 NC, 1-4 UFC)
Brzeski with a leg kick. Nzechukwu lands a combination. Brzeski lands a right hand. They trade in close range and Nzechukwu lands a head kick. Brzeski lands a leg kick then a right hand. Nzechukwu with a short right hook. Brzeski grabs a leg and lands a left hook. Nzechukwu with a jab then a left hand. Nzechukwu with a head kick. Brzeski with a combo then a jab. Brzeski landing with more volume. Nzechukwu lands a knee. They trade and Nzechukwu with a nice right hook. Brzeski with a series of leg kicks. Nzechukwu lands a left hand. Nzechukwu drops Brzeski with a right hook and then finishes it off with some follow-up shots! Great finish from Nzechukwu.
Official Result- Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Lukasz Brzeski by TKO (punches) at 4:51 of Round 1
> Lightweights- Clay Guida (38-24, 18-18 UFC) vs. Chase Hooper (14-3-1, 6-3 UFC)
They trade in close range. They trade and Hooper grabs the neck, but Guida escapes the position. Hooper lands a left hand. They tie up and Hooper is looking for a takedown against the fence. Hooper scores the takedown and is in three-quarter mount. Guida is able to scramble to his feet, but Hooper gets a quick takedown. They get up and Guida lands an uppercut before they go to the mat. Hooper gets the back and is working. Guida is able to escape as they get up. They roll to the mat and Hooper has the back. Hooper landing from the back and the top. Hooper looks for an armbar and has it in and Guida taps! Hooper with the impressive submission finish.
Official Result- Chase Hooper def. Clay Guida by submission (armbar) at 3:41 of Round 1
> Welterweights- Michael Chiesa (17-7, 12-7 UFC) vs. Max Griffin (20-10, 8-8 UFC)
Chiesa lands a left hand. He lands another before scoring a takedown. Chiesa has the back as they get to their knees. They stand and Chiesa is on the back with both hooks in. Chiesa lets go and they separate. Griffin connects with a right hand. Chiesa with a front kick up the middle. They both connect with punches. Chiesa with a left hand and a knee to the body. Griffin lands a right hand. Chiesa gets a takedown but Griffin scrambles up. Chiesa gets the back as they scramble down to the mat and lands an elbow. 10-9 Chiesa.
They trade to start. Chiesa pushes it against the fence, but they break apart. Chiesa with a high kick and they both throw before clinching against the fence. Griffin reverses and is pressuring Chiesa against the fence. They break and Chiesa lands an uppercut before they go back to the clinch. They separate. Chiesa tries a takedown, but lands several uppercuts as he pushes Griffin to the fence. Chiesa with some knees. 10-9 Chiesa, 20-18 Chiesa.
Griffin coming forward and Chiesa is circling away. Griffin swings but is unable to connect. Chiesa gets a takedown and gets on the back of Griffin. Chiesa with some left hands as he locks in a rear-naked choke. Griffin is trying to fight it off, but he ends up tapping. What a showing from Chiesa to get the win!
Official Result- Michael Chiesa def. Max Griffin by submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:56 of Round 3
> Flyweights- #14 Cody Durden (17-6-1, 6-4-1 UFC) vs. Joshua Van (11-2, 4-1 UFC)
Durden with a leg kick. Van lands a leg kick and Durden counters with a body kick. Van lands a right hand. Durden shoots for a takedown against the fence. Durden is able to get Van to the mat. They scramble but Durden gets it back to the mat. They get to their feet and are tied up but separate. Van lands a jab and Durden lands a left hand. Van with a stiff jab and a body shot then several jabs. Van lands a combination then a jab and low kick as Durden lands a right hand. Van with a combo. Durden lands a jab. Van lands a combination. Durden looks for a takedown as Van defends with elbows. They trade knees. 10-9 Van.
Durden connects to start the second, then Van connects with several shots and Durden starts backing up. Van with a head kick and Durden moving weirdly. Durden shoots for a takedown as Van lands and defends. Van lands to the body. Van lands a right hand. Durden looks wobbly and exhausted as Van connects. Van with a left hook to the body. Durden shoots for a takedown but Van defends. Durden lands an uppercut. Van with an uppercut. Van with a jab then an uppercut then a combination. Van working the jab and lands a combo. Durden lands some punches. Van with a big combination. Van with an uppercut and works to the body. Durden lands a jab. Van with a right hand. Van with another big right hand and he lands more hard punches. 10-9 Van, 20-18 Van.
Durden with a heavy right hand. Van with a calf kick. Van lands a combination. Van lands to the body. They trade leg kicks. They trade in close range. Van lands a big right hand and Durden lands a right hand. Van with a calf kick. Van with a heavy left hook and Durden looks stunned. Durden shoots for a takedown but Van defends, and Durden goes to his back to rest. Durden is stood up. Van lands a jab. Van with a combination. Van continuing to land with heavy volume. Van with some big shots and Durden loses his mouthpiece. Van with some big punches and lands a knee. Van lands big late. 10-9 Van, 30-27 Van.
Official Result- Joshua Van def. Cody Durden by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-26, 30-27)
> 195-pound Catchweights- Chris Weidman (16-7, 12-7 UFC) vs. Eryk Anders (16-8 1 NC, 8-8 1 NC UFC)
Weidman with a pair of body kicks. Weidman with a right hand. Anders shoots for a takedown as they tie up against the fence. Weidman throws a kick, and Anders grabs it, and they trade. Anders hurts Weidman with a head kick. Anders grabs the body lock and trips up Weidman. Anders lands an illegal knee and timeout is called. They get back to action. Weidman with a body kick. Weidman drops Anders with a left hand and Weidman starts landing from the top. Anders has a cut open. Weidman with an elbow. Weidman with another elbow. 10-9 Weidman.
They trade in close range to start the second. Weidman with a right hand and Anders lands a left hand. Anders with a high kick. Anders lands a pair of left hands. Anders scores a takedown and Weidman has the neck. Anders with some right hands from the back. Anders gets to the top and is landing big hammerfists. Anders with lots of shots. Anders with some big elbows. More hammerfists from Anders. Anders with more punches. Anders landing more from the top. He lands more and it is stopped! Anders gets the win after being dropped in the first.
Official Result- Eryk Anders def. Chris Weidman by TKO (punches) at 4:51 of Round 2
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> Welterweights*- Randy Brown (19-5, 13-5 UFC) vs. Bryan Battle (11-2 1 NC, 6-1 1 NC UFC)
*Battle missed weight by four pounds
Brown lands a right hand. Battle with a front kick to the body. Brown throws some jabs. Battle lands a left hand. Brown with a combination to the body and follows it up with more punches. Battle shoots for a takedown but Brown defends. Brown with a left hook then a combination to the body. Brown lands a big right hand. They tie up against the fence and Battle with some knees. Brown gets a takedown and lands a leg kick before Battle gets to his feet. Brown with the jab and Battle lands a leg kick. Brown with a knee and gets a late takedown and lands punches. 10-9 Brown.
Brown lands a flying knee. They clinch and Battle lands some knees before they separate. They clinch again and Battle lands before they break. Battle lands a knee and Brown retreats. They trade before Battle pushes it against the fence. Battle pressuring against the fence and lands some left hands. Battle with a knee as they break. Brown lands an elbow then a flurry to the body. Battle controls in the clinch with an uppercut and some body strikes. Battle with another big knee. 10-9 Battle, 19-19.
Battle with a knee to the body and Brown lands a combo to the body ending with a knee. Brown lands to the body again. Battle looks for a takedown against the fence. Brown showing good defense as Battle lands a knee. They go to the mat but quickly get to their feet. Battle trying for a takedown and Brown landing elbows to defend. Battle with a pair of elbows. They break to the center. Brown with a big flurry to the head and body. Battle with some knees in the clinch. They battle for underhooks. Battle with short body shots. Brown with a knee. Very close fight. 10-9 Brown, 29-28 Brown.
Official Result- Bryan Battle def. Randy Brown by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
> Featherweights- #5 Movsar Evloev (18-0, 8-0 UFC) vs. #9 Aljamain Sterling (24-4, 16-4 UFC)
They trade leg kicks as Sterling lands a punch. Sterling gets the back and lands from the back as they’re on the knees. Sterling controlling on the mat as he has the back of Evloev fully controlled. They work to the feet, but Sterling still has the back and gets a big slam. Evloev reverses and gets Sterling’s back as they stand. They scramble and Evloev is in side control. Sterling gets Evloev on his back and lands a back elbow. Close round. 10-9 Sterling.
Sterling gets an early takedown. They scramble and Evloev ends up on top in the crucifix position. They scramble some more and Evloev has the back. Evloev lands some punches. Sterling reverses to his feet but they tie right back up. They separate. Sterling with an elbow. Evloev lands a big right hand and gets a takedown after grabbing a leg. Evloev in the half-guard before getting the back of Sterling. Sterling scrambles as Evloev lands from the top. Evloev lands to the body. 10-9 Evloev, 19-19.
Evloev throwing but not really landing. Evloev tries a spinning back fist but Sterling ducks and gets a takedown. They get to their feet and Sterling has body control and gets a big slam takedown. They scramble up and Sterling maintains body control. Sterling has back control now. Sterling with a knee and gets a takedown. Evloev scrambles and ends up inside the guard of Sterling. Both landing on the mat. Evloev lands a short right hand. Evloev has the back as they stand. Evloev gets it back down and is on the back. Evloev landing from the back. Close fight. 10-9 Sterling, 29-28 Sterling.
Official Result- Movsar Evloev def. Aljamain Sterling by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
> Welterweights- #14 Vicente Luque (22-10-1, 15-6 UFC) vs. Themba Gorimbo (14-4, 4-1 UFC)
Gorimbo lands a leg kick. Luque with a high kick and Gorimbo counters with a hard leg kick, then lands another. Luque drops Gorimbo with a combo and locks in a D’Arce choke. It is in tight and Gorimbo goes out cold! Wow, what a finish from Luque!
Official Result- Vicente Luque def. Themba Gorimbo by submission (D’Arce choke) at :52 of Round 1
> Light Heavyweights- #12 Dominick Reyes (13-4, 7-4 UFC) vs. #13 Anthony Smith (37-20, 13-10 UFC)
Reyes lands a left hand and body kick. Reyes with a leg kick. Smith grabs a leg and Reyes lands to defend and almost got a takedown as they separate. Reyes with a leg kick. Smith with a right hand. Timeout for an eye poke but they get back going. They trade as Smith lands a right hand. Reyes with an uppercut and straight left hand. They trade body kicks. Reyes lands a body kick. They trade body kicks and Reyes lands a combo. Smith lands a right hand. Smith with another right hand. Reyes lands a flurry as Smith isn’t defending. Reyes with a left hand. They trade late with Smith landing an elbow. 10-9 Reyes.
Smith grabs the single leg and looks for a takedown but Reyes is landing big elbows to defend. Reyes with short punches now as Smith is still holding on to the leg. Smith goes to the mat and Reyes lands more elbows. Reyes with lots and lots of elbows as Smith is not doing much to defend. Reyes still landing. Reyes in total control and continues to land and it is mercifully stopped. Strong performance from Reyes to pick up the win.
Official Result- Dominick Reyes def. Anthony Smith by TKO (strikes) at 4:46 of Round 2
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> Featherweights- Nate Landwehr (18-5, 5-3 UFC) vs. Doo Ho Choi (15-4-1, 4-3-1 UFC)
Choi with a big uppercut to start. Choi with a big right hand. Choi lands a big left hand. Choi with a jab then a leg kick. Choi with another uppercut. Landwehr lands a leg kick and Choi with a big uppercut and a right hand. Choi gets the back of Landwehr after they tie up. They scramble up and Landwehr lands a knee to the body. Choi with a combo then lands to the body. Choi lands a leg kick. Choi lands to the body as Landwehr lands a right hand. They tie up and Landwehr with a pair of knees. They separate near the end. 10-9 Choi.
Choi lands a combination. Choi mixing to the head and body and lands a hard calf kick. Choi with a right hand and a leg kick. They tie up and Landwehr lands a knee. They trade elbows and separate. Choi with a heavy calf kick. Landwehr lands a spinning elbow and some knees. Choi with a big takedown. Choi moves from side control to the mount and lands. Landwehr scrambles and Choi gets the back. They scramble to their feet, but Choi immediately takes it back down. They scramble back up. 10-9 Choi, 20-18 Choi.
Landwehr lands a right hand and both are swinging. Choi with a leg kick and rocks Landwehr with a right hand. Landwehr lands a right hand. Choi gets it down and is in side control. Choi gets the crucifix position and lands some elbows. Choi with some right hands from the crucifix position. Choi continuing to land. Choi with a pair of big elbows and it is stopped. What a performance from Choi!
Official Result- Doo Ho Choi def. Nate Landwehr by TKO (strikes) at 3:21 of Round 3
> Featherweights- #13 Bryce Mitchell (16-2, 7-2 UFC) vs. Kron Gracie (5-2, 1-2 UFC)
Mitchell lands a leg kick. They clinch and Mitchell with some knees to the body as Gracie lands some punches, then Mitchell gets it down to the mat. There isn’t much action going on other than Mitchell landing to the body. Mitchell with an elbow from the top. Mitchell still in control from the top. Both are landing short punches on the mat. 10-9 Mitchell.
Mitchell lands a body kick. Gracie lands a left hand. Mitchell with a leg kick. Mitchell with a left hand and a knee to the body. Mitchell scores a takedown. Mitchell lands from the top and they stand. They trade and Gracie pulls guard. Mitchell lands from the top. Gracie looking for an armbar from the bottom. He switches to looking for a triangle choke. Gracie looks to have the armbar in. Mitchell is able to get out and starts landing left hands. 10-9 Mitchell, 20-18 Mitchell.
Mitchell slips on a kick but gets right up. Mitchell with a left hand to the body. Gracie pulls guard and Mitchell slams him down at the same time and a vicious elbow from the top puts Gracie out cold! What a finish from Mitchell.
Official Result- Bryce Mitchell def. Kron Gracie by knockout (elbow) at :39 of Round 3
> Heavyweights- #2 Ciryl Gane (12-2, 9-2 UFC) vs. #3 Alexander Volkov (38-10, 12-4 UFC)
Volkov with a pair of leg kicks. Gane lands a leg kick. They trade kicks and Volkov gets Gane down to the mat. Gane gets an underhook and they work to the feet. Volkov has the body lock. They separate. Gane gets a big takedown. Gane with a pair of elbows from the top. Gane stands and grabs the fence and gets warned. Gane looks for a leg but Volkov spins out and they stand. Volkov with a knee and they separate. Volkov lands a body kick. Gane lands a knee to the body and Volkov turns it into a takedown. Gane looks for a guillotine choke but Volkov survives the round. 10-9 Gane.
They trade and Volkov lands a combo but eats a counter from Gane. Gane with a leg kick and Volkov lands a body kick. Volkov rocks Gane with a spinning back fist. Gane seems to have recovered. Volkov lands a head kick. Volkov with another head kick followed by a jab and a body kick. Gane lands a big right hand. Volkov controlling the center. Gane with some leg kicks. Volkov connects with a right hand. They trade and Gane hurts Volkov with a right hand. Gane gets a takedown and is in side control. Gane escapes to his feet. Volkov with a body kick. 10-9 Volkov, 19-19.
Volkov lands a body kick. Gane with a jab. Volkov gets the single leg and gets it to the mat. Gane looking for an armbar from the bottom. Volkov defending by landing. Volkov with short punches as Gane is just holding onto an arm. Volkov with some body shots. Gane lets go. Volkov still landing as Gane is doing nothing. Volkov is controlling from the top. Volkov with body shots. 10-9 Volkov, 29-28 Volkov.
Official Result- Ciryl Gane def. Alexander Volkov by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
> Welterweights- #3 Shavkat Rakhmonov (18-0, 6-0 UFC) vs. #7 Ian Machado Garry (15-0, 8-0 UFC)
They clinch against the fence right away. Rakhmonov has the body lock and is trying to get it down but Garry is keeping it up. Neither has landed a single significant strike nearly four minutes in. Rakhmonov still in control and they break. Garry with a leg kick and Rakhmonov lands a big right hand before they clinch right back up. 10-9 Rakhmonov.
Both miss kick attempts. Garry lands a jab. Rakhmonov with a snap jab and lands a right hand. Rakhmonov lands a jab. Garry scores with a high kick and lands a jab to the body. Rakhmonov lands a right hand then a left hand. They clinch against the fence. Garry with a knee. They separate. Rakhmonov with a spinning back fist. Rakhmonov lands a jab. 10-9 Rakhmonov, 20-18 Rakhmonov.
Rakhmonov lands to the body. Garry with a high kick. Rakhmonov lands a body kick. Garry lands a body kick. Garry with a leg kick and they trade punches. Garry lands a leg kick and a right hand. They clinch against the fence. Rakhmonov controlling more but not lots of action. They are separated. Garry with a high kick. Garry lands a jab. Garry with a pair of kicks. Garry with a jab. Rakhmonov with a jab and another. Rakhmonov lands a big right hand. 10-9 Garry, 29-28 Rakhmonov.
Garry lands a body kick. Rakhmonov with a spin kick to the body. They trade leg kicks. Garry lands a jab. Rakhmonov shoots for a takedown and pushes it to the fence. They separate. Rakhmonov shoots for a takedown and completes it. Rakhmonov lands an elbow. Rakhmonov with some right hands from the top. Garry scrambles out and they’re up. Garry looked for a choke but Rakhmonov reverses out and has the back. Rakhmonov landing some knees. Garry lands a back elbow. They break apart. Rakhmonov gets a takedown. Rakhmonov with some big shots from the top. 10-9 Rakhmonov, 39-37 Rakhmonov.
Garry lands and Rakhmonov lands a counter right hand. They tie up as both are looking for the takedown. Garry grabs the back as they go to the mat. Garry has the body triangle in. Garry working for a choke but Rakhmonov is defending. Garry has the arm around the chin. Rakhmonov is out and spins to inside of Garry’s guard. Garry still with the body triangle locked on. Rakhmonov lands some from the top. They get to their feet and are clinched along the fence. Garry lands a right hand. 10-9 Garry, 48-47 Rakhmonov.
Official Result- Shavkat Rakhmonov def. Ian Machado Garry by unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47)
> UFC Flyweight Championship- C Alexandre Pantoja (28-5, 12-3 UFC) vs. Kai Asakura (21-4, 0-0 UFC)
They come out wildly and Pantoja lands a left hand that hurts Asakura and they clinch. Pantoja scores a takedown. They get to their feet. They trade right hands. Asakura with a hard inside leg kick. Asakura with a knee to the body and Pantoja lands a big right hand. Pantoja with a left hand. Asakura lands a left hand. Asakura with a head kick and Pantoja counters with a body kick. Pantoja with an inside leg kick. Pantoja lands a knee. Pantoja with a body kick. Pantoja lands a combination. Pantoja lands a body kick. 10-9 Pantoja.
Pantoja lands a jab. Asakura lands as they clinch against the fence. Pantoja gets it down and has the back of Asakura. Pantoja looking for a choke and has it locked in. Asakura is fighting it but he goes out cold! Pantoja with the submission win to retain the title.
Official Result- Alexandre Pantoja def. Kai Asakura by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:05 of Round 2 to retain the UFC Flyweight Championship
