UFC 310
| UFC 310: Muhammad vs. Rakhmonov | ||||
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | December 7, 2024 | |||
| Venue | T-Mobile Arena | |||
| City | Paradise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 310: Muhammad vs. Rakhmonov is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on December 7, 2024, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States.[1]
Background
[edit]A UFC Welterweight Championship bout between current champion Belal Muhammad and undefeated contender Shavkat Rakhmonov is scheduled to headline the event.[2]
A UFC Flyweight Championship bout between current champion Alexandre Pantoja and former two-time Rizin Bantamweight Champion (also promotional newcomer) Kai Asakura is scheduled to be the co-main event.[2]
A heavyweight rematch between former interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Ciryl Gane and former Bellator Heavyweight World Champion Alexander Volkov was expected to take place at UFC 308, but it was moved to this event due to Volkov's knee injury.[3][4] The pairing previously headlined UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov in June 2021 which Gane won by unanimous decision.[5]
A welterweight bout between former WEC and Strikeforce Welterweight Champion Nick Diaz (also former UFC Welterweight Championship challenger) and Vicente Luque is expected to take place at the event.[6] The pair was previously expected to meet at UFC on ABC: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov, but the bout was removed from the event due to travel issues related to Diaz.[7]
A featherweight bout between former UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling and Movsar Evloev is scheduled for this event.[8] They were originally expected to face each other at UFC 307, but Sterling withdrew due to an injury.[9][10]
A women's strawweight bout between The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia strawweight winner Tatiana Suarez and former Invicta FC Strawweight Champion Virna Jandiroba was scheduled for this event.[11] However, Suarez reportedly withdrew from the fight due to an unspecified health issue and it is unclear whether Jandiroba will remain on the event or not.[12]
Fight card
[edit]| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Belal Muhammad (c) | vs. | Shavkat Rakhmonov | [a] | |||
| Flyweight | Alexandre Pantoja (c) | vs. | Kai Asakura | [b] | |||
| Heavyweight | Ciryl Gane | vs. | Alexander Volkov | ||||
| Welterweight | Vicente Luque | vs. | Nick Diaz | ||||
| Featherweight | Movsar Evloev | vs. | Aljamain Sterling | ||||
| Welterweight | Randy Brown | vs. | Bryan Battle | ||||
| Heavyweight | Łukasz Brzeski | vs. | Tallison Teixeira | ||||
| Flyweight | Cody Durden | vs. | Joshua Van | ||||
| Lightweight | Clay Guida | vs. | Chase Hooper | ||||
| Welterweight | Michael Chiesa | vs. | Max Griffin | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Anthony Smith | vs. | Dominick Reyes | ||||
- ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
Announced bouts
[edit]- Women's Strawweight bout: Virna Jandiroba vs. TBD[12]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Nolan King (2024-08-17). "Remainder of UFC schedule in 2024 fills out: 15 events across nine cities". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ^ a b Nick Baldwin (2024-10-12). "Muhammad-Rakhmonov, Pantoja-Asakura set for UFC 310". thescore.com. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
- ^ Staff (2024-09-22). "Report: Alexander Volkov injury pushes Ciryl Gane rematch from UFC 308 to UFC 310". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ^ Tristen Critchfield (2024-09-24). "Alexander Volkov suffers knee injury, withdraws from UFC 308 rematch vs. Ciryl Gane". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ Marc Raimondi (2024-06-13). "Ciryl Gane defeats Alexander Volkov via unanimous decision, says he's 'ready' for shot at heavyweight belt". espn.com. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ^ Staff (2024-09-25). "Nick Diaz vs. Vicente Luque rebooked for UFC 310". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ Tristen Critchfield (2024-07-20). "Diaz vs. Luque postponed; 'Shara Bullet' vs. Oleksiejczuk added to UFC Abu Dhabi". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ Nolan King (2024-09-27). "UFC 310 adds Movsar Evloev vs. Aljamain Sterling rescheduled bout". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ Nolan King (2024-09-18). "Aljamain Sterling out of UFC 307 vs. Movsar Evloev due to injury". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ Adam Guillen (2024-09-23). "Salt Lake See Ya! Movsar Evloev bails on UFC 307 after no one agrees to fight". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
- ^ Jed Meshew (2024-09-17). "Tatiana Suarez vs. Virna Jandiroba set for UFC 310 in December". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
- ^ a b Damon Martin (2024-10-21). "Tatiana Suarez out of UFC 310 fight against Virna Jandiroba". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
- ^ "UFC 310: Muhammad vs. Rakhmonov". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
