UFC 310 LIVE - Flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja beats Kai Asakura, Ian Machado Garry loses to Shavkat Rakhmonov
By Marcus Foley
Updated 08/12/2024 at 07:19 GMT
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Flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja continued his dominance over the flyweight division, seeing off new challenger Kai Asakura, making the Japanese UFC debutant submit in the second round. In the co-main event, Shavkat Rakhmonov inflicted the first defeat of Ian Machado Garry's career, winning a close points decision.
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PANTOJA WINS BY SUBMISSION IN ROUND 2
Early in the round Pantoja got the back of Asakura and secured the body triangle and on the second occasion he locked in a rear-naked choke there was no way his Japanese opponent could get out of it. A fantastic display from the Brazilian phenomenon.
PANTOJA-ASAKURA: ROUND 1
The Brazilian launched himself at his opponent and looked to have hurt his opponent in the opening moments with a left hook. Asakura showed some quality with calf kicks, punches to the body a knee to the chest but there is clearly a disparity in the power each possessed.
IT'S TIME!!!
Alexandre Pantoja having cleaned out his division takes on Kai Asakura, who before recently was a dominant force in the Rizin Fighting Federation bantamweight division.
FACE OFF WITH BELAL MUHAMMAD IN OCTAGON
They will meet for the UFC welterweight title in 2025.
RAKHMANOV WINS ON POINTS!
Rakhmanov wins the fight 48-47 on all three cards.
RAKHMANOV-MACHADO GARRY: ROUND 5
Machado Garry got Rakhmanov's back and attempted a body triangle. It looked like Machado Garry may have been close to securing a rear-naked choke but Rakhmanov escaped midway through the round. From this point onward Rakhamnov had control but was content to see the fight out. The Irishman wins the round and comes out of the fight with credit, but surely has been defeated here.
RAKHMANOV-MACHADO GARRY: ROUND 4
Rakhmanov secures his first takedown of the contest and takes advantage by nailing a few shots. Machado Garry got up for a moment but an arm drag took him back to the mat. A further takedown emphasised the round for the Kazakh fighter. Machado Garry surely needs a stoppage.
RAKHMANOV-MACHADO GARRY: ROUND 3
There is little action early in the round but after the referee splits them from a clinch, business picks up. Machado Garry likely won this round with numerous kicks to leg and body, but right on the buzzer Rakhamamov landed a big right hand.
RAKHMANOV-MACHADO GARRY: ROUND 2
Mostly a cagey affair with neither fighter wanting to make a mistake, but Rakhmanov landed three big right hands, the last a spinning back fist, with little coming back from Machado Garry so he has to be two up at this stage.
RAKHMANOV-MACHADO GARRY: ROUND 1
Rakhmanov forces the Irishman against the Octagon but Machado Garry blocks a takedown attempt. When the clinch finally is released, they both look to stand up and Rakhamnov lands a big right hand to ensure he takes the opener.
RAKHMANOV ARRIVES IN TRADITIONAL HEADWEAR
Kazakh hero Shavkat Rakhmonov (18-0) arrives at the Octagon to face the 13-0 Irishman. Someone's O has to go.
'LAYLA' RINGS OUT AS MACHADO GARRY EMERGES
He looks as confident and keen to fight as ever.
NOW THE FIGHT WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR
And so has Ian Machado Garry... Can he show he belongs with the elite in the welterweight division?
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GANE UNHAPPY WITH PERFORMANCE
He also discloses in his post-match interview on TNT Sports and discovery+ that he suffered a broken toe at the start of the fight.
GANE WINS BY SPLIT DECISION!
A controversial verdict, the Frenchman got the nod on two cards 29-28, with Volkov taking it by the same score on the other one.
GANE-VOLKOV: ROUND 3
Volkov executed a leg takedown on Gane and thereafter the two battled with each enjoying some control on the ground. It does not entertain the fans but could well to be enough to give the Russian the win.
GANE-VOLKOV: ROUND 2
Volkov landed a huge spinning fist which hurt Gane and the Russian followed up with a couple of strikes and kicks but after a period of standing off each other, Gane landed a big right hand before the Frenchman took the Russian to the ground and briefly locked in a choke hold.
GANE-VOLKOV: ROUND 1
Volkov took Gane down early but the Frenchman got to his feet and midway through the round slammed the Russian down against the fence. In the closing moments of the round Gane locked in a guillotine and had the buzzer been a few more seconds the fight may have ended.
GANE-VOLKOV REMATCH IS NEXT...
Ciryl Gane and Alexander Volkov meet in a rematch of their 2021 fight which the Frenchman won via a points decision.
MITCHELL STOPS GRACIE IN ROUND 3!
Mitchell ends the contest with an elbow which puts Gracie to sleep! The two were in a clinch from which Mitchell power slammed Gracie onto the mat, then Mitchell landed two left elbows, the second a brutal one which saw the referee dive into stop the contest with Gracie appearing to lose consciousness.
MITCHELL-GRACIE: ROUND 2
Gracie finds himself in the same position just over a minute into the second round, but the fighters are sent back to their feet, only for Mitchell to take him to the mat once more. From this position Gracie set up an armbar but Mitchell got out of it and ground and pound as the buzzer sounded.
MITCHELL-GRACIE: ROUND 1
Mitchell takes Gracie down early. Boos come from the crowd as the action remains on the ground for the rest of the round. It will secure Mitchell the opener though.
MITCHELL-GRACIE SET TO GO IN THE OCTAGON
American Bryce Mitchell takes on Kron Gracie in a battle of Brazilian jiu jitsu black belts.
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CHOI WANTS MITCHELL
He has targeted #13-ranked Byron Mitchell, who is in action next, to get him up back amongst the top fighters in the featherweight division in 2025.
CHOI STOPS LANDWEHR IN ROUND 3!
After a toe-to-toe exchange early in the round Choi took Landwehr to the ground and controlled on the floor until the referee stopped the contest with the American on the receiving end of continued punishment.
LANDWEHR-CHOI: ROUND 2
Choi started where he left off landing painful blows early, then after Landwehr landed with a spinning elbow came followed by high knees, the Korean took his opponent down and had control on the mat for a minute or so, before taking him down once again.
LANDWEHR-CHOI: ROUND 1
Landwehr tried to rush Choi but found himself on the end of a right uppercut and then a fantastic overhand right which saw the American touch the mat. A nasty left uppercut in close caused more damage to Landwehr's face, which already had its nose bloodied. Choi then got his back, but if anything it gave his opponent time to recover. Back on their feet, Choi's strikes once more dominated his opponent, mixing brutal body shots with uppercuts upstairs.
LANDWEHR-CHOI UP NEXT...
The trash talker par excellence Nate Landwehr and the always entertaining Dooho Choi are set to arrive in the Octagon.
THE MAIN CARD IS UPON US...
We've been spoiled already - and it is hard to see things slowing down now.
'PROBABLY' THE END FOR SMITH
Speaking to Joe Rogan on TNT Sports 2 and discovery+, Anthony Smith admitted his career is probably over, after trying to put personal tragedy behind him going into this fight.
REYES STOPS SMITH IN ROUND 2
Smith caught a kick but it did him no good as with his left hand free Reyes proceeded to batter his opponent with his hand. He landed elbows to force Smith to the ground and then tomahawk shots and elbows with his opponent's back on the mat. The referee eventually stopped the fight, not before time.
REYES-SMITH: ROUND 1
Reyes with the better of the opener, landing strikes and kicks, before Smith turned the momentum a minute from the end getting through his opponent's guard. In the closing seconds Reyes once more grabbed the advantage landing punishing right hands which have caused damage under Smith's left eye.
REYES-SMITH NEXT IN THE OCTAGON
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LUQUE WITH SUBMISSION IN ROUND 1
Gorimbo began with painful looking calf kicks but Luque landed a brutal right hand from close and then locks in an Anaconda choke rolls him over and puts his opponent to sleep. The fight only lasted 52 seconds.
LUQUE-GORIMBO NEXT
Brazilian Vicente Luque takes on Zimbabwean Themba Gorimbo in a welterweight contest.
EVLOEV WINS UNANIMOUS DECISION!
It seemed a fairly straightforward fight to score, as close as it was.
EVLOEV-STERLING: ROUND 3
Evloev makes a mistake early and Sterling lands an early takedown, his fourth of the fight. Sterling went for his back in the final two minutes but Evloev blocked it and as they got to their feet took the American down and controlled the clinch until its conclusion. An exhausting fight to watch, let alone compete in.
EVLOEV-STERLING: ROUND 2
Evloev in control for the first two minutes on the ground until Sterling battled his way to his feet and for a moment looked close to delivering a tombstone and pedigree, before both got to their feet. Evloev then landed a sickening right hand putting Sterling on his back on the mat and had control until the end of the round. We are level going into the last.
EVLOEV-STERLING: ROUND 1
Sterling with impressive striking from range and taking his opponent down 90 seconds into the round and had control on the ground until the final minute, when Evloev reversed the hold. A fantastic first round.
EVLOEV-STERLING NEXT
Fifth-ranked featherweight Movsar Evloev takes on former bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling.
BATTLE WINS SPLIT DECISION!
Brown is unhappy and there are boos in the crowd but 'The Butcher' gets the nod with two cards in his favour 29-28 with another the other way.
BROWN-BATTLE: ROUND 3
The crowd prefer Brown's work nice strikes from range early in the round and then a combination to head and body midway through, but the majority of the round saw Battle forcing Brown against the cage landing intermittent shots in the clinches.
BROWN-BATTLE: ROUND 2
A good comeback from Battle in the second closing the distance and smothering his opponent, controlling the clinches.
BROWN-BATTLE: ROUND 1
Impressive round for Brown, he got the better of striking initially and then flipped over his opponent, but opted to just land kicks. Battle had a better last minute until Brown took him down again in the last seconds, attempting a crucifix as the buzzer sounded.
BROWN AND BATTLE UP FIRST
Battle missed the weight limit so the welterweight bout is officially a catchweight.
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THE WEIGH-IN WENT...AS YOU WOULD EXPECT
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Tempers fray as Garry and Rakhmonov clash at UFC 310 weigh-in
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HELLO AND WELCOME...
Thanks for joining our coverage of UFC 310 where we will see the biggest test of Ian Machado Garry's career and a very exciting UFC flyweight title fight.
FULL CARD
Alexandre Pantoja v Kai Asakura
Shavkat Rakhmonov v Ian Machado Garry
Ciryl Gane v Alexander Volkov 2
Bryce Mitchell KO3 Kron Gracie
Dooho Choi TKO3 Nate Landwehr
Dominick Reyes TKO2 Anthony Smith
Vicente Luque SUB1 Themba Gorimbo
Movsar Evloev W3 Aljamain Sterling
Bryan Battle W3 Randy Brown
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