Belal Muhammad makes the first defense of his welterweight title against Shavkat Rakhmonov in the main event at UFC 310 scheduled on Dec. 7 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The co-main event is also set as Alexandre Pantoja puts his flyweight title up for grabs against former RIZIN champion Kai Asakura, who is making his octagon debut with a chance to become champion in his first fight with the promotion.
UFC CEO Dana White announced the fights on Saturday.
Muhammad returns to action after a dominant performance over Leon Edwards to become champion back in July. It was a long time coming for Muhammad after he went on a 10 fight unbeaten streak before getting his opportunity at becoming champion.
Damn, looks like a decent card coming together
yessir , Bout Time
If BLOL beats Shavkat I will take back all the shit I talked about him
Me too, I think he gets wrecked
A Featherweight banger is coming to “Sin City.”
Today (Sun., Nov. 3, 2024), MMAMania.com has confirmed with multiple sources that Featherweights Nate Landwehr and Dooho Choi will clash on Dec. 7, 2024, at UFC 310, which will take place inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Landwehr (18-5) has been out of action since his upset knockout win over Jamall Emmers at UFC Atlantic City (watch highlights). “The Train” has won four out of his last five fights, with his lone loss coming against Top 15-ranked Dan Ige at UFC 297.
Landwehr was open to fighting fellow country boy Bryce Mitchell after his win in March, but it looks like that will hopefully take place in 2025.
Thankfully, Choi (15-4) has been more active since his mandatory military service. “Korean Superboy” returned after a four-year layoff against Kyle Nelson in 2023, but the fight ended up being a dreaded draw. But after another 17-month break, Choi scored his first win since 2016 when he knocked out Bill Algeo at UFC Vegas 94.
Landwehr and Choi are known finishers, so this fight should be violent for as long as it lasts.
This is a massive step up in competition for Shavkat. I love watching that dude fight and mostly hate watching Belal but Belal has a very strong fight IQ and Shavkat just goes for the finish. I think Belal will try to wear him out and if he does, Shavkat is in trouble. My money would be on Belal but my heart would be with Shavkat.