UFC 310 LIVE: Ian Garry vs Shavkat Rakhmonov updates and results after Kai Asakura debuts

In some major news this week, Islam Makhachev vs. Arman Tsarukyan 2 has been confirmed as the main event of UFC 311.

Five years after Makhachev outplayed Tsarukyan in a close fight, the pair will clash again – with Makhachev’s lightweight title on the line.

Also on the first UFC pay-per-view of 2025, Merab Dvalishvili defends his bantamweight title against Umar Nurmagomedov.

That means Umar’s cousin, UFC great Khabib, will be busy on January 18: training Umar and Makhachev (Khabib’s childhood friend) in back-to-back fights.

Second straight submission in the early preliminaries, and third straight finish!

Michael Chiesa defeated Max Griffin by naked choke in the third round.

Former UFC champion Michael Bisping has issued a stark warning to Ian Machado Garry ahead of tonight’s co-main…

Another down, and that’s another end to the first round!

This is a submission, as young Chase Hooper defeats veteran Clay Guida via armbar at 3:41.

The key storyline for UFC 310 was Rakhmonov and Machado Garry’s past as sparring partners.

Rakhmonov claimed this week that he had submitted the Irishman even earlier and Machado Garry admitted it much later in the week.

The first fight of the night is already in the books!

Kennedy Nzechukwu secures a TKO win against Lukasz Brzeski, stopping him with nine seconds left in the first round!

Ok, ok… well. Aleksandra Pantoja is not here The Independent‘s pound for pound UFC top 10.

However, the more I think about his biography, the more I regret not including him until now.

During and before he was UFC flyweight champion, he had three wins over former title holder Brandon Moreno, and two over Brendon Royval, who was ranked no. 1.

In fact, the Brazilian is 9-0 against the division’s current top 10 (not included in that top 10, as a champion). The only one he hasn’t beaten is the only one he hasn’t fought: Amir Albazi, who recently lost to Moreno.

Moreover, the 33-year-old is always in exciting fights.

If Kai Asakura wins tonight, Pantoja will make our list. That’s a promise.

Pantoja – 2/5; Asakura – 2/1

Rahmonov – 2/7; Machado Garry – 12/5

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Alexandre Pantoja (C) vs Kai Asakura (Men’s Flyweight Title)

Shavkat Rakhmonov vs Ian Machado Garry (welterweight, five rounds)

Cyril Gane vs Alexander Volkov 2 (heavyweight)

Bryce Mitchell vs Kron Gracie (featherweight)

Nate Landwehr vs Dooho Choi (featherweight)

Dominick Reyes vs Anthony Smith (Light Heavyweight)

Vicente Luque vs Themba Gorimbo (Welterweight)

Movsar Evloev vs Aljamain Sterling (featherweight)

Randy Brown vs Bryan Battle (Welterweight)

Chris Weidman vs Eryk Anders (catchweight, 195lb)

Cody Durden vs Joshua Van (flyweight)

Michael Chiesa vs Max Griffin (Welterweight)

Clay Guida vs Chase Hooper (Lightweight)

Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Lukasz Brzeski (heavyweight)

The card will be broadcast live on TNT Sports in the UK, with the broadcaster’s app and website also streaming the fights. Discovery+ will also broadcast the action in the UK. In the US, ESPN+ will carry the event live, as will UFC’s Fight Pass.

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