UFC 310 is in the books, and the event saw Alexandre Pantoja add to his resume.
The man at 125 remains --@PantojaMMA gets the submission in round 2! #UFC310 pic.twitter.com/HkGtz9p3oS
— UFC (@ufc) December 8, 2024
Pantoja defended the UFC Flyweight Title successfully for the third time, putting Kai Asakura to sleep with a second round rear naked choke. After the fight, Pantoja called out the retired Flyweight GOAT Demetrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson for a fight.
Alexandre Pantoja asks Demetrious Johnson to make a return to the UFC!!! -- --#UFC310 Live on TNT Sports & discovery+ pic.twitter.com/nsCA3kRYeg
— UFC on TNT Sports (@ufcontnt) December 8, 2024
Elsewhere on the show, former UFC champions met much different resutls as Ciryl Gane defeated Alexander Volkov by split decision. However, former Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman lost to Eryk Anders via TKO, and Aljamain Sterling dropped a bout to undefeated Movsar Evloev via unanimous decision.
A back and forth battle from the start --@Ciryl_Gane gets the huge split decision victory at #UFC310 pic.twitter.com/wPrFSsUZxj
— UFC (@ufc) December 8, 2024
Some other names familiar to longtime fans include Clay Guida, who turned 43 years old at midnight. He dropped his third straight fight in a submission loss to Chase Hooper. Michael Chiesa earned a finish win over Max Griffin.
Former light heavyweight title challengers clashed, with Dom Reyes finishing off Anthony Smith.
Hell of a performance by @DomReyes --
— UFC (@ufc) December 8, 2024
He gets his second consecutive victory to finish off the year strong! #UFC310 pic.twitter.com/3TnTiHPtsm
Full results are below.
UFC 310 card results
Alexandre Pantoja (c) def. Kai Asakura via second-round submission (rear naked choke) to successfully defend the UFC Flyweight Title.
Shavkat Rakhmonov def. Ian Machado Garry via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47)
Ciryl Gane def. Alexander Volkov via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Bryce Mitchell def. Kron Gracie via third-round TKO (elbows)
Dooho Choi def. Nate Landwehr via third-round TKO (punches)
Dominick Reyes def. Anthony Smith via second-round TKO (punches)
Vicente Luque def. Themba Gorimbo via first-round submission (D'Arce choke)
Movsar Evloev def. Aljamain Sterling via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Bryan Battle def. Randy Brown via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Eryk Anders def. Chris Weidman via second-round TKO (punches)
Josh Van def. Cody Durden via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-26, 30-27)
Michael Chiesa def. Max Griffin via third-round submission (rear naked choke)
Chase Hooper def. Clay Guida via first-round submission (armbar)
Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Lukasz Brzeski via first-round knockout (punches)
