UFC 310 pits 2 champs in the main event but rest of the card worth a look

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UFC 310 pits 2 champs in the main event but rest of the card worth a look
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Following a Jon Jones-headlined card is never an easy task. UFC 310 won’t sell a lot of pay-per-views based on Saturday night’s main event alone. But the card as a whole is filled with intriguing matchups and storylines to close out 2024.

FILE - Alexandre Pantoja poses on the scale during a ceremonial weigh-in for the UFC 290 mixed martial arts event July 7, 2023, in Las Vegas . is never an easy task, and without a doubt, UFC 310 won’t sell a lot of pay-per-views based on Saturday night’s main event alone.

As for the main event, Alexandre Pantoja will defend his flyweight championship against Kai Asakura, who is making his UFC debut. Those performances established him as the clear fighter in his class, and now Pantoja is headlining his second pay-per-view card this year. The first was in his native Brazilon May 4 and now this one in what is still proclaimed by many to be the fight capital of the world.

Asakura said he has created interested since announcing he was joining the UFC and even has been stopped in Las Vegas by fans curious about how his debut might go.

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