UFC 310 went down final night time (Sat., Dec. 7, 2024) inside T-Cellular Enviornment in Las Vegas, Nevada, which noticed Alexandre Pantoja retain his Flyweight title by submitting Kai Asakura within the second spherical (see it once more right here). Within the co-main occasion, Shavkat Rakhmonov defeated Ian Garry through unanimous resolution to maintain his title combat towards Welterweight champion, Belal Muhammad intact (recap right here).
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Winner: Alexandre Pantoja
Who He Ought to Face Subsequent: Brandon Royval 3 … (hesitantly)
Since Demetrious Johnson turned down Pantoja’s request for a combat, he should look throughout the UFC ranks to maintain chugging alongside. And that can be powerful to do seeing as how the Brazilian champion has defeated most prime contenders. The person who’s deserving primarily based on rankings is latest wins is Brandon Royval. That’s as a result of he’s presently ranked No. 1 within the division and is on a two-fight win streak. The issue? Pantoja has already defeated Royval two occasions, with a type of being his first title protection at UFC 296 a yr in the past. That stated, everybody else within the High 5 isn’t precisely sizzling sufficient to warrant a title shot.
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Winner: Shavkat Rakhmonov
Who He Ought to Face Subsequent: Belal Muhammad title combat
After taking Garry’s “0,” Ralhmanov will now try and snap Muhammad’s 11-fight unbeaten streak, all whereas taking his shiny 170-pound strap. Rakhmonov already had the combat locked in earlier than “Keep in mind the Title” bowed out, and by taking out Garry, Rakhmonov’s inventory solely shot up. And he would be the fan favourite come combat night time as a result of the Las Vegas followers rained down the boos as soon as Muhammad stepped within the cage for this face-off.
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Winner: Ciryl Gane
Who He Ought to Face Subsequent: It’s difficult…
Gane escaped “Sin Metropolis” with a split-decision win that many felt ought to have gone Volkov’s means. However, “Bon Gamin” is now 2-0 over the Russian massive man, regardless of wanting lower than spectacular. So far as who he ought to face subsequent, that’s a bit difficult as a result of nobody is aware of what Jon Jones’ subsequent transfer can be. That’s to not say Gane deserves a rematch towards “Bones,” he doesn’t. However a combat between Gane and Tom Aspinall could be nice if Jones determined he desires to face Alex Pereira subsequent. If Jones and Aspinall do combat in 2025, then Gane might very properly be in line to face the winner, prefer it or not.
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Winner: Bryce Mitchell
Who He Ought to Face Subsequent: Doo Ho Choi
Mitchell received again within the win column with a spectacular knockout win over Kron Gracie (see it once more right here), his first win in over a yr. Previous to his combat, Doo Ho Choi — who gained within the opening combat of the night time by together with his personal third-round technical knockout (TKO) win over Nate Landwehr, referred to as for a showdown towards “Thug Nasty.” And fairly frankly, it’s a matchup I might not thoughts seeing. Each males convey an intense tempo to the Octagon and are as thrilling as they arrive, which might absolutely make them favorites to stroll away with an additional $50,000 in post-fight bonus money.
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