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

The UFC 310 early prelims will begin very shortly, with a heavyweight bout between Kennedy Nzechukwu and Lukasz Brzeski.

Okay, okay… so. Alexandra Pantoja is not in The Independent’s pound-for-pound UFC top 10.

However, the more I think about his resume, the more I regret not including him up to this point.

During and before his run as UFC flyweight champion, he’s notched three wins over ex-title holder Brandon Moreno, and two over No 1-ranked Brandon Royval.

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

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

If he beats Kai Asakura tonight, Pantoja will enter our list. That’s a promise.

Pantoja – 2/5; Asakura – 2/1

Rakhmonov – 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)

Ciryl 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 air live on TNT Sports in the UK, with the broadcaster’s app and website also streaming the fights. Discovery+ will also air the action in the UK. In the US, ESPN+ will stream the event live, as will the UFC’s Fight Pass.

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UFC 310 takes place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas tonight.

The early prelims are due to begin at 11pm GMT (3pm PT, 5pm CT, 6pm ET), with the regular prelims following at 1am GMT on Sunday (5pm PT, 7pm CT, 8pm ET on Saturday).

The main card is then set for 3am GMT on Sunday (7pm PT, 9pm CT, 10pm ET on Saturday).

Then, the UFC 310 main event pits Pantoja against Asakura, who is challenging for gold in his promotional debut. Asakura previously reigned as Rizin’s bantamweight champion, and that pedigree sees him hit the ground running in the UFC.

Follow live updates and results from the UFC 310 main card and prelims, right here.