The UFC is beginning to schedule fights for its December pay-per-view event, including matching up [autotag]Anthony Smith[/autotag] and [autotag]Dominick Reyes[/autotag].
At UFC 310 on Dec. 7 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, former light heavyweight title challengers Smith (37-20 MMA, 13-10 UFC) and Reyes (13-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) are set to face off.
UFC officials announced the bout Saturday following an initial report from MMA Mania’s Alex Behunin in August.
You'll want to grab your popcorn for this one 🍿
Anthony Smith vs @DomReyes
[ #UFC310 LIVE on @ESPNPlus PPV | DEC 10 | 10pmET/7pmPT ] pic.twitter.com/OHRctBuZW9
— UFC (@ufc) September 21, 2024
Smith, currently No. 12 in the promotion’s divisional rankings, will look to rebound from a loss to Roman Dolidze at UFC 303 in June, which continued a recent trend of trading wins and losses. Smith’s last win came in the fight prior at UFC 301, where he scored MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month for May against Vitor Petrino in just two minutes.
Reyes, currently ranked No. 14, will aim to keep his momentum going following a two-minute victory of his own. In his first fight since November 2022, Reyes returned to action and quickly finished Dustin Jacoby in the first round at UFC on ESPN 57. Not only was the result a successful return after a lengthy layoff, the win snapped a four-fight skid that stretched back to his controversial title challenge loss vs. Jon Jones at UFC 247 in 2020.
The latest UFC 310 lineup now includes:
- Dominick Reyes vs. Anthony Smith
- Virna Jandiroba vs. Tatiana Suarez
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