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UFC 310: How to watch Alexandre Pantoja vs. Kai Asakura title fight, Las Vegas lineup, odds, more

Here’s what you need to know to watch UFC 310 on pay-per-view, ESPN2 and ESPN+.

(This story was updated to add new information.)

The UFC’s 14th and final pay-per-view event of 2024 goes down Saturday in “Sin City.”

Here’s how to watch UFC 310 with the flyweight title on the line at the top of the card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Broadcast and streaming info

Jon Anik

UFC 310 has a main card that begins at 10 p.m. ET (7 p.m. PT) on pay-per-view (via ESPN+). The four-fight preliminary card airs on ESPN2 at 8 p.m. ET. Five early prelims stream on ESPN+ at 6 p.m. ET.

[autotag]Dan Hellie[/autotag] will host the official UFC 310 weigh-in show on Friday.

He’ll be joined by UFC Hall of Famer [autotag]Daniel Cormier[/autotag], as well as others to be named shortly.

Former UFC title challenger [autotag]Chael Sonnen[/autotag] and former UFC/WEC bantamweight champion [autotag]Dominick Cruz[/autotag] will serve as a desk analysts on the UFC 310 post-fight show and throughout the card, when necessary.

[autotag]Brett Okamoto[/autotag] will serve as the host. Longtime UFC correspondent [autotag]Megan Olivi[/autotag] will conduct pre and post-fight interviews backstage with some of the athletes on the UFC 310 card, as well as report additional real-time updates for the event.

[autotag]Jon Anik[/autotag] will serve as the leading man on the mic from cageside at UFC 310. He will command play-by-play alongside color commentators, former two-division UFC champion Cormier and [autotag]Joe Rogan[/autotag]. Din Thomas will also contribute to the broadcast as a coach-analyst.

(Mike Bohn, MMA Junkie)

Main event: Alexandre Pantoja

May 4, 2024; Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BRAZIL; Alexandre Pantoja (red gloves) fights against Steve Erceg (blue gloves) during UFC 301 at Rio Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jason Silva-USA TODAY Sports

Record: 28-5 MMA, 12-3 UFC Opponent: Kai Asakura (21-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC) Division: Flyweight Key wins: Steve Erceg, Brandon Royval (twice), Brandon Moreno (twice), Alex Perez, Manel Kape Misc.: The Brazilian won the flyweight title with a split decision over Brandon Moreno in mid-2023 and has defended it with decisions over Brandon Royval and Steve Erceg.

Main event: Kai Asakura

Kai Asakura def. Juan Archuleta at Rizin 45

Record: 21-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC Opponent: Alexandre Pantoja (28-5 MMA, 12-3 UFC) Division: Flyweight Key wins: Misc.: Former Rizin champ Asakura will be a trivia question some day as one of the few fighters whose UFC debuts have been in title fights. He won the Rizin belt against former Bellator champion Juan Archuleta nearly a year ago.

Co-main event: Ian Machado Garry

Jun 29, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Ian Machado Garry (red gloves) fights Michael Page (not pictured) during UFC 303 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Record: 18-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC Opponent: Shavkat Rakhmonov (15-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) Division: Welterweight Key wins: Michael Page, Geoff Neal, Neil Magny, Daniel Rodriguez Misc.: Garry moved up a week from a planned fight with Joaquin Buckley to meet Rakhmonov in a title eliminator, instead.

Co-main event: Shavkat Rakhmonov

Shavkat Rakhmonov

Record: 15-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC Opponent: Ian Machado Garry (18-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) Division: Welterweight Key wins: Stephen Thompson, Geoff Neal, Neil Magny, Michel Prazeres Misc.: The 30-year-old from Kazakhstan was set to fight Belal Muhammad for the title this week until Muhammad pulled out. All 18 of his wins are by stoppage.

UFC 310 main card betting odds

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Champ Alexandre Pantoja (-275) vs. Kai Asakura (+225) – for flyweight title
  • Ian Machado Garry (+290) vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov (-390)
  • Ciryl Gane (-340) vs. Alexander Volkov (+260)
  • Kron Gracie (+450) vs. Bryce Mitchell (-725)
  • Dooho Choi (+120) vs. Nate Landwehr (-140)

UFC 310 prelim betting odds

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2, 8 p.m. ET)

  • Dominick Reyes (-360) vs. Anthony Smith (+270)
  • Themba Gorimbo (-155) vs. Vicente Luque (+130)
  • Movsar Evloev (-265) vs. Aljamain Sterling (+215)
  • Bryan Battle (-235) vs. Randy Brown (+190)

UFC 310 early prelim betting odds

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)

  • Eryk Anders (-105) vs. Chris Weidman (-115)
  • Cody Durden (+130) vs. Joshua Van (-155)
  • Michael Chiesa (+105) vs. Max Griffin (-125)
  • Clay Guida (+650) vs. Chase Hooper (-1150)
  • Lukasz Brzeski (+425) vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu (-650)

UFC 310 preview videos

 

UFC 310 full fight videos

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 310.

PFL: Battle of the Giants: How to watch Francis Ngannou vs. Renan Ferreira, start time, fight card, more

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the PFL: Battle of the Giants pay-per-view in Saudi Arabia.

Former UFC heavyweight champion [autotag]Francis Ngannou[/autotag] returns to MMA this week for the first time in nearly three years.

Here’s how to watch the PFL: Battle of the Giants pay-per-view with lineups, fight info and much more.

Broadcast and streaming info

PFL 6 Ceremonial weigh-ins at the Overtime Elite arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Wednesday, April 27, 2022. (Matt Ferris / PFL).

The PFL: Battle of the Giants event takes place Saturday at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The prelims stream on ESPN+ at 1:30 p.m. ET. The main card airs on pay-per-view (ESPN+, DAZN) at 4 p.m. ET and features three title fights at the top of the lineup.

ESPN reporter [autotag]Brett Okamoto[/autotag] and [autotag]Alsharefa Haifa[/autotag] will conduct pre and post-fight interviews backstage with some of the athletes on the PFL: Battle of the Giants card, as well as report additional real-time updates for the event.

[autotag]Sean O’Connell[/autotag] will serve as the leading man on the mic from cageside at PFL: Battle of the Giants.

He will command play-by-play alongside color commentators, former two-division UFC champion and UFC Hall of Famer [autotag]Randy Couture[/autotag], as well as former UFC welterweight title challenger [autotag]Dan Hardy[/autotag].

(Mike Bohn, MMA Junkie)

Heavyweight superfight: Francis Ngannou vs. Renan Ferreira

PFL Super Fights: Battle of the Giants Press Conference at the The Anthem in Washington D.C., Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Francis Ngannou (17-3) is back in MMA for the first time since a decision win over Ciryl Gane in January 2022 at UFC 270, which marked his final UFC title fight. His contract expired after that and he eventually vacated the belt to leave the promotion for greener pastures in the PFL. He boxed Tyson Fury a year ago in Saudi Arabia for his debut in that sport and impressed with a split decision loss, but was knocked out by Anthony Joshua when he attempted a boxing follow-up in March.

[autotag]Renan Ferreira[/autotag] (12-3) won PFL’s 2023 $1 million heavyweight season with a second-round knockout of Denis Goltsov this past November. He’s always a threat with his hands with 11 of his 13 wins by KO, and that was his way to a quick and easy win over Bellator heavyweight champ Ryan Bader in February. The Brazilian took out Bader in just 21 seconds.

Women’s featherweight superfight: Cris Cyborg vs. Larissa Pacheco

Larissa Pacheco, Cris Cyborg

[autotag]Cris Cyborg[/autotag] (27-2) and her Bellator title take on [autotag]Larissa Pacheco [/autotag] (23-4), the reigning PFL women’s featherweight winner, in a battle of Brazilians. After 15 years of being a massive favorite against nearly everyone she faced, Cyborg is a slight underdog to Pacheco, who upset Kayla Harrison to win the 2022 PFL women’s lightweight season, then won the featherweight season in 2023. Cyborg has seven straight wins since her upset loss to Amanda Nunes nearly six years ago, including a first-round knockout of Cat Zingano at Bellator 300 a year ago.

Bellator middleweight title: Johnny Eblen vs. Fabian Edwards

Johnny Eblen def. Fabian Edwards, Bellator 299

Bellator middleweight champ Johnny Eblen (15-0) will put his title on the line against Fabian Edwards (13-3) in a rematch only 13 months after their first meeting. Eblen knocked out Edwards in thee third round of their first in Dublin at Bellator 299. Since then, Edwards beat Aaron Jeffery by decision in March in a title eliminator to get another shot. Eblen beat PFL champ Impa Kasanganay in a crossover fight in February to stay unbeaten.

Other key matchups

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – FEBRUARY 24: AJ McKee celebrates after fighting Clay Collard during the 2024 PFL vs Bellator: Champs event at Kingdom Arena on February 24, 2024 in Riyadh. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** AJ McKee

Former Bellator featherweight champion A.J. McKee (22-1) will try to stay on track at lightweight when he takes on Paul Hughes (12-1) to open the main card. McKee is 4-0 since he moved to 155 pounds, and after three straight decisions got a 70-second armbar submission of Clay Collard in Saudi Arabia in February. Former Cage Warriors featherweight champ Hughes has six straight wins, including three straight by knockout.

Ex-Bellator bantamweight champ Raufeon Stots (20-2) returns to take on Marcos Breno (15-3) on the prelims. After he lost the 135-pound title to Patchy Mix in April 2023, Stots rebounded 11 months ago with a second win over rival Danny Sabatello. Breno’s most recent fight came against Sabatello, as well – but it was a second-round submission loss at Bellator 294, which snapped a modest three-fight winning streak.

Full fight card

MAIN CARD (DAZN pay-per-view, 4 p.m. ET)

  • Francis Ngannou vs. Renan Ferreira – for heavyweight superfight title
  • Cris Cyborg vs. Larissa Pacheco – for women’s featherweight superfight title
  • Champ Johnny Eblen vs. Fabian Edwards – for Bellator middleweight title
  • Husein Kadimagomaev vs. Zafar Mohsen
  • A.J. McKee vs. Paul Hughes

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 1:30 p.m. ET)

  • Marcos Breno vs. Raufeon Stots
  • Dedrek Sanders vs. Makkasharip Zaynukov
  • Nacho Campos vs. Ibragim Ibragimov
  • Youssef Al Housani vs. Taha Bendaoud

Preview videos

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