Title Fight Set; Bryan Battle Heavy

The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s final pay-per-view event of the year is set after the UFC 310 weigh-ins. Headlining the mixed martial arts promotion’s return to Las Vegas is a flyweight championship fight between Alexandre Pantoja and Octagon newcomer Kai Asakura. Both men successfully made the weight, which wasn’t a given as Asakura had previously been fighting at bantamweight. One fighter missed weight, as Bryan Battle checked in four pounds heavy for his welterweight contest against Randy Brown. While Anthony Smith initially weighed in 1.5 pounds heavy, he returned within the additional hour period to reach 205.5 pounds. Battle’s match is expected to continue, and he is to receive an undisclosed percentage fine from his purse.

Pantoja (28-5) is on an impressive six-fight win streak that saw him claim the 125-pound title. “The Cannibal” has made two successful defenses of the belt against Brandon Royval and Steve Erceg since dethroning Brandon Moreno via split decision. The 34-year-old Brazilian weighed in at 124.5 pounds for his second UFC pay-per-view headliner.

A former Rizin bantamweight king, Asakura will debut in the UFC with a professional record of 21-4. Having won five of his last six fights, the 31-year-old has notable wins over Juan Archuleta, Kyoji Horiguchi and Yuki Motoya. The hard-hitting Japanese fighter has a reputation for action and stepped on the scale weighing 124.5 pounds.

The UFC 310 main card will stream live on ESPN+ pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on Saturday. Prelims begin at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT on ESPN+ and UFC Fight Pass before moving to ESPN+ and ESPN2 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

UFC 310 Weigh-in Results:

Alexandre Pantoja (124.5) vs. Kai Asakura (124.5)
Ian Garry (171) vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov (171)
Ciryl Gane (245.5) vs. Alexander Volkov (254.5)
Kron Gracie (144.5) vs. Bryce Mitchell (146)
Doo Ho Choi (146) vs. Nate Landwehr (145.5)
Dominick Reyes (205) vs. Anthony Smith (205.5)
Themba Gorimbo (171) vs. Vicente Luque (170.5)
Movsar Evloev (145.5) vs. Aljamain Sterling (145.5)
Bryan Battle (175)* vs. Randy Brown (171)
Eryk Anders (193) vs. Chris Weidman (194.5)
Cody Durden (126) vs. Joshua Van (126)
Michael Chiesa (170.5) vs. Max Griffin (170)
Clay Guida (155) vs. Chase Hooper (155.5)
Lukasz Brzeski (234) vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu (236.5)
* Battle missed weight by four pounds and will be fined a percentage of his purse.