The final UFC PPV event of the year takes place this weekend as Alexandre Pantoja and Kai Asakura headline UFC 310 in Las Vegas.

Pantoja will defend his flyweight title against Asakura, who is ready to make UFC debut after leaving his old promotion Rizin.

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THE Japanese MMA star has won 21 of the 25 fights in his career so far and now he has the chance to become his country’s first champion against one of the greatest flyweights in history.

In the co-main event there is a huge clash between two undefeated fighters with Shavkat Rakhmonov facing Ian Machado Garry after Belal Muhammad emerges injured.

UFC 310: date, time and how to follow

CFU 310 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, December 7 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The first preliminary rounds are expected to begin around 11 p.m. UK time, before prelims begin at 1 a.m. on Sunday morning in the UK.

The main card will begin at 3 a.m.

All preliminary action will be streamed live on UFC Fight Pass. More details on how to sign for the pass can be found here.

The main event and card will then be available to watch live on TNT Sports in the United Kingdom. Fans can learn more about TNT Sports Box Office and Discovery+ here.

talkSPORT and talkSPORT.com will also keep you up to date with the latest news.

To connect to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 via the website, click HERE for live streaming.

You can also listen via the talkSPORT appon DAB digital radio, via your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.

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UFC 310: Fight card

Subject to change

Main map

• MAIN EVENT: Alexandre Pantoja vs. Kai Asakura – for the UFC Flyweight Championship
• Shavkat Rakhmonov vs. Ian Machado Garry
• Ciryl Gane vs. Alexander Volkov
• Bryce Mitchell vs. Kron Gracie
• Nate Landwehr vs. Dooho Choi

Preliminary map

• Dominick Reyes vs. Anthony Smith
• Vicente Luque vs. Themba Gorimbo
• Movsar Evloev vs. Aljamain Sterling
• Randy Brown vs. Bryan Battle

First preliminary map

• Chris Weidman vs. Eryk Anders
• Cody Durden vs. Joshua Van
• Michael Chiesa vs. Max Griffin
• Clay Guida vs. Chase Hooper
• Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Lukasz Brzeski

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UFC 310: What was said?

There has been criticism as to why Asakura was able to jump straight into a title fight without having fought in the UFC before.

However, Pantoja defended the decision to pit him against the Japanese star.

“I think it’s time,” he said MMA Junkie. “Right now, I think it makes sense.

“You bring in Kai Asakura, the crossover – that’s what everyone who hates the UFC is talking about: the UFC needs to do a crossover.

“But when the UFC did that, the haters come back and say Asakura doesn’t deserve to fight for the belt.”

Pantoja continued: “I think it makes sense. This time, no one can say anything.

“And it’s good for the whole division too, because after my fight against Asakura, everyone will also have the opportunity to fight with this guy.” He’s good for the whole division.