Though UFC 310 wasn’t a cross-promoted event, there were some elements that gave Saturday’s card a little bit of a different feel.
wasn’t a cross-promoted event, there were some elements that gave Saturday’s card a little bit of a different feel.in his Octagon debut. Though Asakura had his moments in the early going, he ultimately succumbed to a rear-naked choke from his Brazilian opponent at the 2:05 mark of the second round. There’s no shame in coming up short against Pantoja, who is one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the sport today.
Meanwhile, Rizin president Nobuyuki Sakakibara was a noteworthy presence in the crowd at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Sakakibara met with White prior to the event and also spoke with the UFC boss that night. “We did it tonight,” White said. “He had a good performance. I would love to do it. Having these up-and-coming Japanese fighters, we were just talking in my room. He’s saying now in Japan, all of these young guys want to be the first one to win a world title in the UFC. That’s exciting.
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