Kennedy Nzechukwu, UFC 272 ceremonial weigh-in Credit score: Gabriel Gonzalez/Cageside Press
UFC 310 is lower than two weeks away, and has undergone a few change ups.
Already hit by the lack of its deliberate foremost occasion between Balal Muhammad and Shavkat Rakhmonov (after welterweight champ Muhammad withdrew), and Nick Diaz dropping off the docket, a pair of different fights have additionally been impacted.
Per an announcement on Wednesday by UFC officers, Martin Buday has been faraway from the occasion, along with his heavyweight bout in opposition to Rizvan Kuniev cancelled consequently. One different heavyweight combat fared barely between: Though Tallison Teixeira has been yanked from his combat with Lukasz Brzeski, Kennedy Nzechukwu is stepping up on quick discover to maintain Brzeski on the cardboard.
No purpose was given for both fighter being faraway from the occasion, which marks the UFC’s ultimate Pay-Per-View of 2024.
Nzechukwu (13-5) is coming off a TKO victory over Chris Barnett, who stepped in on quick discover at UFC 308 on October 26. That can make Nzechukwu’s look at UFC 310 a slightly fast turnaround. It does give the “African Savage” an opportunity to complete 2024 sturdy, and construct off the momentum he picked up debuting as a heavyweight for the promotion.
Previous to his UFC run, Nzechukwu competed as a heavyweight in a handful of bouts.
Brzeski (9-5-1, 1NC) is 1-4 within the UFC and coming off a loss in opposition to Mick Parkin, making UFC 310 a vital night time, and nearly actually a must-win state of affairs.
UFC 310 takes place on December 7, 2024 on the T-Cell Enviornment in Las Vegas. Flyweight champ Alexandre Pantoja headlines, taking over promotional newcomer and former RIZIN champ Kai Asakura. Shavkat Rakhmonov, who was to headline in a bid for welterweight gold, stays on the cardboard within the co-headliner, taking over Ian Machado Garry.
Alexandre Pantoja (c) vs. Kai Asakura – for the UFC flyweight championship
Shavkat Rakhmonov vs. Ian Machado Garry – welterweight primary contender’s combat
Ciryl Gane vs. Alexander Volkov
Bryce Mitchell vs. Kron Gracie
Nate Landwehr vs. Choi Doo-ho
Dominick Reyes vs. Anthony Smith
Vicente Luque vs. Themba Gorimbo
Movsar Evloev vs. Aljamain Sterling
Randy Brown vs. Bryan Battle
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
