Alexandre Pantoja puts Kai Asakura out cold with submission win at UFC 310

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Alexandre Pantoja’s remarkable run atop the flyweight division continued at UFC 310, as he submitted Kai Asakura in round two. UFC 310’s main event got off to a scintillating start, with Pantoja, 33, pressing forward as always, while Asakura landed some dangerous signature knees. In the co-main event of UFC 310, Shavkat Rakhmonov won a narrow decision against Ian Machado Garry, retaining his spot as No 1 contender at welterweight. open image in gallery Alexandre Pantoja retained the UFC men’s flyweight title open image in gallery Ian Machado Garry and Shavkat Rakhmonov went the distance Rakhmonov was due to challenge Belal Muhammad on Saturday, but the 170lb champion withdrew due to a bone infection.