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Alexandre Pantoja books flyweight title fight with newcomer Kai Asakura at UFC 310

Undisputed flyweight gold holder, Alexandre Pantoja will look to successfully defend his flyweight crown for the third time — as he takes on Japanese promotional newcomer, Kai Asakura in the co-main event of UFC 310 on December 7. from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Pantoja, the current undisputed flyweight titleholder, most recently headlined UFC 301 back in May in his native Brazil, battling to a unanimous judging win over Australian challenger, Steve Erceg in a back-and-forth title clash in Rio de Janeiro.

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As for Asakura, the former two-time Rizin FF bantamweight gold holder, will make his Octagon bow in an immediate title fight before the close of the year in December — fresh from a second round knockout win over Juan Archuleta back in December of last year in Saitama.