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UFC Analysis: Three main event fights that could save UFC 310 in December!
Who will step up to headline UFC 310? Photo via Instagram
When Belal Muhammad was forced to pull out of UFC 310 due to an injury, the last numbered card of 2024 suddenly stands without a main event.
Who can step up and fill the main event spot on short notice? Here’s the three best options according to Frontkick’s Tobias Lindkvist.
Alex Pereira vs. Magomedov Ankalaev
Alex Pereira. Photo via YouTube
Alex Pereira vs. Magomedov Ankalaev would be one helluva fight to end the year with.
Pereira has already saved the promotion twice in 2024. He stepped in to headline both UFC 300 and UFC 303. However, Pereira said he needed some time after his recent win against Khalil Rountree.
Ankalaev comes from a recent win against Aleksandar Rakic but should be able to take a fight in December.
Kamaru Usman vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov
Kamaru Usman. Photo: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports
An interim title fight between former champion Kamaru Usman and Shavkat Rakhmonov could be another good headline for the UFC 310 card. Usman has not been fighting since he stepped in on short notice against Khamzat Chimaev last October.
The former champion would bring needed starpower to the card and could quite possibly be the toughest opponent for Rakhmonov.
Ian Machado Garry vs. Cobly Covington
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The No. 1 hate fight!
If this matchup would not get a crowd going then nothing would. The two welterweight rivals have been rumored to clash on December 14, just one week after UFC 310, so this fight makes a lot of sense.
The build-up for the fight would be one for the books and could put a lot of eyes on the last numbered card of UFC 2024.