Two heavyweights out of UFC 310, one fight canceled

Kennedy Nzechukwu was called in quickly to replace the Brazilian. Photo: Reproduction X/UFC Media

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After the Brazilian Tallison Teixeira to be removed from the card do UFC 310 due to an injury and Kennesy Nzechukwu being called in a hurry, the event registers another heavyweight loss (up to 120,2 kg): Martin Buday. Thus, the Slovak's struggle against Rizvan Kuniev has been canceled. The last pay-per-view of the year is scheduled for December 7th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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The predicted opponent for Tallison Teixeira is kept to face Nzechukwu. This is the Polish Lukasz Brzeski. The fight will mark the second time of Kennedy Nzechukwu in the octagon for MMA's heaviest division. The 32-year-old fighter moved up a weight class in UFC 308, in October, when the favorite won Chris Barnett. 'African Savage' has had 12 fights for the company since being hired through Dana White's Contender Series in 2018. Throughout his career in the sport, he has 13 wins and five losses.

Brazilian stands out at UFC 310… also because of an injury

Alexandre pantoja saw the fight promoted to the main event. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram UFC

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A confirmed national athlete is Alexandre pantoja. The flyweight (up to 56,7 kg) will put the belt of the category up for grabs against a newcomer to the organization: Kai Asakura. The clash was elevated to the status of the most important of the night after Belal Muhammad | also be pulled from the card because of a foot injury. He was scheduled to fight Shavkat Rakhmonov. Pantoja boasts a six-game winning streak in the UFC.