Can Kai Asakura upset champ Alexandre Pantoja?

The UFC wraps up its pay-per-view calendar for 2024 this week with the flyweight title on the line at the top of the bill.

UFC 310 (pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Get main card pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.

Dooho Choi vs. Nate Landwehr

Nate Landwehr vs. Dooho Choi

Records: Choi (15-4-1 MMA, 4-3-1 UFC), Landwehr (18-5 MMA, 5-3 UFC)
Past five: Choi 1-3-1, Landwehr 4-1
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.07.24): Choi +110, Landwehr -130
Junkie pick results: Choi 6, Landwehr 5

Kron Gracie vs. Bryce Mitchell

Bryce Mitchell vs. Kron Gracie

Records: Gracie (5-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC), Mitchell (16-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC)
Past five: Gracie 3-2, Mitchell 3-2
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: Mitchell No. 11
Odds (as of 12.07.24): Gracie +600, Mitchell -900
Junkie pick results: Mitchell 10, Gracie 1

Ciryl Gane vs. Alexander Volkov

Ciryl Gane vs. Alexander Volkov

Records: Gane (12-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC), Volkov (38-10 MMA, 6-3 UFC)
Past five: Gane 3-2, Volkov 4-1
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: Gane No. 4, Volkov No. 5
Odds (as of 12.07.24): Gane -380, Volkov +300
Junkie pick results: Gane 8, Volkov 3

Ian Machado Garry vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov

Shavkat Rakhmonov vs. Ian Machado Garry

Records: Machado Garry (18-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC), Rakhmonov (15-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC)
Past five: Machado Garry 5-0, Rakhmonov 5-0
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: Rakhmonov No. 4, Machado Garry No. 9
Odds (as of 12.07.24): Machado Garry +285, Rakhmonov -360
Junkie pick results: Rakhmonov 8, Garry 3

Alexandre Pantoja vs. Kai Asakura

Alexandre Pantoja vs. Kai Asakura

Records: Pantoja (28-5 MMA, 12-3 UFC), Asakura (21-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Pantoja 5-0, Asakura 4-1
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: Pantoja No. 1, No. 10 pound-for-pound
Odds (as of 12.07.24): Pantoja -265, Asakura +215
Junkie pick results: Pantoja 9, Asakura 2

Preliminary card picks

Chris Weidman vs. Eryk Anders

Although they don’t count toward the standings, MMA Junkie staff members still pick the fights on the prelims. Here are the results:

• Lukasz Brzeski vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu: Nzechukwu 11, Brzeski 0
• Clay Guida vs. Chase Hooper: Hooper 8, Guida 3
• Michael Chiesa vs. Max Griffin: Griffin 8, Chiesa 3
• Cody Durden vs. Joshua Van: Van 10, Durden 1
• Eryk Anders vs. Chris Weidman: Weidman 6, Anders 5
• Bryan Battle vs. Randy Brown: Brown 7, Battle 4
• Movsar Evloev vs. Aljamain Sterling: Evloev 6, Sterling 5
• Themba Gorimbo vs. Vicente Luque: Gorimbo 8, Luque 3
• Dominick Reyes vs. Anthony Smith: Reyes 7, Smith 4

Check out all the main card picks below.

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