The UFC is starting to schedule fights for its December pay-per-view occasion, together with matching up Anthony Smith and Dominick Reyes.
At UFC 310 on Dec. 7 at T-Cellular Area in Las Vegas, former mild heavyweight title challengers Smith (37-20 MMA, 13-10 UFC) and Reyes (13-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) are set to face off.
UFC officers introduced the bout Saturday following an preliminary report from MMA Mania’s Alex Behunin in August.
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Anthony Smith vs @DomReyes
[ #UFC310 LIVE on @ESPNPlus PPV | DEC 10 | 10pmET/7pmPT ] pic.twitter.com/OHRctBuZW9
— UFC (@ufc) September 21, 2024
Smith, presently No. 12 within the promotion’s divisional rankings, will look to rebound from a loss to Roman Dolidze at UFC 303 in June, which continued a current development of buying and selling wins and losses. Smith’s final win got here within the combat prior at UFC 301, the place he scored MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month for Might in opposition to Vitor Petrino in simply two minutes.
Reyes, presently ranked No. 14, will purpose to maintain his momentum going following a two-minute victory of his personal. In his first combat since November 2022, Reyes returned to motion and shortly completed Dustin Jacoby within the first spherical at UFC on ESPN 57. Not solely was the consequence a profitable return after a prolonged layoff, the win snapped a four-fight skid that stretched again to his controversial title problem loss vs. Jon Jones at UFC 247 in 2020.
The newest UFC 310 lineup now consists of:
- Dominick Reyes vs. Anthony Smith
- Virna Jandiroba vs. Tatiana Suarez
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