UFC 310 fight card adds rematch between top heavyweights
Ciryl Gane and Alexander Volkov have a new date for their rematch.
Following the news that their previously scheduled UFC 308 encounter had been postponed due to a Volkov knee injury, Gane (12-2) and Volkov (38-10) have officially been rescheduled for UFC 310 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. La Sueur initially reported that the bout had been moved to the Dec. 7 pay-per-view and the UFC announced the move Friday.
Rematch Rescheduled!
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) September 27, 2024
Ciryl Gane vs Alexander Volkov 2 will now take place at #UFC310 on December 7 pic.twitter.com/VECCbYM0KJ
This clash of ranked heavyweights—Gane is currently No. 3 in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, with Volkov a spot ahead at No. 2—is a rematch of their June 2021 encounter that Gane won by unanimous decision. Gane and Volkov met in a five-round bout that headlined a UFC APEX event in Las Vegas.
After defeating Volkov, Gane went on to beat Derrick Lewis win a vacant interim heavyweight title. He then challenged Francis Ngannou in a unification bout at UFC 270, where he lost by unanimous decision. He scored a first-round knockout of Tai Tuivasa to earn another title shot, this time for the heavyweight belt vacated by a departing Ngannou, but was submitted in a little over two minutes by Jon Jones.
Gane defeated Serghei Spivac via second-round TKO in his most recent outing in September 2023.
Volkov is on the best run of his UFC career, having won four straight fights for the first time since starting 4-0 for the promotion. The former Bellator heavyweight champion has knocked off Sergei Pavlovich, Tuivasa, Alexandr Romanov, and Jairzinho Rozenstruik during this stretch, and targets a long-awaited UFC title shot if he can earn an elusive win over Gane.