UFC 310: Welterweight banger joins growing lineup headlined by Belal Muhammad vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov

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A welterweight fight with fireworks written all over it has just been added to UFC 310 as Bryan Battle looks to extend his four-fight unbeaten streak when he faces Randy Brown on Dec. 7 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed the matchup to MMA Fighting on Monday after Battle’s management team initially announced the fight.

Battle scored his latest victory at UFC Paris in September when he took out Kevin Jousset with a vicious second round TKO and improving his overall record with the promotion to 6-1 with one no contest along the way. Following his most recent win, Battle hoped for an even bigger matchup in his next fight and the UFC obviously granted his wish.

Meanwhile, Brown looks for his fourth win in a row in the welterweight division after taking out Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos, Muslim Salikhov and Wellington Turman in consecutive appearances. Brown was briefly linked to a potential fight against streaking welterweight contender Carlos Prates but the Brazilian ended up booked against Neil Magny in November instead.

Now Brown faces off with Battle in a potential fight that could earn the winner a top 15 ranking.

UFC 310 is headlined by a pair of title fights as Belal Muhammad defense his welterweight crown against Shavkat Rakhmonov while Alexandre Pantoja faces former RIZIN champion Kai Asakura in a flyweight title bout.