UFC 311 is just a little over a month away.
On Jan. 18, the primary pay-per-view of the yr goes down when UFC 311 takes place at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. Headlined by a light-weight title battle between Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan, and likewise that includes a bantamweight title battle between Merab Dvalishvili and Umar Nurmagomedov, UFC 311 figured to kick 2025 off in a giant method, and on Thursday, the UFC revealed the official battle poster for the occasion.
Makhachev already has three profitable light-weight title defenses beneath his belt, and has an opportunity to make historical past at UFC 311, by breaking the document for many light-weight title defenses — a mark he at the moment shares with B.J. Penn, Benson Henderson, and Khabib Nurmagomedov. If he wins, Makhachev is already making overtures about transferring as much as 170 kilos to pursue a second UFC title.
In fact, Tsarukyan could have one thing to say about that. The 28-year-old No. 1 contender fell to Makhachev in his quick discover UFC debut again in 2019, however has since put collectively a 9-1 document within the promotion, with wins over Charles Oliveira and Beneil Dariush.
The co-main occasion isn’t any much less thrilling than the primary, as Dvalishvili defends his title for the primary time in opposition to a person many think about to be the perfect bantamweight on this planet, Umar Nurmagomedov. Issues have already gotten heated between the 2 and that figures to proceed because the battle attracts nearer.
Try the total UFC 311 lineup under.
Islam Makhachev vs. Arman Tsarukyan
Merab Dvalishvili vs. Umar Nurmagomedov
Beneil Dariush vs. Renato Moicano
Jiri Prochazka vs. Jamahal Hill
Kevin Holland vs. Reiner de Ridder
Johnny Walker vs. Bogdan Guskov
Payton Talbott vs. Raoni Barcelos
Jailton Almeida vs. Serghei Spivac
Zachary Reese vs. Sedriques Dumas
Grant Dawson vs. Carlos Diego Ferreira
Karol Rosa vs. Ailin Perez
Rinya Nakamura vs. Muin Gafurov
Ricky Turcios vs. Bernardo Sopaj
Tagir Ulanbekov vs. Clayton Carpenter
