Rematch! Reigning 155-pound champion Islam Makhachev will face a new-and-improved version of an old foe when he runs it back with No. 1-ranked lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan atop the UFC 311 pay-per-view (PPV) card in Los Angeles. Elsewhere in the lineup, current bantamweight titleholder Merab Dvalishvili puts his 135-pound strap up for grabs against undefeated division bruiser Umar Nurmagomedov. High stakes for the promotion’s return to “The Golden State!”
Event: UFC 311: “Makhachev vs. Tsarukyan 2”
Date: Sat., Jan. 18, 2025
Location: Intuit Dome in Inglewood (Los Angeles), California
Start times: ESPN+ PPV, ESPNN, Disney+, ESPN+ (6 p.m. ET Prelims | 10 p.m. ET Main Card)
UFC 311 PPV Main Event on ESPN+ PPV:
155 lbs.: UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev vs. Arman Tsarukyan
UFC 311 PPV Main Card on ESPN+ PPV:
135 lbs.: UFC Bantamweight Champion Merab Dvalishvili vs. Umar Nurmagomedov
265 lbs.: Jailton Almeida vs. Serghei Spivac
205 lbs.: Jiri Prochazka vs. Jamahal Hill
185 lbs.: Kevin Holland vs. Reinier de Ridder
UFC 311 ‘Prelims’ Card on ESPNN/Disney+/ESPN+ (8 p.m. ET):
135 lbs.: Rinya Nakamura vs. Muin Gafurov
205 lbs.: Johnny Walker vs. Bogdan Guskov
135 lbs.: Karol Rosa vs. Ailín Perez
185 lbs.: Zach Reese vs. Sedriques Dumas
UFC 311 Early ‘Prelims’ Card on Disney+/ESPN+ (6 p.m. ET):
135 lbs.: Payton Talbott vs. Raoni Barcelos
135 lbs.: Ricky Turcios vs. Benardo Sopai
155 lbs.: Grant Dawson vs. Diego Ferreira
*Fight card, bout order and number of fights remain subject to change.*