Coach Khabib Spotlight | UFC 311

UFC Hall Of Famer And Former Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov Will Be In The Corner Of Three Different Athletes This Saturday At UFC 311: Makhachev vs Tsarukyan
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UFC Hall Of Famer And Former Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov Will Be In The Corner Of Three Different Athletes This Saturday At UFC 311: Makhachev vs Tsarukyan

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Your daily UFC trivia game, Wednesday edition


Think you can figure out which UFC fighter we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out.

We’re back for another day of the SB Nation UFC in-5 daily trivia game, and we’re switching to a system of a new article each day for the game.

We tried using a single article for the game, updated with the latest game each day, but it was creating a bit of an unwieldy experience in the comments. So, we’ll have the current day’s game plus the previous three days in each new article. That way, you can catch up if you miss a day.

Game instructions are at the bottom if you’re new to the game!

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The goal of the game is to guess the correct random UFC fighter player with the help of up to five clues. We’ll mix in BOTH ACTIVE AND RETIRED FIGHTERS. It won’t be easy to figure it out in one or two guesses, but some of you might be able to nail it. It will be a mix of well-known players and some “that guys” that we haven’t thought of in some time. The game will appear in slot #3 of the MMA Mania layout each morning, with occasional movement later in the day.

After you correctly guess the player, you can click “Share Results” to share how you did down in the comments and on social media.



Think you can figure out which UFC fighter we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out.

We’re back for another day of the SB Nation UFC in-5 daily trivia game, and we’re switching to a system of a new article each day for the game.

We tried using a single article for the game, updated with the latest game each day, but it was creating a bit of an unwieldy experience in the comments. So, we’ll have the current day’s game plus the previous three days in each new article. That way, you can catch up if you miss a day.

Game instructions are at the bottom if you’re new to the game!

What we need from you

  1. Play the game
  2. Share your result in the comments and on social media
  3. Provide feedback (Google Form or in comments below)

Today’s UFC in-5 game

Tuesday’s UFC in-5 game

Monday’s UFC in-5 game


Sunday’s UFC in-5 game


The goal of the game is to guess the correct random UFC fighter player with the help of up to five clues. We’ll mix in BOTH ACTIVE AND RETIRED FIGHTERS. It won’t be easy to figure it out in one or two guesses, but some of you might be able to nail it. It will be a mix of well-known players and some “that guys” that we haven’t thought of in some time. The game will appear in slot #3 of the MMA Mania layout each morning, with occasional movement later in the day.

After you correctly guess the player, you can click “Share Results” to share how you did down in the comments and on social media.

UFC 311: B/R Main Card Staff Predictions

This Saturday’s UFC 311 card will mark the promotion’s first pay-per-view of the year, and it is one of the more stacked cards in recent memory on paper. The…

This Saturday’s UFC 311 card will mark the promotion’s first pay-per-view of the year, and it is one of the more stacked cards in recent memory on paper. The…

Merab Dvalishvili On Support After UFC Title Win: ‘If There Was An Election Now, I Could Become The Georgian President!’

UFC Bantamweight Champion Merab Dvalishvili may be a polarizing figure among MMA fans, but there’s little doubt about public opinion when it comes to his home country. Dvalishvili is fast approaching his first defense of the 135-pound gold. “The Machine” will meet the opening hurdle of his reign in the co-main event of UFC 311 […]

UFC Bantamweight Champion Merab Dvalishvili may be a polarizing figure among MMA fans, but there’s little doubt about public opinion when it comes to his home country.

Dvalishvili is fast approaching his first defense of the 135-pound gold. “The Machine” will meet the opening hurdle of his reign in the co-main event of UFC 311 this weekend, where the undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov awaits.

The clash comes just four months on from Dvalishvili’s crowning, which was at the expense of Sean O’Malley inside the Sphere last September.

Like many new champs, the Georgian soon headed home with his newly won championship belt in tow. And the bantamweight kingpin got a hero’s welcome when he arrived and paraded his title around atop a bus.

Dvalishvili is feeling similar support days out from his first defense, as he explained during a fight week interview with Simon Head for UFC.com. He went as far as to suggest he could get elected as the Georgian leader if he were interested in politics.

“Once I stepped out from the plane, the police and the people, everybody, (they were) so happy and proud of me,” Dvalishvili said. “It doesn’t matter, young people, old ladies, everybody was watching, everybody was happy, because this is a big deal. Me, as a Georgian guy, fighting in the U.S., then fighting in the UFC, and then becoming UFC champion. That was huge.

“I think if there was an election now, I could become the Georgian president! I’m serious! But I stay away from politics, because politics is dirty and it’s a lot of drama,” Dvalishvili continued. “I want to do what I know – that’s fighting, and that’s what I’m best at.”

Dvalishvili will be hoping to maintain his status as champ for his next visit home. That will no doubt be a tall task, with his unbeaten challenger at UFC 311 set to make the walk inside Inglewood’s Intuit Dome as the favorite.

But the Georgian has never shied away from underdog status and firmly expects to make a statement by blemishing the currently perfect record of Nurmagomedov.

UFC 311 Betting Odds: Current Favorites For Makhachev vs. Tsarukyan, Dvalishvili vs. Nurmagomedov, & More

UFC 311 is almost upon us, and MMA News is here to keep you updated with the current odds for this weekend’s lineup. The upcoming pay-per-view takes place Saturday, Jan. 18, at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. The main card begins at 10 PM ET/7 PM PT, with the preliminary card starting at 6 […]

UFC 311 is almost upon us, and MMA News is here to keep you updated with the current odds for this weekend’s lineup.

The upcoming pay-per-view takes place Saturday, Jan. 18, at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. The main card begins at 10 PM ET/7 PM PT, with the preliminary card starting at 6 PM ET/3 PM PT.

Topping the lineup will be reigning UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev, who is tasked with getting the better of a familiar foe in Arman Tsarukyan if he’s to record a fourth successful title defense.

Before they go to battle, the co-main event will see another champ in action as Merab Dvalishvili returns to defend his bantamweight gold for the first time. To ensure his reign survives its first hurdle, “The Machine” must stall the title ambitions of undefeated challenger Umar Nurmagomedov.

Also set to make the walk on Saturday will be the likes of former two-time light heavyweight champions Ji?í Procházka and Jamahal Hill, veteran lightweight contender Beneil Dariush, and the always entertaining Kevin Holland.

UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Tsarukyan 2 Betting Odds

Listed below are the latest betting odds for UFC 311 (as of 1/15), courtesy of DraftKings.

Main Card:

  • Islam Makhachev (-410) vs. Arman Tsarukyan (+320)
  • Merab Dvalishvili (+270) vs. Umar Nurmagomedov (-340)
  • Ji?í Procházka (-102) vs. Jamahal Hill (-118)
  • Beneil Dariush (+145) vs. Renato Moicano (-175)
  • Kevin Holland (-108) vs. Reinier de Ridder (-112)

Preliminary Card:

  • Bogdan Guskov (-310) vs. Billy Elekana (+250)
  • Payton Talbott (-1200) vs. Raoni Barcelos (+750)
  • Jailton Almeida (-425) vs. Serghei Spivac (+330)
  • Zachary Reese (+185 vs. Azamat Bekoev (-225)

Early Preliminary Card:

  • Grant Dawson (-258) vs. Diego Ferreira (+210)
  • Karol Rosa (-258) vs. Ailín Pérez (+210)
  • Rinya Nakamura (-500) vs. Muin Gafarov (+380)
  • Ricky Turcios (+270) vs. Benardo Sopaj (-340)
  • Tagir Ulanbekov (-340) vs. Clayton Carpenter (+270)