Make way for “The Crippler.”
Former UFC middleweight Chris Leben, who rose to fame as one of the original contestants on Season 1 of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF), will join Michael Bell and Chris Crail at the UFC 311 judges’ table to score the bantamweight title fight between Merab Dvalishvili (c) and Umar Nurmagomedov.
The UFC 311 pay-per-view (PPV) card takes place this Sat. night (Jan. 18) at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.
MMA Fighting today posted the full list of UFC 311 referee and judging assignments, which also include former UFC welterweight title challenger Frank Trigg, among others.
UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev vs. Arman Tsarukyan
Referee: Herb Dean
Judges: Sal D’Amato, Derek Cleary, Ron McCarthy
UFC Bantamweight Champion Merab Dvalishvili vs. Umar Nurmagomedov
Referee: Jason Herzog
Judges: Chris Leben, Chris Crail, Michael Bell
Jiri Prochazka vs. Jamahal Hill
Referee: Mike Beltran
Judges: Sal D’Amato, Derek Cleary, Jonathan Romero
Beneil Dariush vs. Renato Moicano
Referee: Frank Trigg
Judges: Felicia Oh, Raphael Davis, Michael Bell
Kevin Holland vs. Reinier de Ridder
Referee: Blake Grice
Judges: Sal D’Amato, Derek Cleary, Ron McCarthy
Payton Talbott vs. Raoni Barcelos
Referee: Herb Dean
Judges: Chris Leben, Chris Crail, Jonathan Romero
Jailton Almeida vs. Serghei Spivac
Referee: Jason Herzog
Judges: Felicia Oh, Raphael Davis, Michael Bell
Bogdan Guskov vs. Billy Elekana
Referee: Mike Beltran
Judges: Sal D’Amato, Chris Crail, Jonathan Romero
Grant Dawson vs. Diego Ferreira
Referee: Frank Trigg
Judges: Felicia Oh, Raphael Davis, Ron McCarthy
Zachary Reese vs. Azamat Bekoev
Referee: Blake Grice
Judges: Brian Tyler, Derek Cleary, Michael Bell
Karol Rosa vs. Ailin Perez
Judges: Mike Beltran
Referee: Sal D’Amato, Chris Crail, Jonathan Romero
Rinya Nakamura vs. Muin Gafurov
Referee: Jason Herzog
Judges: Chris Leben, Derek Cleary, Felicia Oh
Ricky Turcios vs. Bernardo Sopai
Referee: Frank Trigg
Judges: Brian Tyler, Felicia Oh, Ron McCarthy
Tagir Ulanbekov vs. Clayton Carpenter
Referee: Blake Grice
Judges: Brian Tyler, Raphael Davis, Jonathan Romero
Leben, now 44, retired from competition back in early 2014.
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