Face Off! Makhachev Stares Down Tsarukyan In Los Angeles!

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight champion Islam Makhachev and No. 1 contender Arman Tsarukyan came face-to-face at the conclusion of the UFC 311 press conference tonight (Thurs., Jan. 16, 2025), just two days ahead of their five-round championship main event from inside Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, California.

The rest of the stacked UFC 311 main card was also in attendance, including matchups between UFC Bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili and Umar Nurmagomedov, Jiri Prochazka and Jamahal Hill, Beneil Dariush and Renato Moicano, and Kevin Holland and Reinier de Ridder.

Watch all of the staredowns below.

Makhachev vs. Tsarukyan 2

Dvalishvili vs. Nurmagomedov

Prochazka vs. Hill

Dariush vs. Moicano

Holland vs. De Ridder

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