January 13, 2025 4:01 pm ET
UFC 311 is present process a fight-week change.
With Sedriques Dumas out of his preliminary combat in opposition to Zach Reese, LFA middleweight champion Azamat Bekoev has been tabbed to step in on 5 days’ discover. X consumer Octagon Update was first to report information of Dumas’ withdrawal, though no motive was acknowledged. MMA Junkie subsequently confirmed the addition of Bekoev with two folks near the state of affairs.
Bekoev’s administration, Sucker Punch Leisure, introduced the information on Instagram.
Bekoev (18-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC), 29, will debut at UFC 311 on a six-fight profitable streak and hasn’t tasted defeat since 2021. His profitable streak features a 4-0 run in LFA with two defenses of the promotion’s 185-pound title.
Reese (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC), 30, has rebounded from dropping his UFC debut with back-to-back wins over Julian Marquez and Jose Medina.
With the change, the UFC 311 lineup now consists of: MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPNews/Disney+, 8 p.m. ET)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
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