INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 17: (L-R) Opponents Merab Dvalishvili of Georgia and Umar … [+] Nurmagomedov of Russia face off in the course of the UFC 311 ceremonial weigh-in at Intuit Dome on January 17, 2025 in Inglewood, California. (Picture by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
It will not be lengthy now.
The UFC’s first pay-per-view occasion of the yr occurs on Saturday, January 18. Here’s a breakdown of viewing info, together with the beginning time for all three legs of the cardboard:
- Principal Card PPV begins at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV
- Prelims start at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+ and ESPNews
- Early Prelims start at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+ and UFC Struggle Go
In case you missed it, there have been some important adjustments made to the UFC 311 card. There’s a new principal occasion on faucet on the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. Here’s a take a look at the brand new and revised full UFC 311 card.
UFC 311 Principal Card (10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ Pay-Per-View)
- UFC Light-weight Title Bout: Islam Makhachev (Champion) vs. (10) Renato Moicano
- UFC Bantamweight Title Bout: Merab Dvalishvili (Champion) vs. (2) Umar Nurmagomedov
- Light-weight Bout: (9) Beneil Dariush pulled from the cardboard
- Gentle Heavyweight Bout: (2) Jiří Procházka vs. (3) Jamahal Hill
- Middleweight Bout: Kevin Holland vs. Reinier de Ridder
UFC 311 Preliminary Card (8 p.m. ET on ESPNEWS & ESPN+)
- Gentle Heavyweight Bout: (13) Bogdan Guskov vs. Billy Elekana
- Bantamweight Bout: Payton Talbott vs. Raoni Barcelos
- Heavyweight Bout: (6) Jailton Almeida vs. (7) Serghei Spivac
- Middleweight Bout: Zach Reese vs. Azamat Bekoev
UFC 311 Early Preliminary Card (6 p.m. ET on UFC Struggle Go and ESPN+)
- Light-weight Bout: Grant Dawson vs. Diego Ferreira
- Girls’s Bantamweight Bout: Karol Rosa vs. Ailín Pérez
- Bantamweight Bout: Rinya Nakamura vs. Muin Gafurov
- Bantamweight Bout: Ricky Turcios vs. Benardo Sopaj
- Flyweight Bout: (11) Tagir Ulanbekov vs. Clayton Carpenter
What Occurred to Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 311?
INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 17: (L-R) Opponents Islam Makhachev of Russia and Renato Moicano of … [+] Brazil face off in the course of the UFC 311 ceremonial weigh-in at Intuit Dome on January 17, 2025 in Inglewood, California. (Picture by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
Arman Tsarukyan was pressured to tug out of his extremely anticipated principal occasion showdown with UFC light-weight champion Islam Makhachev. Tsarukyan suffered an damage to his again and neck that pushed him out of the struggle.
The struggle was to be Tsarukyan’s first shot at a world title. Makhachev will nonetheless defend his title in the principle occasion.
Renato Moicano will substitute Tsarukyan and problem for Makhachev’s title. Moicano was initially scheduled to struggle Beneil Dariush on the cardboard. Each males made weight on Friday, however with Moicano stepping up for the championship alternative, Dariush was left with out an opponent.
Some lightweights, like Michael Chandler, volunteered to step up on tremendous quick discover to struggle Dariush, however the resolution was made to take away him from the cardboard.
What’s Going to Occur With Beneil Dariush?
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 17: Beneil Dariush of Iran poses on the dimensions in the course of the UFC 311 … [+] official weigh-in on the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown on January 17, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Picture by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
In response to UFC President Dana White, the promotion will care for Dariush, which seemingly means he’ll get his present cash and maybe half of what he would have gotten if he’d defeated Moicano.
The co-main occasion stays unchanged: UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili will defend his title towards Umar Nurmagomedov. Additionally on the cardboard, two former UFC gentle heavyweight champions will conflict when Jiří Procházka faces Jamahal Hill.
Issues nonetheless look nice on paper, so keep tuned for post-event protection (bonus winners) and mid-event protection (quick reactions and main bulletins) from Inglewood.