UFC 311 is somewhat over a month away.
On Jan. 18, the primary pay-per-view of the 12 months goes down when UFC 311 takes place at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. Headlined by a light-weight title struggle between Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan, and likewise that includes a bantamweight title struggle between Merab Dvalishvili and Umar Nurmagomedov, UFC 311 figured to kick 2025 off in a giant means, and on Thursday, the UFC revealed the official struggle poster for the occasion.
Makhachev already has three profitable light-weight title defenses below his belt, and has an opportunity to make historical past at UFC 311, by breaking the report for many light-weight title defenses — a mark he at present shares with B.J. Penn, Benson Henderson, and Khabib Nurmagomedov. If he wins, Makhachev is already making overtures about transferring as much as 170 kilos to pursue a second UFC title.
In fact, Tsarukyan might have one thing to say about that. The 28-year-old No. 1 contender fell to Makhachev in his brief discover UFC debut again in 2019, however has since put collectively a 9-1 report within the promotion, with wins over Charles Oliveira and Beneil Dariush.
The co-main occasion isn’t any much less thrilling than the primary, as Dvalishvili defends his title for the primary time in opposition to a person many contemplate to be the perfect bantamweight on the earth, Umar Nurmagomedov. Issues have already gotten heated between the 2 and that figures to proceed because the struggle attracts nearer.
Try the complete UFC 311 lineup under.
Islam Makhachev vs. Arman Tsarukyan
Merab Dvalishvili vs. Umar Nurmagomedov
Beneil Dariush vs. Renato Moicano
Jiri Prochazka vs. Jamahal Hill
Kevin Holland vs. Reiner de Ridder
Johnny Walker vs. Bogdan Guskov
Payton Talbott vs. Raoni Barcelos
Jailton Almeida vs. Serghei Spivac
Zachary Reese vs. Sedriques Dumas
Grant Dawson vs. Carlos Diego Ferreira
Rinya Nakamura vs. Muin Gafurov
Ricky Turcios vs. Bernardo Sopaj
