UFC 311 in Los Angeles already has a stacked card with the promotion confirming numerous bouts for the Jan. 18 event at the new Intuit Dome.
The main and co-main events were announced on Wednesday with lightweight champion Islam Makhachev defending his title against Arman Tsarukyan in a rematch in the headliner with bantamweight champ Merab Dvalishvili facing Umar Nurmagomedov in the co-main event.
In addition to those two fights, the UFC also announced a new matchup pitting Renato Moicano against Beneil Dariush in a lightweight showdown between two of the top fighters in the division. Moicano has rattled off four straight wins including an impressive showing against Benoit Saint Denis in his last outing where he headlined the UFC’s return to Paris.
Meanwhile, Dariush is attempting to get back on track after dropping back to back fights to Tsarukyan and Charles Oliveira, which ended an eight-fight undefeated run that included wins over Mateusz Gamrot, Tony Ferguson and Diego Ferreira.
Here’s the full list of fights announced for UFC 311 with a bout order still to be determined.
Islam Makhachev vs. Arman Tsarukyan – lightweight title fight
Merab Dvalishvili vs. Umar Nurmagomedov – bantamweight title fight
Jiri Prochazka vs. Jamahal Hill
Renato Moicano vs. Beneil Dariush
Kevin Holland vs. Reinier 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. Diego Ferreira
Rinya Nakamura vs. Muin Gafurov
