Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is inching closer to its UFC 311 pay-per-view (PPV) event, scheduled for this Sat. night (Jan. 18, 2025) at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, California. Headlining this weekend’s mixed martial arts (MMA) fight card will be the lightweight title fight pitting reigning division kingpin, Islam Makhachev, against No. 1-ranked challenger, Arman Tsarukyan. In the UFC 311 co-main event, newly-minted bantamweight champion, Merab Dvalishvili, collides with undefeated 135-pound nemesis, Umar Nurmagomedov.
Not surprisingly, the promotion will roll out its A-team for broadcast and commentary duties.
Longtime play-by-play man Jon Anik leads the cageside charge, alongside color commentary legend Joe Rogan and former UFC two-division champion Daniel Cormier. As usual, “Veteran Voice of the Octagon” Bruce Buffer will handle fighter walkouts while roving reporter Megan Olivi covers pre- and post-fight interviews.
That’s according to MMA Fighting.
Retired UFC lightweight Din Thomas will pop in throughout the show with insight and feedback from a coaching perspective. In addition, former UFC middleweight title challenger Chael Sonnen and current 205-pound bruiser Anthony Smith will be mic’d up at the analyst desk for all the combat sports chatter in “The City of Angels.”
The UFC 311 “Prelims” air on ESPNN with opening fights on ESPN+ (order here).
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LIGHTWEIGHT REMATCH! Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) kicks off its 2025 pay-per-view (PPV) schedule on Sat., Jan. 18, with its seemingly-unstoppable lightweight champion, Islam Makhachev, defending his 155-pound crown against top-seeded division contender, Arman Tsarukyan, in the five-round main event. In UFC 311’s championship co-headliner from inside Intuit Dome in Inglewood (Los Angeles), Calif., undefeated 135-pound contender, Umar Nurmagomedov, challenges newly-minted bantamweight titleholder, Merab Dvalishvili, for the undisputed crown. UFC 311 will also feature the exciting returns of former light heavyweight champions Jiri Prochazka and Jamahal Hill, as well as the pivotal middleweight showdown between Kevin Holland and Reinier De Ridder, and so much more! UFC 311’s start time is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET (Preliminary card) and 10 p.m. ET (PPV main card).
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