It all goes down tomorrow night (Sat., Jan. 18, 2025) at UFC 311 live on ESPN+ pay-per-view (PPV) from inside Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, Calif., as reigning UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev puts his 155-pound title on the line against late-notice replacement, Renato Moicano.
On Friday, it was revealed that surging lightweight contender, Arman Tsarukyan, was forced to pull out of his main event title fight against Makhachev. It was a shocking turn of events, but fortunately Moicano was already competing on the card. He was yanked from his lightweight clash with Beneil Dariush and granted his first-ever UFC title shot.
Luckily, the rest of the UFC 311 card has remained the same. The co-main event will still feature an interesting matchup between reigning UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili and undefeated challenger Umar Nurmagomedov, who is a sizeable betting favorite entering this weekend. UFC 311 will also feature the likes of Jiri Prochazka, Jamahal Hill, Kevin Holland, Payton Talbott, Jailton Almeida, Grant Dawson, and Reinier de Ridder.
After all the dust settled from early weigh ins and the main event shakeup, all fighters stepped on stage for ceremonial weigh ins and final staredowns. Check out the intense faceoffs below from some of the most anticipated matchups on the card:
Islam Makhachev vs. Renato Moicano
Merab Dvalishvili vs. Umar Nurmagomedov
Jiri Prochazka vs. Jamahal Hill
Kevin Holland vs. Reinier de Ridder
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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 late replacement, Renato Moicano, 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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