Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently announced the main and co-main events for the upcoming UFC 311: “Makhachev vs. Tsarukyan 2” mixed martial arts (MMA) event, scheduled for Sat., Jan. 18, 2025 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California.
Now they have an official poster — and fans are celebrating on social media.
Topping the promotion’s first pay-per-view (PPV) event of the year will be the 155-pound rematch featuring reigning division champion, Islam Makhachev, taking on No. 1-ranked lightweight contender, Arman Tsaruykan.
Expect an interested observed to be cageside.
Before that five-round showdown gets underway, newly-crowned bantamweight champion, Merab Dvalishvili, makes his first 135-pound title defense opposite No. 2-ranked Umar Nurmagomedov (with this ex-champ in attendance).
Check out the opening odds for UFC 311 right here.
Former light heavyweight champions Jiri Prochazka and Jamahal Hill are also slated to hook ‘em up at the UFC 311 event in January. In addition, Reinier de Ridder looks to make it two-zip inside the Octagon when he battles middleweight mainstay Kevin Holland.
See the rest of the UFC 311 fight card and PPV lineup here.