UFC 311
UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Tsarukyan 2 | ||||
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Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | January 18, 2025 | |||
Venue | Intuit Dome | |||
City | Inglewood, California, United States | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Tsarukyan 2 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on January 18, 2025, at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, United States.[1]
Background
The event will mark the promotion's third visit to Inglewood and first since UFC 232 in December 2018.[1]
A UFC Lightweight Championship bout between current champion Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan is scheduled to headline the event.[2][3] They previously met at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik in April 2019, where Makhachev defeated Tsarukyan by unanimous decision.[4]
A UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Merab Dvalishvili and undefeated contender Umar Nurmagomedov is expected to serve as the co-main event.[5]
A bantamweight bout between The Return of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Volkanovski vs. Team Ortega bantamweight winner Ricky Turcios and Bernardo Sopaj was expected to take place at UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates in November 2024, but it was scrapped after the weigh-ins due to undisclosed medical issues related to Turcios.[6] The pairing has been rescheduled to take place at this event.[7]
Grant Dawson and Carlos Diego Ferreira are scheduled to compete in a lightweight bout at the event.[8] They were once expected to meet at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker in October 2021, but Ferreira pulled out due to injury.[9]
Fight card
Main card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Lightweight | Islam Makhachev (c) | vs. | Arman Tsarukyan | [a] | |||
Bantamweight | Merab Dvalishvili (c) | vs. | Umar Nurmagomedov | [b] | |||
Lightweight | Beneil Dariush | vs. | Renato Moicano | ||||
Light Heavyweight | Jiří Procházka | vs. | Jamahal Hill | ||||
Middleweight | Kevin Holland | vs. | Reinier de Ridder | ||||
Preliminary card (ESPN2 / ESPN+) | |||||||
Light Heavyweight | Johnny Walker | vs. | Bogdan Guskov | ||||
Bantamweight | Payton Talbott | vs. | Raoni Barcelos | ||||
Heavyweight | Jailton Almeida | vs. | Serghei Spivac | ||||
Middleweight | Zachary Reese | vs. | Sedriques Dumas | ||||
Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
Lightweight | Grant Dawson | vs. | Carlos Diego Ferreira | ||||
Women's Bantamweight | Karol Rosa | vs. | Ailín Pérez | ||||
Bantamweight | Rinya Nakamura | vs. | Muin Gafurov | ||||
Bantamweight | Ricky Turcios | vs. | Bernardo Sopaj | ||||
Flyweight | Tagir Ulanbekov | vs. | Clayton Carpenter |
- ^ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
See also
References
- ^ a b Nolan King (2024-11-16). "UFC announces 2025 schedule including slew of new events". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
- ^ Alex Pattle (2024-12-05). "UFC 311 main event pits Islam Makhachev against Arman Tsarukyan – with bonus title fight also official". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
- ^ "Makhachev to defend lightweight title at UFC 311". BBC. 2024-12-05. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
- ^ Brian Mazique (2024-12-04). "UFC 311: Dana White Announces 2 Huge Championship Fights For L.A. Card". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
- ^ Matthew Wells (2024-12-04). "UFC 311 news: Merab Dvalishvili vs. Umar Nurmagomedov announced as co-main title fight". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ^ Staff (2024-11-08). "UFC Fight Night 247 loses another co-main event one day out". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ Damon Martin (2024-11-19). "Ricky Turcios vs. Bernardo Sopai rescheduled for UFC 311". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ Jay Pettry (2024-11-21). "Grant Dawson to collide with Diego Ferreira at UFC 311 in California on Jan. 18". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ Matthew Wells (2021-09-08). "Diego Ferreira injured, out of Oct. 2 bout against Grant Dawson". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Tsarukyan 2". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-11-19.