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UFC 311

UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Tsarukyan 2
The poster for UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Tsarukyan 2
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateJanuary 18, 2025 (2025-01-18)
VenueIntuit Dome
CityInglewood, California, United States
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2 UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Tsarukyan 2 UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov

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

After hosting 17 events in the Greater Los Angeles area, this will be the promotion's debut at Intuit Dome, which opened in August 2024.

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
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

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See also

References

  1. ^ a b Nolan King (2024-11-16). "UFC announces 2025 schedule including slew of new events". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Makhachev to defend lightweight title at UFC 311". BBC. 2024-12-05. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  4. ^ Brian Mazique (2024-12-04). "UFC 311: Dana White Announces 2 Huge Championship Fights For L.A. Card". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Staff (2024-11-08). "UFC Fight Night 247 loses another co-main event one day out". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  7. ^ Damon Martin (2024-11-19). "Ricky Turcios vs. Bernardo Sopai rescheduled for UFC 311". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Matthew Wells (2021-09-08). "Diego Ferreira injured, out of Oct. 2 bout against Grant Dawson". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  10. ^ "UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Tsarukyan 2". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-11-19.