UFC 311
| UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Tsarukyan 2 | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Tsarukyan 2 | ||||
| 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] There were concerns regarding the realization of this event due to the series of recent wildfires affecting Southern California, but the venue's organization assured it will continue as scheduled.[2]
A UFC Lightweight Championship bout between current champion Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan is scheduled to headline the event.[3][4] They previously met at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik in April 2019, where Makhachev defeated Tsarukyan by unanimous decision.[5]
A UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Merab Dvalishvili and undefeated contender Umar Nurmagomedov is expected to serve as the co-main event.[6]
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.[7] The pairing has been rescheduled to take place at this event.[8]
Grant Dawson and Carlos Diego Ferreira are scheduled to compete in a lightweight bout at the event.[9] They were once expected to meet at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker in October 2021, but Ferreira pulled out due to injury.[10]
A light heavyweight bout between Johnny Walker and Bogdan Guskov was scheduled for this event.[11] However, Walker withdrew from the fight due to an injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Billy Elekana.[12][13]
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] | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Jiří Procházka | vs. | Jamahal Hill | ||||
| Lightweight | Beneil Dariush | vs. | Renato Moicano | ||||
| Middleweight | Kevin Holland | vs. | Reinier de Ridder | ||||
| Preliminary card (ESPNews / Disney+ / ESPN+) | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Bogdan Guskov | vs. | Billy Elekana | ||||
| Bantamweight | Payton Talbott | vs. | Raoni Barcelos | ||||
| Heavyweight | Jailton Almeida | vs. | Serghei Spivac | ||||
| Middleweight | Zachary Reese | vs. | Sedriques Dumas | ||||
| Early preliminary card (Disney+ / 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.
- ^ Mike Bohn (2025-01-11). "Intuit Dome announces UFC 311 will 'continue as scheduled' amid Los Angeles wildfires". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ^ Alex Pattle (2024-12-05). "UFC 311 main event pits Islam Makhachev against Arman Tsarukyan – with bonus title fight also official". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
- ^ "Makhachev to defend lightweight title at UFC 311". bbc.com. 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.com. 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.
- ^ Luís Antonio Cardoso (2024-10-11). "Coming off two consecutive defeats, Johnny Walker will face a UFC prospect". superlutas.com.br. Retrieved 2024-10-12. (in Brazilian Portuguese)
- ^ Guilherme Cruz (2025-01-11). "'Bad injury' forces Johnny Walker out of UFC 311: 'I'm devastated'". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ^ Alexander Behunin (2025-01-11). "UFC 311 fight card shake up: Octagon newcomer accepts Bogdan Guskov fight on one-week notice with Johnny Walker hurt". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ^ "UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Tsarukyan 2". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
