UFC 311 card: Makhachev vs Tsarukyan and all fights this weekend
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Islam Makhachev defends the lightweight title against Arman Tsarukyan, after Umar Nurmagomedov challenges Merab Dvalishvili at bantamweight. Two title fights top the card this weekend, as the UFC hosts its first pay-per-view of the year: UFC 311. The event will end with a lightweight title fight between champion Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan, a rematch six years in the making.
![[UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/12/05/09/newFile-1.jpg)
In 2019, Tsarukyan stepped in on short notice to make his UFC debut against Makhachev, who won via decision. Both fighters have improved significantly since then, with Makhachev establishing himself as our pound-for-pound No 1 UFC fighter. In Saturday’s co-main event, Merab Dvalishvili defends his bantamweight title against Umar Nurmagomedov, cousin of UFC legend Khabib, who is expected to be in the challenger’s corner. Khabib is also expected to be in the corner of Makhachev, his childhood friend.
![[Merab Dvalishvili (top) dominated Sean O’Malley to take his bantamweight belt]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/09/15/07/GettyImages-2172056850.jpg)
Here’s all you need to know. We may earn commission from some of the links in this article, but we never allow this to influence our content. This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent. When is UFC 311?. UFC 311 is scheduled to take place on Saturday 18 January, at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, California.
The early prelims will start at 11pm GMT (3pm PT / 5pm CT / 6pm ET), with the regular prelims following at 1am GMT on Sunday (5pm PT / 7pm CT / 8pm ET on Saturday). The main card is then scheduled for 3am GMT on Sunday (7pm PT / 9pm CT / 10pm ET on Saturday).
