The UFC is set to kick off the new year with a stacked pay-per-view, UFC 311. The opening PPV will take place at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California on Jan 18. In the main event, lightweight champion Islam Makhachev (26-1) will take on Arman Tsarukyan (22-3).

It is worth noting that the two have previously fought each other. Their first encounter took place at UFC Fight Night 149 back in April 2019. On the night, Makhachev defeated Tsarukyan via unanimous decision. Moreover, the bout earned ‘Fight of the Night’ honors.  

It is worth noting that their first fight was Tsarukyan’s promotional debut in the UFC. The rematch will be Makhachev’s fourth title defense and arguably his toughest one so far and it will be interesting to see how it goes.

In the co-main event, bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili will take on Umar Nurmagomedov to mark his first title defense. Jamahal Hill vs Jiri Prochazka will also be on the card with the victor slated to get a shot at the light heavyweight title. 

UFC 311 full fight card

Apart from the three fights listed above, the UFC revealed the full card. Take a look at it below: 

Main card

• Islam Makhachev vs. Arman Tsarukyan: Lightweight Title Fight
• Merab Dvalishvili vs. Umar Nurmagomedov: Bantamweight Title Fight
• Beneil Dariush vs. Renato Mocaino: Lightweight
• Jiří Procházka vs. Jamahal Hill: Light Heavyweight
• Kevin Holland vs. Reinier de Ridder: Middleweight

Prelims

• Johnny Walker vs. Bogdan Guskov: Light Heavyweight
• Payton Talbott vs. Raoni Barcelos: Bantamweight
• Jailton Almeida vs. Serghei Spivac: Heavyweight
• Zachary Reese vs. Sedriques Dumas: Middleweight

Early Prelims

• Grant Dawson vs. Diego Ferreira: Lightweight
• Karol Rosa vs. Ailin Perez: Women’s Bantamweight 
• Rinya Nakamura vs. Muin Gafurov: Bantamweight
• Ricky Turcios vs. Benardo Sopaj: Bantamweight
• Tagir Ulanbekov vs. Clayton Carpenter: Flyweight

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