UFC 311 in Los Angeles already has a stacked card with the promotion confirming quite a few bouts for the Jan. 18 occasion on the new Intuit Dome.
The principle and co-main occasions had been introduced on Wednesday with light-weight champion Islam Makhachev defending his title towards Arman Tsarukyan in a rematch within the headliner with bantamweight champ Merab Dvalishvili going through Umar Nurmagomedov within the co-main occasion.
Along with these two fights, the UFC additionally introduced a brand new matchup pitting Renato Moicano towards Beneil Dariush in a light-weight showdown between two of the highest fighters within the division. Moicano has rattled off 4 straight wins together with a formidable exhibiting towards Benoit Saint Denis in his final outing the place he headlined the UFC’s return to Paris.
In the meantime, Dariush is making an attempt to get again on observe after dropping again to again fights to Tsarukyan and Charles Oliveira, which ended an eight-fight undefeated run that included wins over Mateusz Gamrot, Tony Ferguson and Diego Ferreira.
Right here’s the complete checklist of fights introduced for UFC 311 with a bout order nonetheless to be decided.
Islam Makhachev vs. Arman Tsarukyan – light-weight title battle
Merab Dvalishvili vs. Umar Nurmagomedov – bantamweight title battle
Jiri Prochazka vs. Jamahal Hill
Renato Moicano vs. Beneil Dariush
Kevin Holland vs. Reinier de Ridder
Johnny Walker vs. Bogdan Guskov
Payton Talbott vs. Raoni Barcelos
Jailton Almeida vs. Serghei Spivac
Zachary Reese vs. Sedriques Dumas
Grant Dawson vs. Diego Ferreira
Karol Rosa vs. Ailin Perez
Rinya Nakamura vs. Muin Gafurov
Ricky Turcios vs. Bernardo Sopai
Tagir Ulanbekov vs. Clayton Carpenter
