The primary UFC pay-per-view occasion of the yr will likely be headlined by ESPN’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter, as Islam Makhachev places the UFC light-weight title on the road in a rematch in opposition to Renato Moicano at UFC 311 on the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California.
Makhachev has been almost excellent within the Octagon, profitable 15 of his 16 UFC fights. His lone loss was in opposition to Adriano Martins at UFC 192 in October 2015. Most not too long ago, Makhachev beat Dustin Poirier by fifth-round submission to retain the belt at UFC 302 final June.
Moicano took the battle on late discover, after Arman Tsarukyan withdrew on account of damage.
Within the co-main occasion Umar Nurmagomedov, Makhachev’s coaching associate, challenges Merab Dvalishvili for the lads’s bantamweight title.
Additionally on the cardboard, former gentle heavyweight champions Jiří Procházka and Jamahal Hill faceoff in what could possibly be No. 1 contender battle and Kevin Holland squares off with former One Championship title holder Reinier de Ridder.
Brett Okamoto, Andreas Hale, Jeff Wagenheim, and Dre Waters spotlight every part taking place in and across the UFC pay-per-view occasion.
