UFC 311 goes down Saturday night with two championship fights atop the bill, and MMA Junkie Radio’s “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” will host a live-streamed watch-along right here at 8 p.m. ET.
In the headliner, an unexpected lightweight title fight between champ Islam Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) and Renato Moicano (20-5-1 MMA, 12-5 UFC) will take place after original challenger Arman Tsarukyan was forced to withdraw because of a back injury on weigh-ins day in a dramatic turn of events. In the co-feature, bantamweight champ Merab Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) is an underdog in his first title defense against Makhachev’s teammate, unbeaten Umar Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC).
UFC 311 (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Disney+, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif.
Below is the lineup of fights included in the watch-along:
UFC 311 main card (pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Islam Makhachev vs. Renato Moicano – for lightweight title
- Champ Merab Dvalishvili vs. Umar Nurmagomedov – for bantamweight title
- Jamahal Hill vs. Jiri Prochazka
- Jailton Almeida vs. Serghei Spivac
- Kevin Holland vs. Reinier de Ridder
UFC 311 preliminary card (ESPNews, ESPN+, Disney+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Raoni Barcelos vs. Payton Talbott
- Billy Elekana vs. Bogdan Guskov
- Grant Dawson vs. Diego Ferreira
- Azamat Bekoev vs. Zach Reese
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 311.
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