It won’t be long now.
The UFC’s first pay-per-view event of the year happens on Saturday, January 18. Here is a breakdown of viewing information, including the start time for all three legs of the card:
- Main Card PPV begins at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV
- Prelims begin at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+ and ESPNews
- Early Prelims begin at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+ and UFC Fight Pass
In case you missed it, there were some significant changes made to the UFC 311 card. There is a new main event on tap at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. Here is a look at the new and revised complete UFC 311 card.
UFC 311 Main Card (10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ Pay-Per-View)
- UFC Lightweight Title Bout: Islam Makhachev (Champion) vs. (10) Renato Moicano
- UFC Bantamweight Title Bout: Merab Dvalishvili (Champion) vs. (2) Umar Nurmagomedov
- Lightweight Bout: (9) Beneil Dariush pulled from the card
- Light Heavyweight Bout: (2) Jiří Procházka vs. (3) Jamahal Hill
- Middleweight Bout: Kevin Holland vs. Reinier de Ridder
UFC 311 Preliminary Card (8 p.m. ET on ESPNEWS & ESPN+)
- Light Heavyweight Bout: (13) Bogdan Guskov vs. Billy Elekana
- Bantamweight Bout: Payton Talbott vs. Raoni Barcelos
- Heavyweight Bout: (6) Jailton Almeida vs. (7) Serghei Spivac
- Middleweight Bout: Zach Reese vs. Azamat Bekoev
UFC 311 Early Preliminary Card (6 p.m. ET on UFC Fight Pass and ESPN+)
- Lightweight Bout: Grant Dawson vs. Diego Ferreira
- Women’s Bantamweight Bout: Karol Rosa vs. Ailín Pérez
- Bantamweight Bout: Rinya Nakamura vs. Muin Gafurov
- Bantamweight Bout: Ricky Turcios vs. Benardo Sopaj
- Flyweight Bout: (11) Tagir Ulanbekov vs. Clayton Carpenter
What Happened to Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 311?
Arman Tsarukyan was forced to pull out of his highly anticipated main event showdown with UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev. Tsarukyan suffered an injury to his back and neck that pushed him out of the fight.
The fight was to be Tsarukyan’s first shot at a world title. Makhachev will still defend his title in the main event.
Renato Moicano will replace Tsarukyan and challenge for Makhachev’s title. Moicano was originally scheduled to fight Beneil Dariush on the card. Both men made weight on Friday, but with Moicano stepping up for the championship opportunity, Dariush was left without an opponent.
Some lightweights, like Michael Chandler, volunteered to step up on super short notice to fight Dariush, but the decision was made to remove him from the card.
What’s Going to Happen With Beneil Dariush?
According to UFC President Dana White, the promotion will take care of Dariush, which likely means he’ll get his show money and perhaps half of what he would have gotten if he’d defeated Moicano.
The co-main event remains unchanged: UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili will defend his title against Umar Nurmagomedov. Also on the card, two former UFC light heavyweight champions will clash when Jiří Procházka faces Jamahal Hill.
Things still look great on paper, so stay tuned for post-event coverage (bonus winners) and mid-event coverage (immediate reactions and major announcements) from Inglewood.
