THE UFC resumes pay-per-view action this month with a mammoth fight card.
MMA‘s top promotion hosts it’s 311th PPV show this weekend, with not one but TWO titles on the line.
GETTYIslam Makhachev tops the bill of a stacked UFC 311 card this weekend[/caption]
GETTYThe pound-for-pound king will rematch Armenian assassin Arman Tsarukyan[/caption]
GETTYMakhachev got the better of Tsarukyan in their first meeting nearly six years ago[/caption]
Topping the UFC 311 bill will be pound-for-pound king and Khabib Nurmagomedov protege Islam Makhachev.
Dagestani destroyer Makhachev will look to make his fourth defence of the lightweight title in an eagerly-anticipated rematch against Arman Tsarukyan.
Makhachev got the better of the Armenian assassin in their first meeting nearly six years ago, beating the debutant via unanimous decision.
Bantamweight gold will be on the line in the co-main event of the evening, which will see champion Merab Dvalishvili look to make his first defence of the 135lbs belt.
The Georgian gladiator will throw down with the undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov, the cousin of Khabib, in his first outing since dethroning Sean O’Malley last September.
UFC 311 is loaded with entertaining fights from top to bottom.
And SunSport is on hand with everything you need to know about the first PPV card of the year.
When is UFC 311?
GETTYMerab Dvalishvili defends his bantamweight title against Umar Nurmagomedov in the co-main event of the evening[/caption]
UFC 311: Makhachev vs Tsarukyan 2 will take place early on Sunday, January 19.
The early prelims will start at 11pm GMT on Saturday, January 18, while the televised prelims will get going from 1am the following morning.
The stacked main card will commence at 3am, with the main event on course to commence at 5am.
The brand-spanking new Intuit Dome in Los Angeles will host the card, although it could be moved to Las Vegas if the devastating fires in LA County worsen.
UFC 311 stream and TV channel
UFC 311 will be shown live on TNT Sports in the UK.
You can live stream all the action from the Discovery+ app, which is available for download onto your mobile or tablet device.
REUTERSPound-for-pound king Islam Makhachev will look to make his fourth defence of the 155lbs belt[/caption]
UFC 311 fight card
Main card
Islam Makhachev vs Arman Tsarukyan 2 (lightweight title fight)
Merab Dvalishvili vs Umar Nurmagomedov (men’s bantamweight title fight)
Jiri Prochazka vs Jamahal Hill (light-heavyweight)
Beneil Dariush vs Renato Moicano (lightweight)
Kevin Holland vs Reinier de Ridder (middleweight)
X@UFCFormer light-heavyweight champions Jiri Prochazka and Jamahal Hill also throw down on the card[/caption]
Prelims
TBA vs Bogdan Guskov (light-heavyweight)
Payton Talbott vs Raoni Barcelos (bantamweight)
Jailton Almeida vs Serghei Pivac (heavyweight)
Zachary Reese vs Sedrique Dumas (middleweight)
Fight Pass Prelims
Grant Dawson vs Diego Ferreira (lightweight)
Karol Rosa vs Ailin Perez (women’s bantamweight)
Rinya Nakamura vs Muin Gafurov (bantamweight)
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