UFC 311 is set to place at the brand-new Intuit Dome, which is located in Inglewood, California. The fight card is already stacking up to be quite exciting, with Johnny Walker vs Bogdan Guskov, Payton Talbott vs Raoni Barecelos, and more.

Now, UFC President Dana White has dropped some bombshell news, detailing what the main event and co-main event will be for the pay-per-view fight.

Headlining UFC 311 will be the return of the Men’s No. 1 Pound-for-Pound and lightweight champion Islam Makhachev returning to defend his title against No. 1 ranked contender, Arman Tsarukyan.

Joining them in the co-main event, which will also be a title fight is bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili taking on No. 2 ranked bantamweight contender, Umar Nurmagomedov.

UFC star Islam Makhachev
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY – MAY 31: Islam Makhachev weighs in during the UFC 302 Ceremonial Weigh-in at Prudential Center on May 31, 2024 in Newark, New Jersey. UFC 311 will be headlined by Islam Makhachev.

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