January 13, 2025 3:45 pm ET
(This story was updated to add new information.)
The UFC’s first pay-per-view of 2025 is set for Saturday just outside Los Angeles.
Here’s how to watch UFC 311 with the bantamweight and lightweight titles on the line at the top of the card at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif.
Broadcast and streaming info
UFC 311 has a main card that begins at 10 p.m. ET (7 p.m. PT) on pay-per-view (via ESPN+). The four-fight preliminary card airs on ESPNews and streams on Disney+ at 8 p.m. ET. Five early prelims stream on ESPN+ at 6 p.m. ET.
Jon Anik will serve as the leading man on the mic from cageside at UFC 311. He will command play-by-play alongside color commentators and UFC Hall of Famer Cormier and Joe Rogan.
Stay tuned for more broadcast details this week.
Main event: Islam Makhachev
Islam Makhachev vs. Arman Tsarukyan
Record: 26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC
Opponent: Arman Tsarukyan (22-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC)
Division: Lightweight
Key wins: Dustin Poirier, Alexander Volkanovski (twice), Charles Oliveira, Dan Hoooker, Arman Tsarukyan (2019)
Misc.: Makhachev has showed no signs of his dominance waning since he won the lightweight title in 2022. He already holds a unanimous decision win over over Tsarukyan in April 2019.
Main event: Arman Tsarukyan
Record: 22-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC
Opponent: Islam Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC)
Division: Lightweight
Key wins: Charles Oliveira, Beneil Dariush, Joaquim Silva, Damir Ismagulov, Olivier Aubin-Mercier
Misc.: Tsarukyan’s UFC debut in 2019 happened to be against Makhachev, and he dropped a Fight of the Night unanimous decision. He’s won nine of 10 since then to make the rematch for the title an inevitability.
Co-main event: Merab Dvalishvili
Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Merab Dvalishvili
Record: 18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC
Opponent: Umar Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC)
Division: Bantamweight
Key wins: Sean O’Malley, Henry Cejudo, Petr Yan, Jose Aldo
Misc.: After decision wins over ex-champs Aldo, Yan and Cejudo, Dvalishvili beat Sean O’Malley for the belt after O’Malley had taken it from his teammate and friend, Aljamain Sterling. But he’s a sizable underdog for his first attempted defense.
Co-main event: Umar Nurmagomedov
Record: 18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC
Opponent: Merab Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC)
Division: Bantamweight
Key wins: Cory Sandhagen, Raoni Barcelos, Nate Maness
Misc.: Nurmagomedov will attempt to become the latest in his family and on his famed team to win a major MMA title – right before teammate Islam Makhachev defends his belt.
UFC debut: Billy Elekana
Billy Elekana
Record: 7-1
Opponent: Bogdan Guskov (16-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
Division: Light heavyweight
Misc.: Elekana will get his big shot on short notice as a replacement for Johnny Walker. His well-rounded resume includes appearances in the PFL and LFA.
UFC debut: Azamat Bekoev
Record: 18-3
Opponent: Zach Reese (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Misc.: Bekoev was told a while back he was on Mick Maynard’s short list for a call-up after his recent 4-0 run in the LFA. When Sedriques Dumas dropped out on less than a week’s notice, Bekoev got his short-notice call.
UFC 311 main card betting odds
Jiri Prochazka
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
Champ Islam Makhachev -425 vs. Arman Tsarukyan +315 – for lightweight title
Champ Merab Dvalishvili +275 vs. Umar Nurmagomedov -370 – for bantamweight title
Jamahal Hill -105 vs. Jiri Prochazka -115
Beneil Dariush +165 vs. Renato Moicano -195
Kevin Holland -120 vs. Reinier de Ridder +100
UFC 311 prelim betting odds
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2, 8 p.m. ET)
Billy Elekana +235 Bogdan Guskov -305
Raoni Barcelos +750 vs. Payton Talbott -1500
Jailton Almeida -450 vs. Serghei Spivac +325
Azamat Bekoev vs. Zach Reese TBD
UFC 311 early prelim betting odds
Ailin Perez
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
Grant Dawson -320 vs. Diego Ferreira +250
Ailin Perez +165 vs. Karol Rosa -195
Muin Gafurov +325 vs. Rinya Nakamura -450
Bernardo Sopaj -380 vs. Ricky Turcios +280
Clayton Carpenter +250 vs. Tagir Ulanbekov -320
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