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UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano
The poster for UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateJanuary 18, 2025 (2025-01-18)
VenueIntuit Dome
CityInglewood, California, United States
Attendance18,370[1]
Total gate$10,206,350[1]
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2 UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov

UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on January 18, 2025, at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, United States.[2]

Background

After hosting 17 events in the Greater Los Angeles area, this was the promotion's debut at Intuit Dome, which opened in August 2024.

The event marked the promotion's third visit to Inglewood and first since UFC 232 in December 2018.[2] There were concerns regarding the realization of this event due to the series of recent wildfires affecting Southern California, but the venue's organization assured a week before that it would continue as scheduled.[3]

A UFC Lightweight Championship bout between current champion Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan was originally scheduled to headline the event.[4] They previously met at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik in April 2019, where Makhachev defeated Tsarukyan by unanimous decision.[5] One day before the event, it was reported that Tsarukyan suffered an injury that forced him to pull out of the fight. Renato Moicano, who was originally set to face Beneil Dariush at the same event, stepped in as a replacement for Tsarukyan, and Dariush did not compete at this event.[6]

A UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Merab Dvalishvili and undefeated contender Umar Nurmagomedov served as the co-main event.[7]

A bantamweight bout between The Return of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Volkanovski vs. Team Ortega bantamweight winner Ricky Turcios and Bernardo Sopaj was expected to take place at UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates in November 2024, but it was scrapped after the weigh-ins due to undisclosed medical issues related to Turcios.[8] The pairing was rescheduled to take place at this event.[9]

Grant Dawson and Carlos Diego Ferreira are scheduled to compete in a lightweight bout at the event.[10] They were once expected to meet at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker in October 2021, but Ferreira pulled out due to injury.[11]

A light heavyweight bout between Johnny Walker and Bogdan Guskov was scheduled for this event.[12] However, Walker withdrew from the fight due to an injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Billy Elekana.[13][14]

Zachary Reese and Sedriques Dumas were expected to meet in a middleweight bout at the preliminary card. However, Dumas pulled out during fight week and was replaced by the current LFA Middleweight Champion Azamat Bekoev.[15]

During the event's broadcast, executive producer and one of The Ultimate Fighter creators Craig Piligian was announced as the next "contributor wing" UFC Hall of Fame inductee during International Fight Week festivities in Las Vegas this summer.[16]

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Islam Makhachev (c) def. Renato Moicano Submission (brabo choke) 1 4:05 [a]
Bantamweight Merab Dvalishvili (c) def. Umar Nurmagomedov Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49–46) 5 5:00 [b]
Light Heavyweight Jiří Procházka def. Jamahal Hill TKO (punches) 3 3:01
Heavyweight Jailton Almeida def. Serghei Spivac TKO (punches) 1 4:53
Middleweight Reinier de Ridder def. Kevin Holland Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:31
Preliminary card (ESPNews / FX / Disney+ / ESPN+)
Bantamweight Raoni Barcelos def. Payton Talbott Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) 3 5:00
Middleweight Azamat Bekoev def. Zachary Reese KO (punches) 1 3:04
Light Heavyweight Bogdan Guskov def. Billy Elekana Submission (guillotine choke) 2 3:33
Lightweight Grant Dawson def. Carlos Diego Ferreira Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Early preliminary card (FX / Disney+ / ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Women's Bantamweight Ailín Pérez def. Karol Rosa Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Muin Gafurov def. Rinya Nakamura Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Bernardo Sopaj def. Ricky Turcios Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Flyweight Tagir Ulanbekov def. Clayton Carpenter Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
  1. ^ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
  2. ^ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.

[17]

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[18]

  • Fight of the Night: Merab Dvalishvili vs. Umar Nurmagomedov
  • Performance of the Night: Jiří Procházka and Jailton Almeida

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the California State Athletic Commission. It is important to note the amounts do not include sponsor money, discretionary bonuses, viewership points or additional earnings.[19]

  • Islam Makhachev: $200,000 (no win bonus) def. Renato Moicano: $250,000
  • Merab Dvalishvili: $500,000 (no win bonus) def. Umar Nurmagomedov: $100,000
  • Jiří Procházka: $250,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus) def. Jamahal Hill: $200,000
  • Jailton Almeida: $220,000 (includes $110,000 win bonus) def. Serghei Spivac: $100,000
  • Reinier de Ridder: $210,000 (includes $105,000 win bonus) def. Kevin Holland: $250,000
  • Raoni Barcelos: $96,000 (includes $48,000 win bonus) def. Payton Talbott: $43,000
  • Azamat Bekoev: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Zachary Reese: $30,000
  • Bogdan Guskov: $86,000 (includes $43,000 win bonus) def. Billy Elekana: $12,000
  • Grant Dawson: $212,000 (includes $106,000 win bonus) def. Carlos Diego Ferreira: $100,000
  • Ailín Pérez: $72,000 (includes $36,000 win bonus) def. Karol Rosa: $75,000
  • Muin Gafurov: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus) def. Rinya Nakamura: $28,000
  • Bernardo Sopaj: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Ricky Turcios: $28,000
  • Tagir Ulanbekov: $72,000 (includes $36,000 win bonus) def. Clayton Carpenter: $28,000

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Mike Bohn (2025-01-19). "UFC 311 post-event facts: Champs Islam Makhachev, Merab Dvalishvili break longstanding records". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  2. ^ a b Nolan King (2024-11-16). "UFC announces 2025 schedule including slew of new events". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
  3. ^ Mike Bohn (2025-01-11). "Intuit Dome announces UFC 311 will 'continue as scheduled' amid Los Angeles wildfires". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
  4. ^ Alex Pattle (2024-12-05). "UFC 311 main event pits Islam Makhachev against Arman Tsarukyan – with bonus title fight also official". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  5. ^ Brian Mazique (2024-12-04). "UFC 311: Dana White Announces 2 Huge Championship Fights For L.A. Card". forbes.com. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  6. ^ Mike Heck (2025-01-17). "Arman Tsarukyan out of UFC 311 main event with Islam Makahchev". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
  7. ^ Matthew Wells (2024-12-04). "UFC 311 news: Merab Dvalishvili vs. Umar Nurmagomedov announced as co-main title fight". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
  8. ^ Staff (2024-11-08). "UFC Fight Night 247 loses another co-main event one day out". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  9. ^ Damon Martin (2024-11-19). "Ricky Turcios vs. Bernardo Sopai rescheduled for UFC 311". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  10. ^ Jay Pettry (2024-11-21). "Grant Dawson to collide with Diego Ferreira at UFC 311 in California on Jan. 18". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  11. ^ Matthew Wells (2021-09-08). "Diego Ferreira injured, out of Oct. 2 bout against Grant Dawson". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  12. ^ Luís Antonio Cardoso (2024-10-11). "Coming off two consecutive defeats, Johnny Walker will face a UFC prospect". superlutas.com.br. Retrieved 2024-10-12. (in Brazilian Portuguese)
  13. ^ Guilherme Cruz (2025-01-11). "'Bad injury' forces Johnny Walker out of UFC 311: 'I'm devastated'". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
  14. ^ Alexander Behunin (2025-01-11). "UFC 311 fight card shake up: Octagon newcomer accepts Bogdan Guskov fight on one-week notice with Johnny Walker hurt". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
  15. ^ Nolan King (2025-01-13). "LFA champion gets late UFC 311 opportunity as replacement fighter". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  16. ^ UFC Staff (2025-01-18). "Craig Piligian named to 2025 UFC Hall of Fame class". ufc.com. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  17. ^ "UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  18. ^ Dan Hiergesell (2025-01-18). "Bonuses! Jiri Prochazka's wild TKO over 'Sweet Dreams' leads $50K winners - UFC 311". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  19. ^ "UFC 311 salaries: Merab Dvalishvili leads 12 fighters with disclosed six-figure payouts". MMA Junkie. 2025-01-19. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
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