Islam Makhachev is set to defend the UFC lightweight title against Renato Moicano at UFC 311 after Arman Tsarukyan was a late withdrawal due to a back injury.
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Makhachev has a 15-1 record with the UFC, claiming the lightweight title back in October 2022 against Charles Oliveira.
Since then, the Russian has defended his crown three times. In his most recent fight, Makhachev submitted Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 302.
The Brazilian Moicano is riding a four-fight winning streak for the first time in his UFC career. The 35-year-old has won six out of seven fights since June 2021 but is seen as a big outsider heading into a mouth-watering fight.
Merab Dvalishvili will defend his bantamweight crown against the undefeated fighter Umar Nurmagomedov in the other main event.
Nurmagomedov will be looking to continue his unbeaten run, while Dvalishvili will be hoping to cement his status as the undisputed bantamweight champion.
The rest of the main card is absolutely stacked. Jiri Prochazka squares off against Jamahal Hill, two former light heavyweight champs who are bound to provide plenty of entertainment.
Elsewhere, Jailton Almeida takes on Serghei Spivac and Reinier de Ridder will face off against Kevin Holland.
Here’s everything else you need to know ahead of UFC 311!
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HOW TO WATCH
Aussie fight fans can catch all the action for UFC 309 LIVE on Main Event via Kayo.
Main Event on Kayo Sports and Foxtel is the exclusive home of UFC Pay-Per-View.
WHEN IS IT?
UFC 311 takes place on Sunday January 19 Australian time at the Intuit Dome in California.
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START TIME (All times AEDT)
The action gets underway on Sunday morning with the early prelims at 10am, followed by the preliminary card at 12pm and main card at 2pm. You can expect Makhachev and Moicano to make their octagon walks at around 4pm.
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FULL FIGHT CARD
Main card
Islam Makhachev vs. Renato Moicano
Merab Dvalishvili vs. Umar Nurmagomedov
Jiri Prochazka vs. Jamahal Hill
Jailton Almeida vs. Serghei Spivac
Reinier de Ridder vs. Kevin Holland
Prelims
Payton Talbott vs. Raoni Barcelos
Zachary Reese vs. Azamat Bekoev
Bogdan Guskov vs. Billy Elekana
Grant Dawson vs. Diego Ferreira
Early prelims
Rinya Nakamura vs. Muin Gafurov
Karol Rosa vs. Ailin Perez
Ricky Turcios vs. Benardo Sopaj
Tagir Ulanbekov vs. Clayton Carpenter
