The Dagestanis strive to become the first teammates to win a belt in the co-main event and retain a belt in the main event Saturday night at Intuit Dome

At UFC 311, Islam Makhachev now faces Renato Moicano on just a few hours’ notice. Is there a path to victory for the new challenger?

With Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev constantly being compared, Arman Tsarukyan has explained why they are different ahead of UFC 311.

Khabib Nurmagomedov shares his reaction to Arman Tsarukayn’s late scratch from UFC 311, and Islam Makhachev now facing Renato Moicano.

Islam Makhachev will never have that. He already has that one loss to Adriano Martins in his second UFC fight back in 2015. But where he could pull ahead of Khabib Nurmagomedov is in longevity and overall career ambition.

At UFC 310, the Stockton brawler and the Russian’s team launched water bottles at one another. After the Dagestani gave his version of events, Diaz hit the roof, comparing Makhachev to an ‘Ewok’ from Star Wars, and claiming he lied about what transpired that day.

Umar Nurmagomedov is on the verge of bringing a second UFC title to the Nurmagomedov family. If Islam Makhachev's prediction is correct, a third Nurmagomedov could hold UFC gold soon. Makhachev, the UFC lightweight champion,

Islam Makhachev is a more well-rounded mixed martial artist than Khabib Nurmagomedov, with Israel Adesanya praising the reigning UFC lightweight champion's more natural knack for striking.

The weigh-ins for UFC 311 in Los Angeles, California had been apace on Friday morning for over an hour when Red Corner MMA dropped the shocking news that Armenia’s Arman Tsarukyan, who was to fight for UFC gold for the first time, suffered an injury and is out of tomorrow’s pay-per-view main event.

An injured Arman Tsarukyan has been replaced in the main event of UFC 311, with Renato Moicano now challenging Islam Makhachev for the lightweight title – on one day’s notice.

Can Arman Tsarukyan claim lightweight gold, or will Islam Makhachev continue his dominant run to open 2025? The Sporting News takes a closer look and predicts the entire UFC 311 card.