UFC 311 Weigh In Results: Massive Main Event Shake-Up in Los Angeles
On Saturday, January 18, the UFC heads to the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, California for its first pay-per-view lineup of 2024.
In the main event of the evening, reigning lightweight world champion Islam Makhachev will put his gold on the line for the fourth time when he meets the division’s top-ranked contender, Arman Tsarukyan. It’ll be a rematch more than five years in the making after the ‘Dagestani Destroyer’ spoiled Tsarukyan’s UFC debut all the way back in April 2019.
And in the co-main event, newly minted bantamweight king Merab Dvalishvili defends his title against undefeated sensation Umar Nurmagomedov for the first time.
Rounding out the main card is a light heavyweight showdown with major title implications as both Jamahal Hill and Jiri Prochazka look to bounce back from their brutal losses against the division’s top dog, Alex Pereira. Perennial contender Beneil Dariush returns to the Octagon determined to snap rising star Renato Moicano’s four-fight win streak, and Kevin Holland tries to spoil the sophomore appearance of former two-division ONE world champion Reinier de Ridder.
But before they can step inside the Octagon, all 28 fighters must step on the scale to weigh in for their respective bouts. Did everyone hit their mark? Find out below:
MAIN CARD (ESPN+ Pay-Per-View, 10 p.m. ET)P
- Islam Makhachev(c) (154.5lbs) vs. Arman Tsarukyan (N/A) – UFC lightweight championship
- Champ Merab Dvalishvili(c) (134lbs) vs. Umar Nurmagomedov (135lbs) – UFC bantamweight championship
- Jamahal Hill (205.5lbs) vs. Jiri Prochazka (204.5lbs)
- Beneil Dariush (155lbs) vs. Renato Moicano (155lbs)
- Kevin Holland (183.5lbs) vs. Reinier de Ridder (184.5lbs)
In an absolute shocker, Arman Tsarukyan did not weigh in for his UFC title fight. According to UFC CEO Dana White, who appeared on Friday’s UFC 311 weigh-in show, confirmed that Tsarukyan is out and replacing him will be No. 10 ranked contender Renato Moicano.
‘Money’ was originally scheduled to fight Beneil Dariush on the main card. Instead, he’ll compete for his first world title in a massive main event shake-up. White stated that Dariush would be “taken care of” but did not confirm whether or not he’ll remain on the card.
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPNews/Disney+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Raoni Barcelos (135.5lbs) vs. Payton Talbott (135lbs)
- Jailton Almeida (235lbs) vs. Serghei Spivac (233lbs)
- Billy Elekana (200lbs) vs. Bogdan Guskov (205.5lbs)
- Grant Dawson (156lbs) vs. Diego Ferreira (156lbs)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
- Azamat Bekoev (185.5lbs) vs. Zach Reese (185.5lbs)
- Ailin Perez (135lbs) vs. Karol Rosa (135.5lbs)
- Muin Gafurov (136lbs) vs. Rinya Nakamura (135.5lbs)
- Bernardo Sopaj (135lbs) vs. Ricky Turcios (136lbs)
- Clayton Carpenter (125.5lbs) vs. Tagir Ulanbekov (125lbs)
