UFC's first pay-per-view of 2025 features a card full of talented fighters and highly consequential bouts. Due to injury, Arman Tsaurkyan had to drop out of the event. Islam Makhachev and Renato Moicano will face off for the UFC lightweight crown.
In the co-main event, Merab Dvalishvili will put his bantamweight title on the line against undefeated challenger Umar Nurmagomedov.
The main card will be on ESPN+ pay-per-view starting at 10 p.m. ET, with prelims on ESPN+ at 6 p.m. and simulcasts on ESPNews at 8 p.m.
Makhachev (26-1-0), the UFC lightweight champion, has won 14 straight fights, including submitting Dustin Poirier in his lone appearance of 2024. Meanwhile, Moicano (20-51-0) has won his last four fights vs. Benoit Saint Denis, Jalin Turner, Drew Dober, and Brad Riddell.
Dvalishvili (18-4-0) looks to hold on to his belt against Nurmagomedov (18-0-0) after claiming the title with a one-sided win over Sean O'Malley at UFC 306.
UFC 311 fight card
ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET
Lightweight championship: Islam Makhachev (c) vs. Renato Moicano
Bantamweight championship: Merab Dvalishvili (c) vs. Umar Nurmagomedov
Light heavyweight: Jiřà Procházka vs. Jamahal Hill
Heavyweight: Jailton Almeida vs. Serghei Spivac
Middleweight: Kevin Holland vs. Reinier de Ridder
ESPNews/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET
Bantamweight: Payton Talbott vs. Raoni Barcelos
Middleweight: Zachary Reese vs. Azamat Bekoev
Light Heavyweight: Bogdan Guskov vs. Billy Elekana
Lightweight: Grant Dawson vs. Diego Ferreira
ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET
Women's bantamweight: Karol Rosa vs. AilÃn Perez
Bantamweight: Rinya Nakamura vs. Muin Gafurov
Bantamweight: Ricky Turcios vs. Bernardo Sopaj
Flyweight: Tagir Ulanbekov vs. Clayton Carpenter
(c) = defending champion
How to watch the fights
Fans can watch the PPV and all other fights on ESPN+: Get ESPN+ here.
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Fans can also check out FightCenter, which offers live updates for every UFC card.
