UFC 311 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on January 18, 2025, at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, United States.[1]

UFC 311
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateJanuary 18, 2025 (2025-01-18)
VenueIntuit Dome
CityInglewood, California, United States
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night 249 UFC 311 UFC Fight Night 250

Background

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

The event will mark the promotion's third visit to Inglewood and first since UFC 232 in December 2018.[1]

A UFC Lightweight Championship bout between current champion Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan is scheduled to headline the event.[2] They previously met at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik in April 2019, where Makhachev defeated Tsarukyan by unanimous decision in Tsarukyan's UFC debut.[3]

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.[4] The pairing has been rescheduled to take place at this event.[5]

Fight card

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Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Women's Bantamweight Karol Rosa vs. Ailín Pérez

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Announced bouts

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Nolan King (2024-11-16). "UFC announces 2025 schedule including slew of new events". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
  2. ^ a b Evanoff, Josh (2024-11-04). "REPORT | Islam Makhachev vs. Arman Tsarukyan 2 official for UFC 311 in Los Angeles | BJPenn.com". | BJPenn.com. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  3. ^ Straus, Mike; MMA, LowKick (20 April 2019). "UFC St. Petersburg Results: Islam Makhachev Tops Arman Tsarukyan In Co-Headliner". LowKickMMA.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  4. ^ Staff (2024-11-08). "UFC Fight Night 247 loses another co-main event one day out". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  5. ^ a b Damon Martin (2024-11-19). "Ricky Turcios vs. Bernardo Sopai rescheduled for UFC 311". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  6. ^ "UFC 311". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  7. ^ Harvey Leonard (2024-10-05). "Jailton Almeida Set For Return At UFC 311 On January 18". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
  8. ^ Parviz Iskenderov (2024-10-05). "UFC 311 set for January with first two fights reported". fightmag.com. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
  9. ^ Luís Antonio Cardoso (2024-10-11). "Vindo de duas derrotas seguidas, Johnny Walker vai enfrentar promessa do UFC" (in Spanish). superlutas.com.br. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  10. ^ MMA Bulgaria (2024-10-31). "Закари Рийс срещу Седрик Дюма на UFC 311" (in Bulgarian). mma.bg. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
  11. ^ Cruz, Guilherme (2024-10-31). "Unbeaten prospect Payton Talbott to fight Raoni Barcelos at UFC 311". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
  12. ^ Sherdog.com. "Grant Dawson to Collide With Diego Ferreira at UFC 311 in California on Jan. 18". Sherdog. Retrieved 2024-11-21.