The lightweight champion is on weight
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👏@MAKHACHEVMMA
comes in at 154.5lbs!
#UFC311 | Live TOMORROW on @ESPNPlus
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January 17, 2025
After a hectic
UFC 311 weigh-ins, it’s now official that the
Ultimate Fighting Championship‘s first pay-per-view of the year
has a new main event.
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Now headlining the 13-fight card is a fight between Islam
Makhachev and Renato “Money” Moicano for the lightweight championship. This comes
after Arman
Tsarukyan withdrew from a championship rematch at the last
minute due to a back injury. Meanwhile, the co-main event will see
Merab
Dvalishvili look to make his first title defense against the
undefeated Umar
Nurmagomedov.
Makhachev (26-1) prepared during his camp for Tsarukyan, who he
defeated the Octagon in 2019. Since his unanimous decision victory,
the Dagestani fighter has claimed the lightweight title from
Charles
Oliveira and defended it three times–twice against Alexander
Volkanovski and once versus Dustin
Poirier. Makhachev enters the fight weighing 154.5 pounds and
on a 14-fight win streak.
Meanwhile, this marks the biggest fight in the career of Moicano
(20-5-1). The outspoken lightweight has become a fan favorite and
is on an impressive four-fight win streak that includes wins over
Drew
Dober and Benoit St.
Denis. The Brazilian is getting his first shot at championship
gold at 35 years old. “Money Moicano” stepped on the scale at 155
pounds on the dot.
The UFC 311 main card will air live on ESPN+ pay-per-view at 10
p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on Saturday. Prelims begin at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT
on ESPN+ and UFC Fight Pass before continuing on ESPNews and ESPN+
at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
UFC 311 Weigh-in Results:
Islam
Makhachev (154.5) vs. Renato
Carneiro (155)
Merab
Dvalishvili (134) vs. Umar
Nurmagomedov (135)
Jamahal
Hill (204.5) vs. Jiri
Prochazka (204.5)
Jailton
Almeida (235) vs. Serghei
Spivac (233)
Kevin
Holland (183.5) vs. Reinier
de Ridder (184.5)
Raoni
Barcelos (135.5) vs. Payton
Talbott (135.5)
Billy
Elekana (200) vs. Bogdan
Guskov (205.5)
Grant
Dawson (156) vs. Diego
Ferreira (156)
Azamat
Bekoev (185.5) vs. Zachary
Reese (185.5)
Ailin
Perez (135) vs. Karol Rosa
(135.5)
Muin
Gafurov (136) vs. Rinya
Nakamura (135.5)
Bernardo
Sopai (135) vs. Ricky
Turcios (136)
Clayton
Carpenter (125.5) vs. Tagir
Ulanbekov (125.5)
Beneil
Dariush (155)*
* Dariush originally planned on facing Carneiro.