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INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Merab Dvalishvili and Umar Nurmagomedov won't have to wait much longer to put hands on each other after the conclusion of Friday's UFC 311 ceremonial weigh-ins. UFC CEO Dana White kept a close watch as Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) and…

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Renato Moicano was scheduled to compete at UFC 311, but wasn't a headliner fighting for the lightweight title against Islam Makhachev until a drastic shift after the official morning weigh-ins. Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) and M

UFC Hall of Famer Khabib Nurmagomedov knows a thing or two about last-minute opponent changes. Nurmagomedov, one of the best former lightweight champions in the sport, has become an incredible coach. At UFC 311, he will be in the corner of Islam Makhachev, who will

Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev share a common UFC opponent. UFC lightweight champion Makhachev's most recent title defense came in a fifth-round submission of Dustin Poirier at UFC 302. Nurmagomedov also holds a victory over Poirier, whom he sub

Lightweight champion Islam Makhachev will go for his fourth consecutive title defense against a new opponent on hours' notice when he meets Renato Moicano in the UFC 311 main event. Islam Makhachev vs. Renato Moicano preview Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) and Moica

MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom goes in-depth to break down the biggest fights in the UFC. Today, he takes a closer look at the UFC 311 impromptu main event between Islam Makhachev and Renato Moicano. Islam Makhachev preview

Holly Holm may have opted to leave the UFC, but she's not done fighting. The former UFC women's bantamweight champion and boxing Hall of Famer requested her UFC release, and got her wish. Holm was inducted into the International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame in 2017…

Renato Moicano couldn't be any happier right about now. The UFC lightweight veteran weighed in Friday morning for a UFC 311 main card bout against Beneil Dariush, but he ended up getting upgraded to the main event to challenge Islam Makhachev for his undisputed bel

Islam Makhachev's fourth UFC lightweight title defense now looks a lot different than what he was preparing for. And yet, that's no problem for the champion. Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) was preparing for months to defend his belt against Arman Tsarukyan in the main event…

LOS ANGELES – Arman Tsarukyan is understandably devastated after having to withdraw from his first UFC championship fight. UFC 311 experienced a sudden and unexpected major change Friday when it was announced during official weigh-ins that Tsarukyan wa

It's "Money" time. Renato Moicano is all of a sudden in a UFC champions

Check out the photos from the UFC 311 official weigh-ins at the UFC host hotel in Los Angeles (Images by Mike Bohn, MMA Junkie)

A little more than a month after his most recent fight, Chris Weidman has decided there won't be a next one – at least not in the UFC. Weidman (16-8 MMA, 12-8 UFC) on Friday announced his retirement on the weigh-ins show for UFC 311 at the host hotel in…

UFC 311 took an unexpected major turn Friday morning, with Arman Tsarukyan withdrawing from his lightweight title fight against Islam Makhachev. A new UFC 311 main event is now set as Renato Moicano will step in to challenge Makhachev for the belt.

The UFC is back in Southern California for UFC 311, its first pay-per-view of the calendar. year, and the popular "Embedded" fight week video series is here to document what's happening behind the scenes. UFC 311 (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Disney+, ESPN+