On January 19, UFC 311 took place in Los Angeles, featuring two championship bouts — in the lightweight and bantamweight divisions.
Islam Makhachev successfully defended his lightweight title, securing a dominant win over Brazilian Renato Moicano by submission in the first round. It's worth noting that Moicano stepped in on short notice to replace the injured Arman Tsarukyan.
In the co-main event, bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili faced underdog Umar Nurmagomedov. It was a competitive fight that went the full 5 rounds. Nurmagomedov took the first two rounds, but Dvalishvili showed excellent stamina and took the final three rounds with his activity and pressure.
UFC 311 Results:
Islam Makhachev (27-1) defeated Renato Moicano (20-6-1) by submission in the first round.
Merab Dvalishvili (19-4) defeated Umar Nurmagomedov (18-1) by unanimous decision.
Jiri Prochazka (31-5-1) defeated Jamal Hill (12-3) by technical knockout in the 3rd round.
Jailton Almeida (22-3) defeated Sergey Spivak (17-5) by technical knockout in the 1st round.
Renier De Ridder (19-2) defeated Kevin Holland (26-13) by submission in the 1st round.
Raoni Barcelos (19-5) defeated Peyton Talbot (9-1) by unanimous decision.
Aismat Bekoev (19-3) defeated Zakari Riza (8-2) by technical knockout in the 1st round.
Bogdan Guskov (17-3) defeated Billy Elekan (7-2) by submission in the 2nd round.
Grant Dawson (23-3-1) defeated Carlos Diego Ferreira (19-6) by unanimous decision.
Aylin Perez (12-2) defeated Carol Rosa (18-7) by unanimous decision.
Muin Gafurov (20-6) defeated Rinya Nakamura (9-1) by unanimous decision.
Bernardo Solay (12-3) defeated Ricky Tursios (13-5) by unanimous decision.
Tagir Ulanbekov (16-2) defeated Clayton Carpenter (6-1) by unanimous decision.