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UFC 311: How to watch pair of title fights, Los Angeles lineup, odds, more

The UFC’s first pay-per-view of 2025 is set for Saturday just outside Los Angeles.

Here’s how to watch UFC 311 with the bantamweight and lightweight titles on the line at the top of the card at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif.

Broadcast and streaming info

UFC 311 has a main card that begins at 10 p.m. ET (7 p.m. PT) on pay-per-view (via ESPN+). The four-fight preliminary card airs on ESPNews and streams on Disney+ at 8 p.m. ET. Five early prelims stream on ESPN+ at 6 p.m. ET.

Jon Anik will serve as the leading man on the mic from cageside at UFC 311. He will command play-by-play alongside color commentators and UFC Hall of Famer Cormier and Joe Rogan.

Stay tuned for more broadcast details this week.

Main event: Islam Makhachev

Islam Makhachev vs. Arman Tsarukyan

Record: 26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC
Opponent: Arman Tsarukyan (22-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC)
Division: Lightweight
Key wins: Dustin Poirier, Alexander Volkanovski (twice), Charles Oliveira, Dan Hoooker, Arman Tsarukyan (2019)
Misc.: Makhachev has showed no signs of his dominance waning since he won the lightweight title in 2022. He already holds a unanimous decision win over over Tsarukyan in April 2019.

Main event: Arman Tsarukyan

Record: 22-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC
Opponent: Islam Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC)
Division: Lightweight
Key wins: Charles Oliveira, Beneil Dariush, Joaquim Silva, Damir Ismagulov, Olivier Aubin-Mercier
Misc.: Tsarukyan’s UFC debut in 2019 happened to be against Makhachev, and he dropped a Fight of the Night unanimous decision. He’s won nine of 10 since then to make the rematch for the title an inevitability.

Co-main event: Merab Dvalishvili

Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Merab Dvalishvili

Record: 18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC
Opponent: Umar Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC)
Division: Bantamweight
Key wins: Sean O’Malley, Henry Cejudo, Petr Yan, Jose Aldo
Misc.: After decision wins over ex-champs Aldo, Yan and Cejudo, Dvalishvili beat Sean O’Malley for the belt after O’Malley had taken it from his teammate and friend, Aljamain Sterling. But he’s a sizable underdog for his first attempted defense.

Co-main event: Umar Nurmagomedov

Record: 18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC
Opponent: Merab Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC)
Division: Bantamweight
Key wins: Cory Sandhagen, Raoni Barcelos, Nate Maness
Misc.: Nurmagomedov will attempt to become the latest in his family and on his famed team to win a major MMA title – right before teammate Islam Makhachev defends his belt.

UFC debut: Billy Elekana

Billy Elekana

Record: 7-1
Opponent: Bogdan Guskov (16-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
Division: Light heavyweight
Misc.: Elekana will get his big shot on short notice as a replacement for Johnny Walker. His well-rounded resume includes appearances in the PFL and LFA.

UFC 311 main card betting odds

Jiri Prochazka

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

Champ Islam Makhachev -425 vs. Arman Tsarukyan +315 – for lightweight title
Champ Merab Dvalishvili +275 vs. Umar Nurmagomedov -370 – for bantamweight title
Jamahal Hill -105 vs. Jiri Prochazka -115
Beneil Dariush +165 vs. Renato Moicano -195
Kevin Holland -120 vs. Reinier de Ridder +100