Referee, judging assignments revealed for UFC 311 including Chris Leben working co-main event
Some familiar faces are set to work the UFC 311 event in Los Angeles on Saturday with the referee and judging assignments revealed by the California State Athletic Commission.
CSAC executive director Andy Foster confirmed the assignments in a message to MMA Fighting on Thursday.
Among the officials working the event, UFC Hall of Famer Frank Trigg is set to serve as a referee for several fights on the card. Trigg has been a mainstay as a referee in California for the past few years and he’s continued to work his way into higher-profile fights with more experience on his resume.,
At UFC 311, Trigg is set to referee the lightweight showdown between Renato Moicano and Beneil Dariush on the main card while also serving as the third man in the octagon for two more fights on the prelims.
Meanwhile, UFC veteran Chris Leben is set to work the event as a judge where he’ll be scoring several fights including the co-main event where Merab Dvalishvili takes on Umar Nurmagomedov with the bantamweight title going up for grabs.
Leben has also worked as a referee in recent years but now he’ll work as a judge for the UFC’s upcoming return to California.
Herb Dean is set to referee the main event where Islam Makhachev takes on Arman Tsarukyan in a rematch as they clash with the UFC lightweight title on the line. The three judges scoring that contest are Sal D’Amato, Derek Cleary, and Ron McCarthy.
For the co-main event pitting Dvalishvili against Nurmagomedov, Jason Herzog is set to referee the fight with Leben, Chris Crail, and Michael Bell serving as judges.
Here are the full referee and judging assignments for UFC 311 on Saturday
Islam Makhachev vs. Arman Tsarukyan
Referee: Herb Dean
Judges: Sal D’Amato, Derek Cleary, Ron McCarthy
Merab Dvalishvili vs. Umar Nurmagomedov
Referee: Jason Herzog
Judges: Chris Leben, Chris Crail, Michael Bell
Jiri Prochazka vs. Jamahal Hill
Referee: Mike Beltran
Judges: Sal D’Amato, Derek Cleary, Jonathan Romero
Beneil Dariush vs. Renato Moicano
Referee: Frank Trigg
Judges: Felicia Oh, Raphael Davis, Michael Bell
Kevin Holland vs. Reinier de Ridder
Referee: Blake Grice
Judges: Sal D’Amato, Derek Cleary, Ron McCarthy
Payton Talbott vs. Raoni Barcelos
Referee: Herb Dean
Judges: Chris Leben, Chris Crail, Jonathan Romero
Jailton Almeida vs. Serghei Spivac
Referee: Jason Herzog
Judges: Felicia Oh, Raphael Davis, Michael Bell
Bogdan Guskov vs. Billy Elekana
Referee: Mike Beltran
Judges: Sal D’Amato, Chris Crail, Jonathan Romero
Grant Dawson vs. Diego Ferreira
Referee: Frank Trigg
Judges: Felicia Oh, Raphael Davis, Ron McCarthy
Zachary Reese vs. Azamat Bekoev
Referee: Blake Grice
Judges: Brian Tyler, Derek Cleary, Michael Bell
Judges: Mike Beltran
Referee: Sal D’Amato, Chris Crail, Jonathan Romero
Rinya Nakamura vs. Muin Gafurov
Referee: Jason Herzog
Judges: Chris Leben, Derek Cleary, Felicia Oh
Ricky Turcios vs. Bernardo Sopai
Referee: Frank Trigg
Judges: Brian Tyler, Felicia Oh, Ron McCarthy
Tagir Ulanbekov vs. Clayton Carpenter
Referee: Blake Grice
Judges: Brian Tyler, Raphael Davis, Jonathan Romero