Undisputed light-weight champion, Islam Makhachev will make his return to the Octagon at UFC 311 — headlining the promotion’s first flagship occasion of the 12 months, in a title rematch in opposition to present primary contender, Arman Tsarukyan on the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, California on January 18.
Makhachev, the present undisputed light-weight gold holder and the present pound-for-pound primary ranked fighter on the promotion’s books, has been sidelined because the starting of June, most not too long ago defended his crown for the third time with a fifth spherical D’Arce choke submission win over former interim gold holder, Dustin Poirier.
As for Tsarukyan, the present primary rated challenger earned his rematch conflict with Makhachev for the crown at UFC 300 earlier this annum, handing over a controversial cut up determination win over former champion and common-foe, Charles Oliveira in April.
Islam Makhachev booked for UFC 311 rematch in opposition to Arman Tsarukyan
UFC CEO, Dana White confirmed Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan can be headlining UFC 311 on his official social media tonight.
First preventing at UFC Struggle Night time St. Petersburg again in 2019, Makhachev would hand Tsarukyan a hard-fought unanimous determination defeat within the pair’s short-notice conflict, with the Armenian making his first-ever Octagon look on the cardboard in Russia.
Successful vacant spoils in opposition to the above-mentioned, Oliveira two years in the past with an arm-triangle submission win, Makhachev would rack up a pair of profitable title defenses in opposition to former featherweight kingpin, Alexander Volkanovski, earlier than submitting Poirier earlier this summer time.
Throughout his spectacular run of 4 straight wins, Tsarukyan has bested the likes of Beneil Dariush, and Damir Ismagulov, to go along with prior successes over names together with Olivier Aubin-Mercier, Davi Ramos, Matt Frevola, and Joel Alvarez to call just a few.
UFC 311 takes place on January 18. from the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, California, with the light-weight title rematch battle between Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan slated to take principal occasion honors.
