UFC 311 will still go ahead this weekend despite the recent events in California.
The Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California was selected as the venue to host the event but, with the California wildfires a severe risk, there were talks that UFC 311 could be relocated.
Dana White revealed that UFC 311 would be moved to Las Vegas if the wildfires continued to pose a risk and spread close to the stadium.
This is the first pay-per-view event of the calendar year and has a huge card to get us underway.
As part of a co-main event, Islam Makhachev will take on number one contender Arman Tsarukyan at light heavyweight in a highly-anticipated rematch.
On the bill as the co-main event is bantamweight champ Merab Dvalishvili, who is aiming to defend his crown against world number two, Umar Nurmagomedov.
Excitement is building ahead of 2025’s first big fight night and so, with that, Bloody Elbow has everything you need to know about UFC 311.
When is UFC 311?
UFC 311 takes place on Saturday 18 January 2025 at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California.
The early prelims are due to begin at 11pm GMT (3pm PT, 5pm CT, 6pm ET), with the regular prelims following at 1am GMT on Sunday (5pm PT, 7pm CT, 8pm ET on Saturday).
The main card is then set for 3am GMT on Sunday (7pm PT, 9pm CT, 10pm ET on Saturday).
How to watch UFC 311?
Fans in the US will be able to watch fight night across ESPN, Disney+ and the UFC fight pass.
The main card starts at 10pm ET/7pm PT on ESPN+ PPV. The prelims will be available at 8pm ET/5pm PT on FX, ESPN News, Disney+ and ESPN Deportes, as well as simulcast in English and Spanish on ESPN+. The early prelims kick off at 6pm ET/3pm PT on ESPN+, Disney+ and UFC Fight Pass.
Over in the UK, UFC fans will be able to watch the main card on TNT Sports Box Office and Discovery+. The prelims will be on UFC Fight Pass, TNT Sports and Discovery+. Early prelims will be available solely on UFC Fight Pass.
UFC 311 livestream
In the UK, fans can use the discovery + app to stream the event while in the US, ESPN+ will stream the event, as well as the UFC Fight Pass.
UFC 311 full card
As well as the two co-main events, there are plenty of exciting matchups in store for the whole night.
One slight alteration to the original card has seen Johnny Walker pull out of his fight with Bogdan Guskov after Walker confirmed on social media that he had suffered a “bad injury”.
His replacement, Billy Elekana, will be making his UFC debut after rising to fame through the Legacy Fighting Alliance and the Professional Fighters League.
Here is the full card for UFC 311:
*All fight times are subject to change
UFC 311 main card
- Main Event: Islam Makhachev vs Arman Tsarukyan
- Co-Main: Merab Dvalishvili vs Umar Nurmagomedov
- Beneil Dariush vs Renato Moicano
- Jiří Procházka vs Jamahal Hill
- Kevin Holland vs Reinier de Ridder
UFC 311 prelims
- Billy Elekana vs Bogdan Guskov
- Payton Talbott vs Raoni Barcelos
- Jailton Almeida vs Serghei Spivac
- Zachary Reese vs Sedriques Dumas
UFC 311 early prelims
- Grant Dawson vs Diego Ferreira
- Karol Rose vs Ailin Perez
- Rinya Nakamura vs Muin Gafurov
- Ricky Turcios vs Benardo Sopaj
- Tagir Ulanbekov vs Clayton Carpenter