Two wrestle-heavy contests headline a stacked UFC 311 card. The main event will see Islam Makhachev defend the UFC lightweight title against Renato Moicano.
Here’s how you can watch UFC 311, including streaming options and TV channels to catch the prelims and the main card on pay-per-view.
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Where to watch UFC 311 prelims
- Live stream: Disney+
The UFC 311 prelims, starting at 8 p.m. ET, will be available on Disney+. The early prelims at 6 p.m. ET will also be available via Disney+.
The prelims will see Payton Talbott vs. Raoni Barcelos. A former Dana White's Contender Series alum, Talbott (9-0) is 4-0 in the octagon, winning his last two fights via knockout. A multi-time Brazilian National Champion, Barcelos (18-5) is 7-4 in the octagon. He ended a two-fight losing streak in February.
Ranked sixth in the heavyweight rankings, Jailton Almeida (21-3), 1-1 in his last two fights, faces seventh-ranked Serghei Spivac (17-4), 3-1 in his last four fights.
Where to watch UFC 311
- Live Stream: ESPN+
The UFC 311 main card is available via pay-per-view on ESPN+. The PPV price for UFC 311 is $79.99 for current subscribers. For a limited time, get 12 months of ESPN+ for the price of 9 with the purchase of an annual plan.
Makhachev (26-1) won the UFC lightweight title in 2022 and has defended it three times. The pound-for-pound star and multi-time Sambo gold medalist submitted Dustin Poirier in his last fight in June.
Moicano (20-5-1) is 12-5 in the octagon and is on a four-fight win streak. The 35-year-old replaces Arman Tsarukyan, who backed out the day before the fight due to injury.
The co-main event will see Merab Dvalishvili defend the UFC bantamweight title against Umar Nurmagomedov. Dvalishvili (18-4) dominated against former champions Petr Yan and Henry Cejudo before winning the bantamweight belt against Sean O'Malley.
Ranked second in the UFC's bantamweight rankings, Umar (18-0) is the cousin of former champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. He is 6-0 in the octagon, beating Cory Sandhagen in August to become the top contender.
UFC 311 start time
- Date: Saturday, January 18
- Time: 10 p.m. ET (8 p.m. ET for prelims) | 7 p.m. PT
- Location: Intuit Dome - Inglewood, California
For now, UFC 311 will be at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California on January 18. The early prelims start at 6 p.m. ET, while the prelims are at 8 p.m. ET. The main card starts at 10 p.m. ET, and Islam Makhachev and Renato Moicano should make their way to the octagon around 12:30 a.m. ET, depending on how long the undercard fights last.
UFC 311 fight card
Main Card
- Islam Makhachev (c) vs. Renato Moicano for the UFC lightweight title
- Merab Dvalishvili (c) vs. Umar Nurmagomedov for the UFC bantamweight title
- Jiri Prochazka vs. Jamahal Hill; Light Heavyweights
- Jailton Almeida vs. Serghei Spivac; Heavyweights
- Kevin Holland vs. Reinier de Ridder; Middleweights
Prelims
- Payton Talbott vs. Raoni Barcelos; Bantamweights
- Zachary Reese vs. Sedriques Dumas; Middleweights
- Bogdan Guskov vs. Billy Elekana; Light Heavyweights
- Grant Dawson vs. Carlos Diego Ferreira; Lightweights
Early Prelims
- Karol Rosa vs. Ailin Perez; Bantamweights
- Rinya Nakamura vs. Muin Gafurov; Bantamweights
- Ricky Turcios vs. Bernardo Sopaj; Bantamweights
- Tagir Ulanbekov vs. Clayton Carpenter; Flyweights
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