UFC 311 is in the books and the champions remain the same. On Saturday, Islam Makhachev and Merab Dvalishvili retained their titles, defeating Renato Moicano and Umar Nurmagomedov, respectively. For Makhachev it was another sensational performance against a late replacement,

Despite a tragic outbreak of wildfires across greater Los Angeles and a change to the main event just 24 hours before, UFC 311 proved to be an exciting kickoff to the 2025 pay-per-view schedule for the world's leading MMA promotion on Saturday.

For one fleeting moment in the first round of Saturday night's UFC 311 main event, it looked like we might witness one of the greatest upsets in MMA

Islam Makhachev weighed 178 pounds the night of his UFC 311 victory Saturday — one day after registering at 154.5 pounds — when he submitted Renato Moicano in the first round, according to data obtained by The Post from the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC).

UFC 311 was a wild ride. Islam Makhachev and Jiri Prochazka were among the four main card acts to score stoppages. Even the one fight that went the distance was memorable as Merab Dvalishvili showed inspiring will against Umar Nurmagomedov.

Dvalishvili, Nurmagomedov, Jiri Prochazka and Jailton Almeida earned $50,000 UFC 311 fight-night bonuses. Debuting fighters went 1-1 on the card. UFC 311 drew an announced attendance of 18,370 for a live gate of $10,206,350. Betting favorites went 8-5 on the card. Betting favorites improved to 1-1 in UFC headliners this year.

Headlining the card is a battle for the undisputed UFC lightweight title as reigning champion and No. 1-ranked pound-for-pound fighter in the UFC, Islam Makhachev, puts his 155-po

Follow UFC 311 with live results and round-by-round updates for Saturday's Islam Makhachev vs. Renato Moicano and Merab Dvalishvil vs. Umar Nurmagomedov fight card.

Islam Makhachev has given his reaction to watching Umar Nurmagomedov lose at UFC 311 just before his main event title fight.

Beneil Dariush has an interesting pick for the UFC lightweight who has the best chance of dethroning Islam Makhachev.

Alexandre Pantoja was able to benefit from a different perspective at UFC 311. The reigning flyweight champion was in Renato "Money" Moicano's corner for his lightweight title bout against Islam Makhachev at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles on Jan.

Ibragimov spent his camp at the famed Nurmagomedov gym in Dagestan. But he was separate from Khabib Nurmagomedov himself as he was in America preparing his cousin Umar Nurmagomedov for UFC 311 where he faced Merab Dvalishvili for the bantamweight title.