Who wins, who loses and who shrugs his shoulders and continues on unfazed after UFC 311's wild flurry of news?

MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday's official UFC 311 fighter weigh-ins. The early weigh-ins took place at the UFC host hotel in Los Angeles and preceded the ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans,

Arman Tsarukyan's nearly six-year journey to the UFC lightweight title will take a little longer. Tsarukyan suffered an injury two nights before challenging lightweight champion Islam Makhachev at UFC 311.

Lopes is the number three-ranked featherweight in the world, but has only made one appearance up the weights in short notice catchweight bout against Dan Ige. Meanwhile Poirier was the last man to challenge Makhachev at UFC 301 last summer, losing by submission in the fifth round.

Dana White confirms Arman Tsarukyan's withdrawal due to a back injury; Islam Makhachev now faces Renato Moicano at UFC 311.

UFC lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan withdrew from UFC 311 on hours’ notice due to a back injury suffered ahead of his clash with Islam Makhachev. Right before he was scheduled to weigh in for the Makhachev title fight, Tsarukyan pulled out of the card, forcing the promotion to get creative in setting up a new main event.

Makhachev, 33, takes a 26-1 record into the fight that includes a division-record 14-match winning streak. He claimed his first championship Oct. 22, 2022, in a second-round submission of Charles Oliveira. Makhachev since twice defended his title against Alexander Volkanovski and once against Dustin Poirier.

Islam Makhachev will now defend his title against Renato Moicano, following the withdrawal of original challenger Arman Tsarukyan due to a back injury.

Renato Moicano has stumbled upon the golden apple, a title shot against Islam Makhachev and this veteran believes he can pull off the upset.

Khabib Nurmagomedov shares his reaction to Arman Tsarukayn’s late scratch from UFC 311, and Islam Makhachev now facing Renato Moicano.

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