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

Arman Tsarukyan is understandably devastated after having to withdraw from his first UFC championship fight. UFC 311 experienced a sudden and unexpected major change Friday when it was announced durin

Islam Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) defends his lightweight title in a rematch against Arman Tsarukyan (22-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) in Saturday’s main event (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Disney+, ESPN+) at Intuit Dome.

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.

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.

The UFC is in Los Angeles, CA this week for a stacked UFC 311 card and MMAKO is here to give you full money line odds and some of the best bets available.

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

The full UFC 311 weigh-in results include: MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET) Champ Islam Makhachev (154.5) vs. Arman Tsarukyan () – for lightweight title Champ Merab Dvalishvili (134) vs. Umar Nurmagomedov (135) – for bantamweight title Jamahal Hill (205.5) vs. Jiri Prochazka (204.5)

Set to take place at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, CA, UFC 311 was supposed to feature a rematch between UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan in the night’s main event after the undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov challenges UFC Bantamweight Champion Merab Dvalishvili in the co-main event.

Lightweight champion Islam Makhachev will go for his fourth consecutive title defense against a new opponent on hours' notice when he meets Renato Moicano in the UFC 311 main event. Islam Makhachev vs.