Islam Makhachev vs. Arman Tsarukyan will headline UFC 311 on Jan. 18, the promotion's first pay-per-view card of the year.

Makhachev being cancelled at UFC 311 broke his heart, and he backs Tsarukyan to defeat Makhachev if they rebook the fight.

Arman Tsarukyan suggests non-title fights against Ilia Topuria, Conor McGregor, Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler after UFC 311.

Standing out in the UFC's lightweight division is a tall order. It's the sport's deepest and most star-studded talent pool. Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier, Charles Oliveira and Max Holloway are among the high-profile fighters who have fought in the division and for the title in the last seven years.

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.

Arman Tsarukyan issued his first remarks since his shocking last-second withdrawal from the UFC 311 main event.

Khabib Nurmagomedov has given his thoughts on Arman Tsarukyan being replaced by Renato Moicano to fight Islam Makhachev at UFC 311

Many years ago, Arman Tsarukyan had ice hockey dreams. Now, he’s days away from a UFC lightweight title fight at UFC 311 vs. Islam Makhachev.

Arman Tsarukyan expects to see Islam Makhachev again after UFC 311. Tsarukyan (22-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) runs things back with lightweight champion Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) in Saturday's headliner from Intuit Dome in Inglewood,

Tsarukyan (22-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) challenges lightweight champion Islam Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 311 (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Disney+, ESPN+) main event at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif.

An injured Arman Tsarukyan has been replaced in the main event of UFC 311, with Renato Moicano now challenging Islam Makhachev for the lightweight title – on one day’s notice.

UFC 311 continues with the UFC lightweight title fight between Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan. Check out our UFC odds series for our Makhachev-Tsarukyan prediction.