Uncrowned has UFC 311 results, live round-by-round updates, start time, and highlights for the Islam Makhachev vs. Renato Moicano fight card on Saturday at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. Following a flurry of last-second card switches, UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev attempts to make a record-setting fourth defense of his belt against late fill-in Renato Moicano in the night's main event.
Makhachev is currently tied for the most consecutive defenses of the lightweight title (3) in UFC history; with a win on Saturday, he will set a new benchmark for championship excellence in the UFC's 155-pound division.
As for Moicano (20-5-1), "Money" suddenly enters the biggest fight of his professional life. The 35-year-old veteran has won four consecutive bouts, highlighted by a trio of victories in 2024 over Drew Dober, Jalin Turner and Benoit Saint Denis. Moicano was initially slated to face Beneil Dariush in a battle of lightweight contenders on UFC 311's pay-per-view card, but opportunity knocked and he answered.
In the co-main event, UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili (18-4) attempts his first title defense against undefeated challenger Umar Nurmagomedov (18-0), the cousin of UFC Hall of Famer Khabib Nurmagomedov and brother of PFL champion Usman Nurmagomedov. Dvalishvili is extremely upset at what he perceives to be an undeserved title shot for Nurmagomedov. He also enters UFC 311 as a sizable underdog despite owning the longest win streak in UFC bantamweight division history (10).
The UFC 311 start time for the preliminary card is at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The main card begins live at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ pay-per-view.
Follow along with Uncrowned's live UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano results and live blog below. Uncrowned will have full round-by-round play-by-play starting with the 8 p.m. ET prelims.
Main Card (LIVE NOW, ESPN+ pay-per-view)
UFC lightweight title: Islam Makhachev vs. Renato Moicano
UFC bantamweight title: Merab Dvalishvili vs. Umar Nurmagomedov
Light heavyweight: Jiri Prochazka vs. Jamahal Hill
Heavyweight: Jailton Almeida vs. Serghei Spivac
Middleweight: Reinier de Ridder def. Kevin Holland via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:31 of Round 1 | Watch finish
As promised, de Ridder scored a single-leg takedown immediately. Holland catches a near triangle and starts attacking from bottom. De Ridder takes his place on top in guard, nullifying the strikes better. Holland teases a leg lock before landing an up-kick and starting his vintage mid-fight trash talk. Nice elbow lands for de Ridder. Holland stays active with punches from bottom in guard. We have some blood on Holland from one of those elbows. De Ridder starts throwing some slow punches as Holland attempts to roll out, giving up his back as he stands. De Ridder applies the body triangle and seeks the rear-naked choke. Holland taps! Easy work for the former two-division ONE Championship titleholder.
That was a perfect veteran vs. hot prospect matchup, and despite all the hype behind a very talented Talbott, the odds were absurd on that fight. Regardless of that as well, I sure didn't expect Barcelos to have his way as much as he did. Wild stuff.
Talbott paws with his jab, backing Barcelos to the cage. Barcelos ties up for another possible trip takedown. Talbott counters his weight and scores one of his own. Barcelos now works from full guard on bottom. Barcelos throws up an omoplata but grabs the fence in the process. Herb Dean stops the action and takes the position away. Talbott oddly elects to go back to the ground but they quickly stand. Barcelos starts unloading as they exchange bombs and flying knees! The crowd is going insane! A brief scramble ensues. They trade jabs. Big right-hand lands for Barcelos. Spinning wheel kick partially lands for Talbott! Talbott lands a jab before Barcelos sneaks in an underhook and lands another takedown, putting his opponent to the cage. Talbott tries to get back up, allowing Barcelos to take the back. Barcelos threatens another arm triangle choke. Barcelos gives it up and moves toward the back. Talbott gets flattened out and starts eating nasty punches and elbows. Talbott gets pummeled before the fight ends. Wild stuff there.
10-9 Barcelos (30-26 Barcelos)
Drake Riggs
Payton Talbott vs. Raoni Barcelos - Round 2
Talbott presses to start the first round and lands a nice right hand followed by a low kick. Straight right lands for Talbott. Barcelos utilizes Talbott's forward aggression against him, scoring another takedown to land in half guard. Barcelos looks for ground and pound, transitioning to butterfly guard but getting kicked off by Talbott. They stand. Talbott keeps applying the pressure. Barcelos hits a gorgeous trip when tying up with the prospect. Barcelos finds the full mount, getting back to what he did in round one. Talbott just bursts up and cracks Barcelos when Barcelos goes for a random spinning back fist. Talbott pushes forward. Nice jab from Talbott. Big right hand from Barcelos. More punches get through for Barcelos but Talbott fires back, pressing the pace. Nice body kick from Talbott before a single-leg takedown from Barcelos. He works to half guard. Barcelos transitions to side control, landing short punches before the round ends.
An early leg kick from Talbott gets caught, and Barcelos pursues the takedown against the cage. Talbott teases a possible choke but gets dropped to his butt and uses the cage to get back up with Barcelos holding a body lock from behind. Barcelos circles Talbott and brings him back down, trapping the arm for wrist control. Barcelos wraps the arm around the neck and flattens Talbott out! Talbott survives but he's getting punched now. Talbott turns to his side, twisted awkwardly before Barcelos goes back for the neck. Barcelos wiggles his way to escape and get in the mount. Barcelos' veteran experience is really shining through, landing punches and locking on an arm triangle choke. Talbott stays calm and defends. Barcelos is just cutting through these positions with ease. He works from half guard and back to mount, landing short punches. Big elbow lands for Barcelos. Talbott rolls and gives up his back again, and that's where the round ends. Dominance in the first for the Brazilian.
Reese looks for a big knee that just misses. Bekoev catches a leg to get the takedown and works from the top. Bekoev gets pushed briefly from the butterfly guard but gets back in close to land short shots. Reese starts landing some nice shots from the bottom, but Bekoev starts to drop absolute bombs! Reese is hurt, and he's out! Wow. Nasty ground and pound gets the early finish.
RESULT: Bogdan Guskov def. Billy Elekana by submission (guillotine) at 3:33 of R2
After a controversial end to the first round with Elekana looking to have tapped out, Guskov finishes the job in the second for the first finish of the night.
BOGDAN GUSKOV GETS THE FIRST FINISH OF THE NIGHT 💪
So, Elekana tapped after the bell, which is insane. I can't say I've seen that before. Guskov presses forward as the round starts. Nice left-hand lands for Elekana. A solid one-two connects for Elekana. Guskov connects with a nice jab. Big left hand for Elekana. A right straight appears to stagger Elekana. Elekana covers up as Guskov rips the body and tries to land around Elekana's defense. Elekana fires back but takes some massive body shots as Guskov tries to go up high. He's manhandling him now. Guskov lands a big elbow to Elekana on a knee. This is a bizarre scene with him just waiting to be beaten. Guskov instead goes in for the guillotine on the gassed and beaten Elekana and there's the tap! Our first finish of the night belongs to Guskov.
Drake Riggs
Bogdan Guskov vs. Billy Elekana - Round 1
Guskov lands a light leg kick to start the action before a second. Elekana blasts his way in for a big single-leg takedown and gets it. Guskov sits down, giving Elekana his back with both hooks in. Nice 12-6 elbow from Elekana. Guskov tries to roll toward the cage, but can't lose Elekana. More elbows from Elekana as he tries to open Guskov's defense for a rear-naked choke. Guskov continues to try and shake Elekana off, but the newcomer holds tight. Guskov breaks out at the 40-second mark, taking over the tired Elekana and getting on his back. Heavy shots land from Guskov. He sneaks his arm under the chin and Elekana is saved by the bell! Wow. Despite the control from Elekana throughout, Guskov steals it with his big near-fight finishing offense at the end.
10-9 Guskov
Armando Botello II
RESULT: Grant Dawson def. Diego Ferreira (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Dawson moves to 23-2-1 after his third win in a row tonight and may have a number next to his name soon enough. In his post-fight interview, Dawson called out No. 9-ranked lightweight Beneil Dariush for a scrap in April.
Dawson instantly pursues a single leg to start the final round. Ferreira defends and they exchange hands before Dawson goes for another. They end up in a weird position with Ferreira kind of behind Dawson but on his back. Dawson turns and takes guard once again. Referee Frank Trigg stands the two up without a warning and little offense, leading to Dawson hurting Ferreira in a quick brawl. Dawson hits another takedown and works from guard, landing more punches near the cage. Trigg nears the men as Dawson starts working more and tries to land big shots. Ferreira is moving well enough to avoid any serious damage, but he's not making any progress. Ferreira rolls out and gives up his back with 20 seconds left. A body lock for Dawson leaves him comfortably in control as he goes to the scorecards for a clear win.
10-9 Dawson (30-27 Dawson)
Drake Riggs
Grant Dawson vs. Carlos Diego Ferreira - Round 2
Ferreira pushes forward early and starts swinging wildly. He tags Dawson, forcing Dawson to shoot in tight, but he gets stuffed. Ferreira begins looking for a leg lock, they scramble, and Dawson gets up. Ferreira keeps uncorking bombs and finds a few. Dawson finds a takedown when the chaos dissipates. He lands punches in guard with Ferreira's head pressed to the cage. Nice hammer fists from Dawson as he controls Ferreira. The action starts to lull a bit, as Dawson finds a pair of elbows. Smart adjustment from Dawson after the early fire from Ferreira. The round ends in his favor.
10-9 Dawson (20-18 Dawson)
Armando Botello II
Ailin Perez's post-fight celebration had the crowd here at Intuit Dome going wild.
Dawson opens up his offense early with a spinning wheel kick that lands through Ferreira's guard. He looked for it twice more afterward. Ferreira chops the leg with a kick. Good right straight from Ferreira before a body kick. Dawson shoots in on a takedown with Ferreira backed to the cage and gets it. Dawson attempts to get the back, but controls from the side, landing a knee. Ferreira tries to roll out and briefly gives up his back and escapes. Big head kick from Dawson while holding the other leg — a nice usage of the new grounded fighter rule. Dawson stays on the Brazilian like glue, trapping one leg with a hook, trying to work fully onto the back. Ferreira transitions to his back, landing Dawson on top in guard. Dawson lands some solid punches, but an up-kick gets through before the round ends.
10-9 Dawson
Shaheen Al-Shatti
Second set of prelims up next!
Keep it locked to Uncrowned all night as we kick off live play-by-play for the rest of UFC 311.
Still awaiting our first finish after four straight decisions to kick off the night.
Shaheen Al-Shatti
Perez moves up the ranks
Ailin Perez def. Karol Rosa via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
Ulanbekov is now 5-1 in the UFC flyweight division, with his only loss coming three years ago to Tim Elliott. This man is the definition of a dark horse for that belt.
He gives praise to his legendary coach Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov and calls for his chance to advance up the ranks at 125 pounds. I won't be surprised to see him get a top-10 opponent next.
The Khabib Nurmagomedov protege is chatting up Daniel Cormier cageside as the clock winds down on the final minutes of what will surely be a decision win for Ulanbekov.
"This is for you," Ulanbekov tells Cormier before throwing Carpenter to the canvas.
Khabib Nurmagomedov makes his first walk of the night!
It's going to be a busy one for the UFC Hall of Famer. "The Eagle" kicks off tonight's festivities in the corner of flyweight up-and-comer Tagir Ulanbekov for tonight's curtain-jerker against Clayton Carpenter.
Shaheen Al-Shatti
Meanwhile...
While we wait for our first fight, one-time UFC title challenger Darren Till is out here doing this.
Merab Dvalishvili is pissed off. He’s mad, he’s insulted and he’s feeling disrespected — the perfect combination that makes the reigning UFC bantamweight champ unstoppable. (Chuck Mindenhall)
We are minutes away from the start of UFC 311! It's been a wild and chaotic few days, but there's still a monster card in store for us tonight, topped by two title bouts to kick off 2025's pay-per-view schedule.
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