In the sixth installment of UFC 311 “Embedded,” Renato Moicano steps up for a title shot against Islam Makhachev.

Makhachev was set to defend his title in a rematch against Arman Tsarukyan, while Moicano was to face Beneil Dariush. However, everything changed at the official morning weigh-ins when Tsarukyan withdrew from his title opportunity due to a back injury.

At UFC 311, Islam Makhachev now faces Renato Moicano on just a few hours’ notice. Is there a path to victory for the new challenger?

Watch the UFC 311 live stream watch party with MMA Fighting headlined by Islam Makahchev vs. Renato Moicano for the UFC lightweight title.

In the main event, UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev aims for his fourth consecutive title defense when he faces Renato Moicano in a short-notice fight. Moicano, who was originally scheduled to fight Beneil Dariush,

Two titles are on the line when UFC 311 emanates from California's Intuit Dome on January 18, the UFC's first PPV event of 2025.The main event will see Islam Makhachev defend the UFC lightweight title against Renato Moicano.

The much-anticipated rematch fight between Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan has arrived. Here is what to know about their bout.

Nurmagomedov, one of the best former lightweight champions in the sport, has become an incredible coach. At UFC 311, he will be in the corner of Islam Makhachev, who will no longer defend his title against Arman Tsarukyan but instead, Renato Moicano.

UFC 311 results, live streaming updates for “Makhachev vs. Moicano” led pay-per-view (PPV) TONIGHT (Sat., Jan. 18, 2025) on ESPN+ inside Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California.

Raoni Barcelos handed rising star Payton Talbott his first professional loss at UFC 311 with a dominant performance.

Islam Makhachev has a last-second opponent for his UFC 311 main event lightweight title defense, while bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili looks to hand undefeated challenger Umar Nurmagomedov his first loss.