UFC 311’s high two fights higher not see any hiccups.
MMA Combating’s Damon Martin confirmed with sources with data of the plans that no backup fighters are set to weigh in for both of the title fights at UFC 311, which takes place Jan. 18 in Inglewood, Calif. Light-weight champion Islam Makhachev rematches Armen Tsarukyan in the principle occasion, whereas Merab Dvalishvili seeks the primary protection of his bantamweight title in opposition to the undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov within the co-main occasion.
The information shouldn’t be all that stunning, provided that UFC has no agency rule on deciding when a title struggle requires a backup contender.
On the UFC’s most up-to-date pay-per-view this previous December, UFC 310, there was no backup for the principle occasion flyweight title bout between champion Alexandre Pantoja and Kai Asakura. That bout was not initially meant to headline the cardboard, solely being promoted after welterweight champion Belal Muhammad was pressured out of a protection in opposition to Shavkat Rakhmonov as a consequence of a foot an infection.
At UFC 309 a month prior, interim champion Tom Aspinall weighed in as a backup for heavyweight champion Jon Jones’ title protection in opposition to Stipe Miocic. And at UFC 308 this previous October, high featherweight contender Diego Lopes weighed in as a backup for the principle occasion bout between champion Ilia Topuria and Max Holloway.
