UFC announced title fights between Makhachev and Nurmagomedov – Boxing/MMA

UFC announced title fights Islam Makhachev (Russia) – Arman Tsarukyan (Armenia) and Merab Dvalishvili (Georgia) — Umar Nurmagomedov (Russia), Sports.kz reports with reference to Championat.com.

The fights will take place at UFC 311, which will take place in Los Angeles on January 18.

Let us remind you that the first fight between Makhachev and Tsarukyan took place at the UFC Fight Night 149 tournament in April 2019 and ended with Makhachev’s victory by unanimous decision. Makhachev has 26 victories and one defeat in mixed martial arts.

Umar fought his last fight in August 2024, where he defeated American Corey Sandhagen by unanimous decision. Umar has 18 victories in 18 MMA fights. Dvalishvili won the title in September 2024, where he won by unanimous decision…