UFC 311: Makhachev, Dvalishvili Shine in Main Event
UFC 311 featured some thrilling matchups, including Makhachev's dominant win and Dvalishvili's hard-fought victory to retain his bantamweight title.

UFC 311 Results
Main Card
- Lightweight: Islam Makhachev def. Renato Moicano by first-round submission
- Light heavyweight: Jiří Procházka def. Jamahal Hill by third-round TKO
- Heavyweight: Jailton Almeida def. Serghei Spivac by first-round TKO
- Men's bantamweight: Merab Dvalishvili def. Umar Nurmagomedov by unanimous decision
- Middleweight: Kevin Holland def. Reinier de Ridder by first-round submission
Prelims
- Middleweight: Zachary Reese def. Azamat Bekoev by first-round KO
- Light heavyweight: Bogdan Guskov def. Billy Elekana by second-round TKO
- Men's bantamweight: Ricky Turcios def. Bernardo Sopaj by unanimous decision
- Men's bantamweight: Muin Gafurov def. Rinya Nakamura by unanimous decision
- Men's bantamweight: Payton Talbott def. Raoni Barcelos by unanimous decision
- Flyweight: Tagir Ulanbekov def. Clayton Carpenter by unanimous decision
- Lightweight: Grant Dawson def. Diego Ferreira by unanimous decision
- Women's bantamweight: Karol Rosa def. Ailin Perez by unanimous decision
Overall Card Grade: B
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