Despite a tragic outbreak of wildfires across greater Los Angeles and a change to the main event just 24 hours before, UFC 311 proved to be an exciting kickoff to the 2025 pay-per-view schedule for the world's leading MMA promotion on Saturday.

ESPN MMA reporter Brett Okamoto plays matchmaker and predicts the next move for Merab Dvalishvili, Jiří Procházka and other stars from UFC 311.

The MMA Fighting staff reviews all the biggest stories from UFC 311, including Islam Makhachev and Merab Dvalishvili’s big wins and more.

Follow UFC 311 with live results and round-by-round updates for Saturday's Islam Makhachev vs. Renato Moicano and Merab Dvalishvil vs. Umar Nurmagomedov fight card.

Islam Makhachev proves once again why he belongs atop the pound-for-pound list, while Merab Dvalishvili is moving on up.

Lightweight champion Islam Makhachev submitted 10th-ranked Renato Moicano at 4:05 of the first round Saturday night at UFC 311 for his 15th straight victory.

The training injury Merab Dvalishvili suffered ahead of UFC 311 was so severe that the Georgian felt compelled to hide it from a CSAC medical examiner.

UFC 311 has come and gone, and bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili once again put on a dominant performance, this time against formerly undefeated challenger Umar Nurmagomedov. Though Nurmagomedov had the lead in the first two rounds, he quickly gassed out and fell victim to Dvalishvili's high-level conditioning.

Who will walk out of California holding gold? The Sporting News will provide results from the entire UFC 311 fight card

Who will walk out of California holding gold? The Sporting News will provide results from the entire UFC 311 fight card

Although some may not appreciate his fighting style, Merab Dvalishvili outlasted Umar Nurmagomedov to win a five-round decision in the first defense of his UFC bantamweight title in the UFC 311 co-headliner Saturday night.