Makhachev is set to defend his UFC 311 title against Moicano, following the removal of Tsarukyan from the event.

Makhachev is set to defend his UFC 311 title against Moicano, following the removal of Tsarukyan from the event.

Remove Tsarukyan out of UFC 311, Makhachev to protect title versus Moicano play Arman Tsarukyan pulls out of UFC 311 with back injury (0:25) Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff Author Jan 17, 2025, 02:13 PM ET Share LikeLike Open Expanded Responses LikeWowLaugh 649 LOS ANGELES - - The UFC's most memorable compensation per-view occasion of 2025 went through a significant change Friday, as lightweight title challenger Arman Tsarukyan was constrained out of Menu ESPN Sign In scores MMA MMA Home Plan/Results Fightcenter Pound-for-Pound Divisional Rankings News Champions Buy into ESPN+ Where To Watch PFL Tickets Tsarukyan out of UFC 311, Makhachev to guard title versus Moicano play Arman Tsarukyan pulls out of UFC 311 with back injury (0:25) Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff Author Jan 17, 2025, 02:13 PM ET Share LikeLike Open Expanded Responses LikeWowLaugh 649 LOS ANGELES - - The UFC's most memorable compensation per-view occasion of 2025 went through a significant change Friday, as lightweight title challenger Arman Tsarukyan was constrained out of Saturday's UFC 311 at Intuit Vault in Inglewood with a back physical issue. UFC lightweight top dog Islam Makhachev (26-1) will presently protect his title against Renato Moicano (22-3), who was planned to battle Beneil Dariush on the card. UFC President Dana White reported the change Friday early daytime during the authority weigh-ins. Supervisor's Picks Remove UFC 311: The moving motivation behind Procházka shaving his head 1hAndreas Robust UFC 311 battle rankings: Two title sessions title first PPV of 2025 4hJeff Wagenheim "[Tsarukyan] informed us that he was encountering huge back torment," White said. "Because of the injury, he feels like he isn't adequately solid to contend. Stepping in to confront him is Renato Moicano." Tsarukyan, 28, was poised to make weight yet experienced the back injury. Promotion "I lament to illuminate everybody that the news is that I needed to pull out of UFC 311 with a back physical issue is valid," Tsarukyan said. "This was the hardest choice I've at any point needed to make in my battling vocation. I might want to thank the UFC for understanding and I anticipate vieing for my most memorable UFC title from here on out." Makhachev, who is looking for the fourth guard of his 155-pound title, told ESPN in an explanation he wouldn't fret the last-minute change. "Champions don't pick adversaries," Makhachev said. "However long there's somebody who can make 155, I'll battle anybody." Moicano (20-5-1) is on a four-battle series of wins and positioned No. 10 in the division. He is falling off a second-round stoppage of Benoit Holy person Denis in September. Dariush said on his Instagram account that he is off Saturday's card.

Remove Terms of UsePrivacy PolicyInterest-Based AdsEU Protection RightsCookie PolicyManage Security Inclinations © ESPN Undertakings, Inc. Protected by copyright law. Previous UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman resigns Chris Weidman gets triumph over Bruno Silva, yet not without discussion (2:11) Andreas Sound, ESPN Jan 17, 2025, 05:44 PM ET Share LikeLike Open Expanded Responses LikeCelebrateWow 293 Over 10 years in the wake of creating one of the most stunning knockouts in MMA history, previous UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman declared his retirement on Friday during the UFC 311 weigh-in show. "Starting around 2009, the objective was to be a UFC warrior," said Weidman. "Then, at that point, quickly the objective was to turn into a UFC title holder. After fourteen years, I'm here and I'm here to let you know folks I'm balancing up the gloves in the UFC. I'm done going to be battling for the association that completely changed myself in such countless ways, and I'm simply really grateful to each and every individual who got me here." Manager's Picks UFC 311: Tsarukyan out, Moicano has title chance 56mBrett Okamoto UFC 311: The moving motivation behind Procházka shaving his head 1hAndreas Robust UFC 311 battle rankings: Two title sessions title first PPV of 2025 4hJeff Wagenheim The declaration came a month subsequent to losing to Eryk Anders at UFC 310, his second misfortune in three battles. He resigns with an in general MMA record of 16-8. Weidman, 40, was the 185-pound champ from 2013 to 2015, rising to the highest point of the game by finishing the seven-year rule of Anderson Silva at UFC 162. Silva, one of the best throughout the entire existence of MMA, had won 17 battles in succession and seemed unapproachable until Weidman demonstrated in any case. Ad Weidman's second-round knockout came when he got Silva with a left snare while the Brazilian was doing his brand name showing-off. The unexpected outcome left the UFC's arrangements to arrange what might have been a gigantic superfight among Silva and either Jon Jones, the light heavyweight champion at that point, or then-welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre. Right now of the knockout, Jones leaped to his feet from his enclosure side seat, mouth agape in dazed quiet. At the post-battle question and answer session, UFC president Dana White said, "I told Jon Jones, I said, 'You lost a zillion dollars this evening. Congrats!'" Chris Weidman, right, staggered the universe of blended combative techniques when he took out UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva in the second round of their 2013 title battle at UFC 162. Josh Supports/Zuffa LLC through Getty Pictures The success over Silva made Weidman 10-0, and he effectively guarded the belt multiple times, remembering for a rematch with Silva, which Weidman won by technical knockout after Silva broke his leg while endeavoring a kick. "I don't believe it's unplanned when you attempt to check a kick and it works," Weidman said of the success. "In any case, in the event that I didn't check the kick, I'd have a major injury on my leg at the present time ... so you attempt to actually take a look at kicks." Losing the title to Luke Rockhold at UFC 194 began a troublesome run for Weidman, who lost eight of the excess 11 battles in his vocation. Weidman even experienced his very own wrecked leg during a 2021 session with Uriah Lobby and missed the following two years. After getting back from injury in 2023, Weidman dropped a choice to Brad Tavares yet returned with a specialized choice success over Bruno Silva. Weidman had his eyes set on a potential retirement battle at UFC 309 against Anders at Madison Square Nursery, which would have been a homecoming for the previous boss. He was brought up in adjacent Baldwin, New York, and lived in that Lengthy Island people group until moving to South Carolina during the Coronavirus pandemic. Weidman was a double cross NCAA Division I All-American grappler at Hofstra College in Hempstead, New York. Anders had to pull out because of food contamination, and the battle was rescheduled for UFC 310 in Las Vegas in December. Weidman lost by TKO. "It has been a ride," expressed Weidman of his vocation. "From being an undefeated title holder and having the option to be one of the absolute best ever in Anderson Silva and afterward having the option to safeguard my belt multiple times against probably the best legends of the game. I've gleaned some useful knowledge about myself, managing difficulty and wounds. I've had 30 medical procedures, and I put my body through a ton. I'm simply pleased that the UFC gave me an outlet to have the option to go up against the absolute best folks on the planet." "I'm opening up another part of my life, amped up for the future, and I'm inviting open doors, any huge open doors out there. Be that as it may, we're continuing on toward see my life created in various ways." Terms of UsePrivacy PolicyYour US State Security RightsChildren's Web-based Protection PolicyInterest-Based AdsAbout Nielsen MeasurementDo Not Sell or Offer My Own InformationContact UsDisney Promotion Deals SiteWork for ESPNCorrections ESPN BET is possessed and worked by PENN Amusement, Inc. what's more, its auxiliaries ('PENN'). ESPN BET is accessible in states where PENN is authorized to offer games betting. Should be 21+ to bet. On the off chance that you or somebody you know has a betting issue and needs assistance, call 1-800-Player. Copyright: © 2025 ESPN Ventures, Inc. Protected by copyright law. Conor McGregor blamed for rape in claim Remove Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff Essayist Jan 15, 2025, 01:00 PM ET Share A lady who blamed Conor McGregor for physically attacking her after a NBA Finals game in 2023 has recorded a claim against the previous UFC star. The claim, recorded Tuesday, additionally charges that the staff and security of the Kaseya Center, the home field of the Miami Intensity, serious gross carelessness. The lady, who is depicted in the claim as a 49-year-old occupant of Miami-Dade Region who fills in as a VP on Money Road at a "high profile monetary establishment," charges that McGregor physically attacked her in a washroom in the field after Game 4 of the Intensity's NBA Finals series against the Denver Chunks on June 9, 2023. The common suit originates from a similar criminal rape claim against McGregor recorded in June 2023. An occurrence report was documented with the city of Miami's police division June 11, 2023, at 6 p.m., under 48 hours after the supposed rape occurred. The Florida Express Lawyer's Office declined to go ahead with charges in the supposed attack in October 2023. "After an exhaustive examination at that point, the State's Lawyer reasoned that there was no case to seek after," McGregor's lawyer, Barbara Llanes, said in a messaged proclamation to ESPN. "Very nearly two years and no less than three legal counselors later the offended party has another misleading story. We are certain that this case also will be excused." An Intensity representative told ESPN in an email that the association doesn't remark on prosecution. McGregor, presently 36, likewise denied the charges in 2023, when Llanes let ESPN know that the previous UFC lightweight and featherweight champion "won't be scared."

The claim looks for clinical treatment costs, compensatory harms and other alleviation from the Intensity and McGregor as considered sensible. The lady's lawyer, Jim Dunn, wrote in an email to ESPN that his client is tightening the common case to "bring issues to light and urge others to report rape." "My client has