SportsLine's Daniel Vithlani reveals his picks for the UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano fight card from Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif., on Saturday
Khabib Nurmagomedov is set to coach close friend Islam Makhachev and cousin Umar Nurmagomedov in two title fights at UFC 311 in Inglewood, California on Saturday.
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Also on the main card, two UFC lightweight veterans, Beneil Dariush and Renato Moicano, are set to duke it out along with the former light heavyweight champions Jiri Prochazka and Jamahal Hill, who are scheduled for a three-round bout.
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Dvalishvili, Nurmagomedov, Jiri Prochazka and Jailton Almeida earned $50,000 UFC 311 fight-night bonuses. Debuting fighters went 1-1 on the card. UFC 311 drew an announced attendance of 18,370 for a live gate of $10,206,350. Betting favorites went 8-5 on the card. Betting favorites improved to 1-1 in UFC headliners this year.
The division moved on, as did they. Makhachev knocked out short-notice replacement Alexander Volkanovski, while Oliveira went 2-1 over his next three fights. This included a loss to Makhachev's original UFC 311 opponent, Arman Tsarukyan, who pulled out of the fight due to back pain concerns.