Undisputed lightweight champion, Islam Makhachev will make his return to the Octagon at UFC 311 — headlining the promotion’s first flagship event of the year, in a title rematch against current number one contender, Arman Tsarukyan at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, California on January 18.
Makhachev, the current undisputed lightweight gold holder and the current pound-for-pound number one ranked fighter on the promotion’s books, has been sidelined since the beginning of June, most recently defended his crown for the third time with a fifth round D’Arce choke submission win over former interim gold holder, Dustin Poirier.