The light-weight title will probably be on the road within the UFC 311 important occasion on Jan. 18 in Inglewood, California. Champion Islam Makhachev (26-1) takes on second-ranked Arman Tsarukyan (22-3) in a rematch.
The 2 first fought at UFC Battle Night time 149 in April 2019. Makhachev defeated Tsarukyan through unanimous determination and the bout earned ‘Battle of the Night time’ honors. It was Tsarukyan’s promotional debut.
For the reason that loss to Makhachev, Tsarukyan went on to win 9 of his subsequent ten fights. He’ll enter the title bout driving a four-fight successful streak together with knocking out Beneil Dariush in 64 seconds and defeating Oliveira to earn the UFC 311 title shot.