Merab Dvalishvili was the top guaranteed earner at UFC 311. Find out where the others ranked behind him in disclosed salaries.

A look at the disclosed fighter pay for Saturday's UFC 311 fight card, where defending champion Merab Dvalishvili earned the highest payout at $500,000.

Merab Dvalishvili and Umar Nurmagomedov earned bonus checks for an unbelievable championship clash, and Jiri Prochazka and Jailton Almeida also cashed in at UFC 311.

The first UFC pay-per-view of the year is fast approaching. UFC 311 is built as a card that should appeal to hardcore fight fans, with fantastic pairings of familiar names from the prelims through the main event.

The first major UFC event of 2025 takes place this weekend as the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles hosts UFC 311 (3am Sunday, TNT Sports 1). And two title fights headline an intriguing card in LA, with Merab Dvalishvili taking on Umar Nurmagomedov for the bantamweight title before Islam Makhachev faces Arman Tsarukyan in the main event for the lightweight belt.

The fate of the bantamweight division will be put to the test as champion Merab Dvalishvili and challenger Umar Nurmagomedov clash at UFC 311. The post AI Predicts if Umar Nurmagomedov Can Beat Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 311 appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Islam Makhachev retains the lightweight title with a first-round submission win. Here are all of the results and best highlights from UFC 311.