Despite being the listed underdog, energetic bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili successfully defended his title at UFC 311 and became the first fighter to defeat Umar Nurmagomedov.

The first UFC pay-per-view event of the year ended in familiar fashion for Islam Makhachev. ESPN's No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter retained his UFC lightweight title against Renato Moicano at UFC 311 at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood,

The UFC is in Southern California this week for its first pay-per-view of the calendar year with a pair of title fights at the top of the lineup. UFC 311 (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Disney+, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Intuit Dome in Inglewood,

The UFC is back in Southern California for UFC 311, its first pay-per-view of the calendar. year, and the popular "Embedded" fight week video series is here to document what's happening behind the scenes.