Dana White spent the majority of 2024 blasting the UFC rankings panel for overlooking heavyweight champion Jon Jones, who has fought just twice in five years, in favor of Makhachev. However, the MMA mogul finally admitted that Khabib Nurmagomedov’s teammate is the best fighter currently on his roster after UFC 311.

Islam Makhachev just produced a sparkling performance at UFC 311 against Renato Moicano, but was it enough for the Russian to solidify his status as the best lightweight the UFC has ever seen in the eyes of Dana White? The Dagestani made his fourth world title defense in front of a raucous crowd at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, USA.

UFC President Dana White didn’t seem to be thrilled with Arman Tsarukyan after UFC 311. White says he will need to fight his way back after pulling out of UFC 311.

Arman Tsarukyan's nearly six-year journey to the UFC lightweight title will take a little longer. Tsarukyan suffered an injury two nights before challenging lightweight champion Islam Makhachev at UFC 311.

Dana White confirms Arman Tsarukyan's withdrawal due to a back injury; Islam Makhachev now faces Renato Moicano at UFC 311.

Check out how the MMA community reacted to Renato Moicano replacing Arman Tsarukyan in UFC 311 title fight vs. Islam Makhachev.

Makhachev was initially scheduled to fight No. 1 lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan, but Tsarukyan suffered “significant back pain”. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Fans react with skepticism to Arman Tsarukyan’s withdrawal from UFC 311 against Islam Makhachev after his statement.

The weigh-ins for UFC 311 in Los Angeles, California had been apace on Friday morning for over an hour when Red Corner MMA dropped the shocking news that Armenia’s Arman Tsarukyan, who was to fight for UFC gold for the first time, suffered an injury and is out of tomorrow’s pay-per-view main event.

The UFC 311 event was thrown into temporary dissaray one day before it's due to begin Saturday, the 18th of January, as main event fighter Arman Tsarukyan, who was scheduled to challenge the UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev, withdrew from the bout on Friday, citing a back injury.

Islam Makhachev's fourth UFC lightweight title defense now looks a lot different than what he was preparing for. And yet, that's no problem for the champion. Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) was preparing for months to defend his belt against Arman Tsarukyan in the main