Tsarukyan hast lost his opportunity to rematch champion Islam Makhachev following his late-notice withdrawal from the main event of UFC 311 at Intuit Dome. The news was revealed by UFC CEO Dana White on Saturday night at the post-fight press conference.

During fight week, popular MMA interviewer Nina Daniele Marie – also known as Nina Drama – uploaded footage of her training with Tsarukyan on social media. Once it was revealed that Tsarukyan got injured ahead of UFC 311, a section of fans pointed to a small snippet of Nina’s video and incorrectly claimed that was how the Armenian fighter got hurt.

The UFC CEO says Saturday’s sold-out fights, which set a UFC gate record in California, ‘couldn’t have gone better’ in Inglewood’s new ‘incredible’ arena

Tsarukyan (22-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) challenges lightweight champion Islam Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 311 (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Disney+, ESPN+) main event at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif.

Poirier defeated Chandler via rear naked choke in their meeting at UFC 281 before being knocked out in a rematch with Justin Gaethje the following year, but “The Diamond” rebounded by stopping surging contender Benoit Saint-Denis to earn his third crack at undisputed UFC gold.

One man's heartbreak became another man's opportunity as UFC 311 experienced a dramatic turn of events on weigh-in day in Los Angeles. The main event was all se

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.

Israel Adesanya envisions plenty of grappling exchanges in the UFC 311 headliner. Islam Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) defends his lightweight title in a rematch against Arman Tsarukyan (22-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) in Saturday's main event (pay-per-view,

Unlike most UFC stars, Arman Tsarukyan doesn’t have to fight for a living. The lightweight contender has won nine of his past ten bouts to earn a shot at Islam Makhachev ’s lightweight title at UFC 311, which will take place at the Intuit Dome in California on Saturday night.

Many years ago, Arman Tsarukyan had ice hockey dreams. Now, he’s days away from a UFC lightweight title fight at UFC 311 vs. Islam Makhachev.

UFC 311 continues with the UFC lightweight title fight between Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan. Check out our UFC odds series for our Makhachev-Tsarukyan prediction.

UFC 311 is a pay-per-view event, meaning fans will need to purchase the main card to watch. The prelims and early prelims will air on ESPN+, with the PPV priced at $79.99 for U.S. viewers. UK fans can tune in on TNT Sports. The main event ring walks for Islam Makhachev vs. Arman Tsarukyan are expected around 11:30 p.m. ET.