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.

Arman Tsarukyan's year is not starting off as he planned. In a shocking move, the UFC's top lightweight contender was forced to withdraw from his UFC 311 title challenge against 155-pound champion Islam Makhachev on Friday after suffering a back injury late Thursday night.

Islam Makhachev closed out UFC 311 with a first-round submission win over Renato Moicano to defend his UFC lightweight championship from the Intuit Dome

The lightweight champ finishes the challenger, moved to the main event on a day’s notice, with a D’Arce choke to cement his place as one of the sport’s best

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Kevin Holland said he wasn’t overly impressed with Reinier de Ridder heading into UFC 311, but perhaps his opinion now has changed.

Reiner de Ridder debuted with the UFC in November, but UFC 311 was his real welcome party. De Ridder, a former two-division champion under the ONE Championship banner, delivered a flawless performance inside Los Angeles' Intuit Dome on Saturday that will do him wonders moving forward.

Reinier de Ridder lived up to his pre-fight promises, submitting Kevin Holland in the first round to kick off the UFC 311 PPV main card at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. The former two-division ONE Championship titleholder needed just 3:42 to secure a rear-naked choke victory,