2025 is correct across the nook, and with it the UFC’s first pay-per-view of the 12 months: UFC 311 on the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, California on January 18th.
The unique plan as per sources is to have Islam Makhachev defend his light-weight title towards Arman Tsarukyan, however we’re now getting fairly near the date and Group Makhachev nonetheless hasn’t signed a bout settlement for the struggle.
“No. The contracts haven’t been signed,” Makhachev’s supervisor Rizvan Magomedov informed Russian outlet Ushatayka. “We personally haven’t signed or acquired something but. However we’re ready for January 18th.”
“Again in September we got this date. We accepted it, and there was no particular affirmation concerning the opponent but. We assume that it will likely be Arman Tsarukyan.”
Islam Makhachev’s supervisor says that no contracts have been signed for his subsequent struggle, however they assume he will probably be combating Arman Tsarukyan at #UFC311 on January 18th
He additionally confirms that Khabib will probably be in Islam’s nook for the struggle
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The UFC has been getting a bit sluggish at laying monitor forward of them, particularly with a few of the harm points they’ve confronted. UFC 310 on December seventh solely had its most important occasion revealed on November fifteenth due a bone an infection welterweight champ Belal Muhammad revealed to the general public on October thirty first.
There aren’t any well being points retaining a Makhachev vs. Tsarukyan bout from being introduced, however you by no means know what visa points could possibly be happening behind the scenes with the Russian and Georgian fighters. That’s a state of affairs that’s anticipated to be resolved when Dana White’s buddy Donald Trump re-enters the White Home close to the tip of January.
Arman Tsarukyan additionally has to get his license renewed after a bit of scuffle with followers on the way in which to the cage for his final struggle in April.
For now we’re left questioning what’s retaining the UFC from making issues official.
