Merab Dvalishvili was the top guaranteed earner at UFC 311. Find out where the others ranked behind him in disclosed salaries.

The co-main event of UFC 311 was a bantamweight title fight between defending champions Merab Dvalishvili and undefeated challenger Umar Nurmagomedov.

The reigning UFC bantamweight champion earned the first defense of his belt with a grueling decision over Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311.

In the co-main event of UFC 311, the bantamweight title is on the line. The two most dominant forces in the bantamweight division will clash as the champion Merab Dvalishvili (18-4) takes on his toughest test in the undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov (18-0).

A look at the disclosed fighter pay for Saturday's UFC 311 fight card, where defending champion Merab Dvalishvili earned the highest payout at $500,000.

For one fleeting moment in the first round of Saturday night's UFC 311 main event, it looked like we might witness one of the greatest upsets in MMA

In an interesting twist, the famed middleweight mauler Chris Leben was one of the judges for this five-round showdown; his first title bout since making the switch from fighting in 2022. And he was put to work by the two grappling-heavy fighters who had a couple of close early rounds.

Merab Dvalishvili successfully defended his UFC bantamweight championship against the previously undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311.

Despite a tragic outbreak of wildfires across greater Los Angeles and a change to the main event just 24 hours before, UFC 311 proved to be an exciting kickoff to the 2025 pay-per-view schedule for the world's leading MMA promotion on Saturday.

The UFC 311 co-main event featured a bantamweight title fight between champion Merab Dvalishvili and undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov.

Lightweight champion Islam Makhachev submitted 10th-ranked Renato Moicano at 4:05 of the first round Saturday night at UFC 311 for his 15th straight victory.