The UFC returns to Southern California on Saturday with a pair of titles on the line.
At UFC 311, the protege of one of the best to ever do it will continue his own quest to be an all-time great. And the cousin of that same GOAT candidate will try to win a title of his own in the co-feature.
The promotion has released the UFC 311 cold open video. The card features a lightweight title fight between champion Islam Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC), a longtime Khabib Nurmagomedov training partner, and challenger Arman Tsarukyan (22-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC). Makhachev already holds a win over Tsarukyan.
In the co-feature, bantamweight champ Merab Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) is an underdog against unbeaten challenger Umar Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC).
The video is narrated by actor and regular UFC voice-over narrator Ron Perlman and has a backdrop soundtrack of “It’s About Time” by Young the Giant from the 2014 album “Mind Over Matter.”
Check out the UFC 311 cold open video above.
UFC 311 (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Disney+, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif.
UFC 311 lineup
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Islam Makhachev vs. Arman Tsarukyan – for lightweight title
- Champ Merab Dvalishvili vs. Umar Nurmagomedov – for bantamweight title
- Jamahal Hill vs. Jiri Prochazka
- Beneil Dariush vs. Renato Moicano
- Kevin Holland vs. Reinier de Ridder
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPNews/Disney+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Raoni Barcelos vs. Payton Talbott
- Jailton Almeida vs. Serghei Spivac
- Billy Elekana vs. Bogdan Guskov
- Grant Dawson vs. Diego Ferreira
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
- Azamat Bekoev vs. Zach Reese
- Ailin Perez vs. Karol Rosa
- Muin Gafurov vs. Rinya Nakamura
- Bernardo Sopaj vs. Ricky Turcios
- Clayton Carpenter vs. Tagir Ulanbekov
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 311.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Video: UFC 311 cold open highlights 2 title fights with Young the Giant
