Makhachev was set to defend his title in a rematch against Arman Tsarukyan, while Moicano was to face Beneil Dariush. However, everything changed at the official morning weigh-ins when Tsarukyan withdrew from his title opportunity due to a back injury.

Top-10 Lightweights meet on the UFC 311 Main Card. Check the UFC odds series for our Dariush-Moicano prediction and pick.

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On Friday, Dana White confirmed the Armenian’s devastating injury news and announced that he had been replaced by Renato Moicano, who was supposed to fight Beneil Dariush on the UFC 311 undercard. It didn’t take long for Moicano to take to social media with a message for his new UFC 311.

Despite accepting the fight on a bit over a day's notice, Renato Moicano is confident he will upset Islam Makhachev in the UFC 311 headliner.

Renato Moicano urges UFC to increase $50K performance bonuses, citing inflation and fighters’ needs for fair compensation in MMA.

Fellow lightweight fighter Dan Hooker explains why he picks Beneil Dariush to secure a win against Renato Moicano in their upcoming fight.

Islam Makhachev will now defend his title against Renato Moicano, following the withdrawal of original challenger Arman Tsarukyan due to a back injury.

On the main card of UFC 311, we will see a big time lightweight matchup between two top ten lightweight contenders heading in opposite directions. On one hand you have ninth ranked Beneil Dariush (22-6-1) who is looking to snap his losing streak and on the other hand you have Renato Moicano (20-5-1) who is looking to continue his surge towards title contention.

UFC 311 takes place tonight and will see Islam Makhachev try and set a new lightweight record for the most number of title defences when he takes on 35-year-old Brazilian, Renato Moicano.

Islam Makhachev is looking to make history at UFC 311. He is looking to become the first lightweight champion with four successful title defenses. He was coming off his submission win over Dustin Poirier last June and tomorrow night, he’ll look to run through Moicano.