Episode 630: Islam + Umar big favorites at UFC 311

The Co-Main Event MMA Podcast

Chad Dundas

Sports, Leisure

4.8 • 698 Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Oddsmakers really like Islam Makhachev and Umar Nurmagomedov to win their respective title fights this weekend at UFC 311. Maybe that’s understandable since, along with ya bois Khabib and Usman, the former students of Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov are a combined *checks notes* 91-1 in professional MMA fights. That’s pretty good! Hold on, though. Arman Tsarukyan (who fights Makhachev for the lightweight title) and Merab Dvalishvili (who defends HIS men’s bantamweight title against Umar) are also both pretty good! So, what gives? Also, uh, we sure this shit is gonna go down at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, UFC? Because the whole shit down there in that region is on fire. Plus, is Mackenzie Dern at risk of finally living up to her potential? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Co-Main Event Podcast,
0:10.9	and now your host, Ben Folks and Chad Dundas.
0:18.4	That's right. You're listening to another episode of the co-main event mixed martial arts podcast.
0:25.1	I'm Chad Dundas. That's Ben Fulks. We're both longtime MMA journalists and for nearly the last 13 years.
0:34.1	We've been meeting here every week to break down all the action in the wild, weird, and occasionally wonderful world of mixed martial arts.
0:43.9	Ben, we are looking down the barrel of the first UFC pay-per-view of the year.
0:49.8	UFC 311 featuring Islam Mahachev against Armand Sarukian in your lightweight main event.
0:56.6	Co-main event, men's bantamweight championship, Barab Walshili versus Umar Numer Numma Gamedov.
1:04.6	That's the last name you should know how to pronounce.
1:06.6	At this point.
1:07.5	Yeah.
1:08.8	Light heavyweight feature fight, Yuri Perjaska against Jamal Hill,
1:12.5	lightweight fight Benil Daryush versus Hanato Moikano,
1:15.4	and a middleweight fight,
1:16.7	Kevin Holland versus Rainier de Ritter,
1:19.1	rounds out your main card.
1:21.7	So we're going to talk about that this week.
1:24.3	We've got some other potential topics of conversation. You had McKinsey Dern go out there
1:30.5	last weekend get a big win over Amanda Heboss, potentially meaningful in McKinsey Dern's career.
1:37.0	And Tyson Fury retired allegedly from the sport of boxing. So if we have time, we'll mix in a little of that. We've also got
1:45.4	some listener mail coming up during this show. First, though, UFC 311 should well be in flux,
1:55.7	I would think. And this is a bit of a developing situation. It could well have resolved itself by the time the people even hear this episode.
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