UFC 311

By Ivan Gutierrez | January 20, 2025

Photo by Associated Press

UFC 311 is one of the biggest events worldwide! Taking place in Inglewood, California, at the Intuit Dome, it is a thrilling fight card and many unexpected victories.

Islam Makhachev, the lightweight champion, called a victory against Renato Moicano, the Brazilian mixed martial artist.  Makhachev defeated Moicano in the first round, humiliating him.

“I wasn’t surprised. I would’ve wanted another contender in that division to get a title shot,” said Carson High School senior Arturo Iniguez.

Many were disappointed that Renato Moicano got the opportunity to win the title, over other fighters that had a better record and were higher in the charts.

“I wanted Charles Olivera to get his rematch instead of Moicano getting a chance,” said CHS senior Armando Gomez.

Some even thought that the co-main event was just as exciting as the main event- Merab Dvalishvilli vs Umar Nurgamedov.

This fight was described as both exciting and thrilling by some with Merab as the bantamweight champion giving the opportunity to Umar to face him for the octagon for the belt.

Ultimately, Umar, who was coming off undefeated with an 18-0 record, changed that night.

It was a very close match up, and they both had similar fighting styles, but at the end of the day, the champ came out victorious.

“I was surprised. I thought Umar had that until they reached the 4th and 5th rounds [when] he totally lost his pace and completely lost,” said CHS senior James Lopez.

This event was historical and will come off as one of the best in UFC history