UFC Is Going-Going, Back-Back, To Cali-Cali (For UFC 311)

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 - 04:00

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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is going-going, back-back, to Cali-Cali.

UFC just announced its first pay-per-view (PPV) of 2025, UFC 311, which will take place on Jan. 18, 2025, from inside the brand-new Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, California. UFC 311’s pay-per-view (PPV) headliner was not included in the official announcement.

UFC has not been back to Los Angeles since UFC 232 in 2018.

Intuit Dome is home to the Los Angeles Clippers, opening on Aug. 15, 2024. UFC traveled to Anaheim, Calif., earlier this year (and signed a deal to bring more fights there), but will skip “DuckTown” for “The City of Angels.”

ICYMI - #UFC311 is headed to the @IntuitDome

Pre-register for tickets https://t.co/hPfCgHuaIO pic.twitter.com/NCCGRPJ5JN

— UFC (@ufc) November 18, 2024

UFC CEO, Dana White, discussed the decision to go to the new arena during UFC 309’s post-fight press conference.

“It’s new,” White said. “I like new arenas and new technology, and, yeah, this place is supposed to be badass. I’m looking forward to checking it out. I can’t wait.”

It has been heavily rumored that Islam Makhachev vs. Arman Tsarukyan will headline the PPV event. MMAmania.com can confirm that this is indeed still the plan, but contracts have yet been signed.

Additional UFC 311 fights include, but are not limited to: