UFC 311 live results — Islam Makhachev vs. Renato Moicano: Updates, highlights, fight card, time, prelims

 Reiner de Ridder vs. Kevin Holland gets the main card going in a middleweight fight. de Ridder is -148 as the fighters prepare to walk to the Octagon.

 

 

 Official result: Raoni Barcelos def. Payton Talbott via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)

A massive upset by the Vegas odds in this one. Talbott simply couldn’t stop Barcelos’ takedowns and that led to him also being wide open on the feet as he tried to find ways to make something happen. Barcelos truly dominated the fight by putting Talbott on his back and keeping him there.

 

 

 

 

 

 Our final prelim of the night is up next with Payton Talbott facing Raoni Barcelos in a bantamweight bout. An exciting up-and-comer, Talbott is a -1200 favorite.

 

 Official result: Azamat Bekoev def. Zachary Reese via TKO, Round 1

A brutal knockout at the end of the fight. Bekoev fended off submission attempts before dropping heavy ground and pound (with a few seeming to drift to the back of the head) before Reese was put to sleep.

 

 

 Zachary Reese vs. Azamat Bekoev at middleweight is the next fight up. Bekoev is a -185 favorite and the fight is slightly shaded to go over 1.5 rounds at -154.

 

 

 Official result: Bogdan Guskov def. Billy Elekana via submission (guillotine choke), Round 2

Guskov had to survive having his back taken for an extended period in the first round but once he escaped, he kept the heat on Elekana until he scored the finish with a sustained barrage of strikes followed by locking up the choke and forcing the tap.

 

 

 

 Light heavyweights are up next with Bogdan Guskov vs. Billy Elekana. Guskov is a -475 favorite as the fighters make the walk to the Octagon.

 

 

 Official result: Grant Dawson def. Diego Ferreira via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)

Dawson controlled nearly half of each round on the ground, taking a wrestling-based approach to grinding out a tough victory by clear scores.

 

 

 

 

 

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