Fans react with skepticism to Arman Tsarukyan’s withdrawal from UFC 311 against Islam Makhachev after his statement.

After Arman Tsarukyan fell out of the main event rematch with injury on one days’ notice, Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) got the job done against Moicano (20-6-1 MMA, 12-6 UFC) courtesy of a first-round submission triumph in the headlining fight at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif.

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

As a result of Tsarukyan's dropout, lightweight contender Renato Moicano is stepping into the main to challenge Makhachev for the 155-pound title on short notice. Moicano was previously scheduled to face fellow veteran contender Beneil Dariush on the pay-per-view card.

The main reason why White now has Makhachev as his lightweight GOAT is seemingly due to the fact that he stepped up on a day's notice to pretty much save UFC 311 by fighting Renat

Arman Tsarukyan had a stunning response to the news that Dana White was taking away his No. 1 contender status after missing UFC 311.

It’s not often that fans are privy to the official payouts from UFC events, but that’s one of the advantages of the promotion making a stop in Los Angeles, Ca.

The UFC CEO says Saturday’s sold-out fights, which set a UFC gate record in California, ‘couldn’t have gone better’ in Inglewood’s new ‘incredible’ arena

Overnight, disclosed fight purses for UFC 311 were revealed by the California State Athletic (CSAC) -- with fans furious regarding a $200,000 flat fight purse

Off the back of his withdrawal from UFC 311, Arman Tsarukyan has staked his claim for another title eliminator with former-foe, Charles Oliveira next --