Beneil Dariush puts out a statement after his opponent Renato Moicano stepped in to fight UFC Champ Islam Makhachev.

UFC 311 will have a new main event. Arman Tsarukyan is out of his championship fight against Islam Makhachev. His withdrawal has caused a shake-up on the card.

UFC lightweight Beneil Dariush is without a fight following the UFC 311 main event shake-up, with Arman Tsarukyan pulling out of the headliner.

The UFC 311 event was thrown into temporary dissaray one day before it's due to begin Saturday, the 18th of January, as main event fighter Arman Tsarukyan, who was scheduled to challenge the UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev, withdrew from the bout on Friday, citing a back injury.

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Set to take place at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, CA, UFC 311 was supposed to feature a rematch between UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan in the night’s main event after the undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov challenges UFC Bantamweight Champion Merab Dvalishvili in the co-main event.

Dana White has made a massive announcement about UFC 311 just one day before the fight card is set to take place. On Saturday, the UFC is hosting its first pay-per-view card of the year in Los Angeles, with both the lightweight and bantamweight titles on the line.

Dana White confirms Arman Tsarukyan's withdrawal due to a back injury; Islam Makhachev now faces Renato Moicano at UFC 311.

Dana White announced a major change to the UFC 311 pay-per-view card this Saturday in Los Angeles. Just hours before the official weigh-in on Friday, White and the matchmakers got word that Arman Tsarukyan has an ailing back and that he wouldn’t be able to compete this weekend against Islam Makhachev.

Check out these photos from the UFC 311 pre-fight press conference in Los Angeles, which featured UFC CEO Dana White, Islam Makhachev, Arman Tsarukyan, Merab Dvalishvili, Umar Nurmagomedov, Jamahal Hill, Jiri Prochazka, Beneil Dariush, Renato Moicano, Kevin Holland and Reinier de Ridder. (Photos by Mike Bohn, MMA Junkie)