A big light heavyweight matchup is on the docket for Southern California on the first UFC pay-per-view event of 2025. Former champions Jamahal Hill and Jiri Prochazka will square off at UFC 311, which takes place Jan.

Two former UFC light heavyweight champions are jumping back into the fray. A marquee matchup between Jiri Prochazka and Jamahal Hill is set for Jan. 11 at UFC 311. The UFC formally announced the booking Saturday on the promotion's UFC Macau post-fight show.

Former light heavyweight champions Jiri Prochazka and Jamahal Hill are set to meet at UFC 311 on Jan. 18 with the card taking place in Los Angeles

On the UFC Fight Night 248 main card, Fernandes (10-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) submitted Cong (6-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) with a rear-naked choke at 3:49 of Round 2 as greater than a 6-to-1 favorite on average, according to Best Fight Odds. The event took place at Galaxy Arena in Macau, China.

In a stunning upset at UFC Macau, Gabriella Fernandes shocked the MMA world by submitting the heavily favored Wang Cong in the second round of their flyweight bout. The Brazilian underdog, who entered the fight as a 6-to-1 longshot,

Gabriella Fernandes will be by far the toughest opponent China's budding 6-0 star, who once beat Valentina Shevchenko in kickboxing, has faced in MMA.