Arman Tsarukyan is understandably devastated after having to withdraw from his first UFC championship fight at the last minute.

Arman Tsarukyan's nearly six-year journey to the UFC lightweight title will take a little longer. Tsarukyan suffered an injury two nights before challenging lightweight champion Islam Makhachev at UFC 311.

Khabib Nurmagomedov has given his thoughts on Arman Tsarukyan being replaced by Renato Moicano to fight Islam Makhachev at UFC 311

Who wins, who loses and who shrugs his shoulders and continues on unfazed after UFC 311's wild flurry of news?

MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday's official UFC 311 fighter weigh-ins. The early weigh-ins took place at the UFC host hotel in Los Angeles and preceded the ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans,

Coach Marcos DaMatta explains the events leading up to Arman Tsarukyan’s withdrawal from the UFC 311 title fight versus Islam Makhachev.

Lopes is the number three-ranked featherweight in the world, but has only made one appearance up the weights in short notice catchweight bout against Dan Ige. Meanwhile Poirier was the last man to challenge Makhachev at UFC 301 last summer, losing by submission in the fifth round.

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.

Many years ago, Arman Tsarukyan had ice hockey dreams. Now, he’s days away from a UFC lightweight title fight at UFC 311 vs. Islam Makhachev.

Watch Islam Makhachev vs. Arman Tsarukyan full fight video to see the memorable first encounter between the two UFC stars.

Arman Tsarukyan's year is not starting off as he planned.