Megan Olivi took on her broadcasting duties at UFC 311 from Intuit Dome, California, this weekend. She took to her Instagram and shared multiple pictures on her account giving a behind-the-curtain insight into the first UFC pay-per-view event of 2025.
The reporter could be seen interviewing multiple UFC stars and captioned the post with praise for the event, fighters, venue, and fans:
"Loving fights is red #UFC311. What an event! Incredible fights, fantastic fans, dramatic changes, gorgeous venue, mega star power .. the first pay per view of the year did not disappoint! I can’t wait to get home and rewatch the whole thing."
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Check out Olivi's post below:
UFC 311 featured a stacked card headlined by reigning lightweight champion Islam Makhachev and Renato Moicano in a title showdown. The co-main event featured a bantamweight title bout between reigning champion Merab Dvalishvili and Umar Nurmagomedov.
Besides these fights, the main card also featured former UFC light heavyweight champions Jamahal Hill and Jiri Prochazka.
Merab Dvalishvili gives his take on Umar Nurmagomedov to Megan Olivi, sheds light on his injury before UFC 311
Merab Dvalishvili defended his UFC bantamweight championship against Umar Nurmagomedov after braving five rounds of the fight. The duo developed bad blood after throwing barbs at each other on social media and in the press interactions in the lead-up to the bout.
'The Machine' revealed his opinion about Nurmagomedov as an opponent to Megan Olivi in a brief interview for ESPN MMA after defending his belt at UFC 311:
"He's good fighter for sure, and as a fighter, I always give him respect, but I was only saying how easy he got No. 2, that's why."
When Olivi asked Dvalishvili about his injury, he replied:
"I had infection in my leg and also I had my back, and then it was risky, you know, like I'm a champion, you know, like and I wanna prepare training."
Watch Olivi's brief conversation with 'The Machine' below (0:13):