UFC 311 title bouts will not have backup fighters on hand

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UFC 311’s top two fights better not see any hiccups.

MMA Fighting’s Damon Martin confirmed with sources with knowledge of the plans that no backup fighters are set to weigh in for either of the title fights at UFC 311, which takes place Jan. 18 in Inglewood, Calif. Lightweight champion Islam Makhachev rematches Armen Tsarukyan in the main event, while Merab Dvalishvili seeks the first defense of his bantamweight...