Ricky Turcios vs Bernardo Sopaj at UFC 311 | Preview & Prediction
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There are a whole host of bantamweight fights on the undercard at UFC 311 and this one between Ricky Turcios and Bernardo Sopaj is one of them
Ricky Turcios vs Bernardo Sopaj Facts
When is UFC 311? UK – the early preliminary card starts at 11:00pm on Saturday 18th January 2025, followed by the preliminary card at 1:00am (Sunday) and the main card at 3:00am (Sunday) / USA – 6:00pm/8:00pm/10:00pm ET (Saturday) and 3:00pm/5:00pm/7:00pm PT (Saturday)
Where is UFC 311? Intuit Dome, Inglewood, USA
Where can I get tickets for UFC 311? Click here for the latest ticket information for UFC 311
What TV channel is UFC 311 on? UK – TNT Sports / USA – ESPN+
Where can I stream UFC 311? UK – TNT Sports subscribers can stream the event online via the TNT Sports website and discovery+ / USA – ESPN+ & UFC Fight Pass
For viewers in the United States, UFC 311 will be shown live on ESPN+ and you can sign up for access as part of a Disney Bundle here!
What time are Ricky Turcios and Bernardo Sopaj expected to walk out? Saturday 18th January, 2025, 11:25pm UK / 6:25pm US ET / 3:25pm US PT
UFC 311 Main Card Event
Islam Makhachev vs Arman Tsarukyan (Lightweight)
Merab Dvalishvili vs Umar Nurmagomedov (Bantamweight)
Jiri Prochazka vs Jamahal Hill (Light Heavyweight)
Beneil Dariush vs Renato Moicano (Lightweight)
Kevin Holland vs Reinier de Ridder (Middleweight)
UFC 311 Prelims
Bogdan Guskov vs Billy Elekana (Light Heavyweight)
Payton Talbott vs Raoni Barcelos (Bantamweight)
Jailton Almeida vs Serghei Spivac (Heavyweight)
Zachary Reese vs Sedriques Dumas (Middleweight)
Grant Dawson vs Carlos Diego Ferreira (Lightweight)
Karol Rosa vs Ailin Perez (Women’s Bantamweight)
Rinya Nakamura vs Muin Gafurov (Bantamweight)
Ricky Turcios vs Bernardo Sopaj (Bantamweight)
Tagir Ulanbekov vs Clayton Carpenter (Flyweight)
Ricky Turcios: Pretty Ricky determined to bounce back from loss
Ricky Turcios (12-4) will look to bounce back from a loss to Raul Rosas Jr last time out as he was submitted in the second round at UFC on ESPN 57 in June. Prior to that, he had won two of his three bouts in the UFC and he will not look to go back above .500 and improve on his 2-2 record in the organisation. This bout was supposed to take place in November but was pulled from the card at UFC Vegas 100 due to a medical issue for Turcios but he is now good to go here.
Bernardo Sopaj: Albanian-Swede looking for first win in UFC
Benardo Sopaj (11-3) will look to get back on track after the highly-rated bantamweight suffered a brutal flying knee knockout at the hands of Vinicius Oliveira on his UFC debut. He has had almost a year to recover from that devastating knockout and he can take some positives as he was the better fighter until that point. He will now look to get back to winning ways here and get his first win in the Octagon.
Ricky Turcios vs Bernardo Sopaj Prediction
This fight was scheduled to take place in November but Turcios had a medical issue that forced him out of it late on, but now they get the chance to finally meet on a major card.
It is an interesting one as Turcios is durable but pretty limited. Sopaj has good potential and good knockout power but is very raw and is coming off a brutal knockout loss himself.
That all makes for an intriguing bout and one which we favour Sopaj to come through. That loss will make him a bit more circumspect and should focus him even more so. Turcios does not possess too many weapons that should concern him other than durability.
Sopaj is technical good and strong, and he should be able to wear down Turcios and eventually get the win.
Prediction: Bernardo Sopaj to win
