UFC 311 referees, judges revealed; Chris Leben assigned first UFC title fight

The referees and judges for the UFC’s first pay-per-view event of the year have been revealed.

California State Athletic Commission’s executive officer Andy Foster provided MMA Junkie with the full list of judges and referees for UFC 311, which takes place Jan. 18 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif.

In the main event, Islam Makhachev puts his lightweight title on the line against Arman Tsarukyan in a second meeting against Arman Tsarukyan. In the co-feature, Merab Dvalishvili will look to defend his bantamweight title against Umar Nurmagomedov.

Working the co-main event will be UFC veteran Chris Leben, who will judge his first UFC title fight. Leben has three total judging assignments throughout the event.

Scroll below to see which referees and judges are on assignment for each fight at UFC 311.