Alex Volkanovski may have beaten Diego Lopes less than a year ago to reclaim the featherweight title, but the pair are running it back in the headliner of UFC 325 in Sydney on February 1 (Jan. 31 in the U.S.)
While the Aussie hasn’t fought since, the event represents a significant milestone, as he’ll be fighting in his home state for the first time since 2017, and significantly, he’ll be doing so as UFC champion.
Hoping to spoil the party is the all-action Lopes, who bounced back from his defeat to Volkanovski with a knockout win over Jean Silva, placing him back in the title picture.
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Can Volkanovski repeat the dose in Sydney or will Lopes ascend to the 145-pound throne?
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UFC 325 Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 fight card and results
Main Card
Alex Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes 2 for the UFC Featherweight titleBenoit Saint-Denis vs. Dan Hooker; LightweightRafael Fiziev vs. Mauricio Ruffy; LightweightTai Tuivasa vs. Tallison Teixeira; HeavyweightQuillan Salkilled vs. Jamie Mullarkey; Lightweight
Prelims
Junior Tafa def. by Billy Elekana (via submission)Cam Rowston def. Cody Brundage (via TKO)Jacob Malkoun def. Torrez Finney (via unanimous decision)Jonathan Micaellef def. Oban Elliott (via submission)
Early Prelims
Kaan Ofli def. Yizha (via majority decision)Sangwook Kim def. by Dom Mar Fan (via unanimous decision)Keichiro Nakamura def. Sebastian Szalay (via TKO)Sulangrangbo def. by Lawrence Lui (via split decision)