Order Now with Main Event on Kayo Sports.<\/a><\/p>\nThe co-main event will feature Kiwi veteran Dan Hooker squaring off with Benoit Saint Denis in what promises to be an exciting lightweight contest. <\/p>\n
Hooker is wasting no time and getting straight back on the horse after his recent submission loss to Armenian powerhouse Arman Tsarukyan in November.<\/p>\n
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Prior to the defeat to Tsarukyan, \u201cThe Hangman\u201d had compiled an impressive three-fight win streak.<\/p>\n
Saint Denis notched up three wins in a row this year, most recently claiming a 16-second KO of Beneil Dariush at UFC 322. <\/p>\n
Elsewhere, Rafael Fiziev will take on Mauricio Ruffy in another mouth-watering lightweight matchup.<\/p>\n
Fiziev ended a three-fight losing streak in June at UFC Baku, earning a unanimous decision victory over Ignacio Bahamondes. <\/p>\n
French fighter Ciryl Gane (R) competes against Australian fighter Tai Tuivasa (L) in their men’s heavyweight fight during the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event at the Accor Arena in Paris, on September 3, 2022. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA \/ AFP)Source: AFP<\/p>\n
Ruffy, meanwhile, is coming off a submission loss to Benoit Saint Denis at UFC Paris. In the lightweight rankings, Fiziev sits at No. 9, with Ruffy at No. 14.<\/p>\n
Aussie fan favourite Tai Tuivasa will finally be back in the Octagon at UFC 325 against big-punching Brazilian Tallison Teixeira in a promising heavyweight contest. <\/p>\n
Tuivasa, who has been sidelined since August 2024, is on a five-fight losing run with his latest defeat to Jairzinho Rozenstruik. <\/p>\n
Teixeira is rebounding from the first defeat of his pro career, a brutal 35-second knockout loss to Derrick Lewis.<\/p>\n
Next, local favorite Jimmy Crute will look to thrill his home crowd when he takes on the crafty and experienced American Dustin Jacoby in a light heavyweight clash.<\/p>\n
The Aussie called out Jacoby after his victory over Marcin Prachnio in July: \u201cI just think it makes sense for both of us,\u201d he told media at the time.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, Moldova\u2019s Sergei Spivac will face surging Croatian contender Ante Delija in a heavyweight clash that promises to deliver.<\/p>\n
Rising local prospect Quillan Salkilland has been booked to welcome China\u2019s Rong Zhu back to the Octagon in Sydney.<\/p>\n
Salkilland, riding a wave of momentum after his recent viral KO of Nasrat Haqparast, will look to make a statement against Zhu in what promises to be a thrilling lightweight bout.<\/p>\n
Australian welterweight Jonathan Micallef will get the chance to showcase his skills on home soil against Wales\u2019 Oban Elliot<\/p>\n
The pair were originally meant to fight earlier in the year but Elliot was forced to pull out due to illness.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, Aussie featherweight Kaan Ofli will take on Chinese star Yi Zha. Ofli, fresh off a victory in his most recent outing, aims to build momentum and solidify his position in the division against the submission-savvy Zha. <\/p>\n
Rising Kiwi flyweight Aaron Tau, a City Kickboxing standout, will take on Mongolian \u201cSteppe Warrior\u201d Masrai Batbayar.<\/p>\n
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Local powerhouse Junior Tafa will throw down with American Billy Elekana at light heavyweight. Tafa, the brother of UFC star Justin Tafa, is coming off a loss and will aim to get back on track in front of his home crowd.<\/p>\n
Aussie middleweight Cam Rowston gets an opportunity to shine on home soil against American grappler Cody Brundage in a fight that pits momentum against veteran experience.<\/p>\n
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Finally, Sydney fighter Jacob Malkoun will return to the Octagon to face rising prospect Torrez Finne. <\/p>\n
UFC 325 CARD<\/p>\n
Featherweight (main event)<\/p>\n
Alex Volkanovski vs Diego Lopes<\/p>\n
Lightweight<\/p>\n
Dan Hooker vs Benoit Saint Denis<\/p>\n
Lightweight<\/p>\n
Rafael Fiziev vs Mauricio Ruffy<\/p>\n
Heavyweight<\/p>\n
Tai Tuivasa vs Tallison Teixeira<\/p>\n
Light heavyweight<\/p>\n
Jimmy Crute vs Dustin Jacoby<\/p>\n
Heavyweight<\/p>\n
Sergei Spivac vs Ante Delija<\/p>\n
Lightweight<\/p>\n
Quillan Salkild vs Rong Zhu<\/p>\n
Welterweight<\/p>\n
Jonathan Micallef vs Oban Elliott<\/p>\n
Featherweight<\/p>\n
Kaan Ofli vs Yi Zha<\/p>\n
Flyweight<\/p>\n
Aaron Tau vs Masrai Batbayar<\/p>\n
Light heavyweight<\/p>\n
Junior Tafa vs Billy Elekana<\/p>\n
Middleweight<\/p>\n
Cam Rowston vs Cody Brundage<\/p>\n
Middleweight<\/p>\n
Jacob Malkoun vs Torrez Finney<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The UFC has announced a bunch more fights for UFC 325 in Sydney – and it\u2019s great news…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":332507,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,786,785,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-332506","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mma","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-fighting","11":"tag-mma","12":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=332506"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332506\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/332507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=332506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=332506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=332506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}