{"id":449560,"date":"2026-01-31T13:01:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T13:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/449560\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T13:01:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T13:01:11","slug":"alexander-volkanovski-vs-diego-lopes-2-fight-card-betting-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/449560\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes 2 Fight Card Betting Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"4w\">UFC 325 goes down tonight (January 31) at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia, and MMA KO is here to give you full money line odds for every matchup at the event and look at some of the best betting options available. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"4z\">All odds via <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/FanNation-Web-DraftKings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DraftKings<\/a> (odds subject to change). <\/p>\n<p>UFC 325 Full Fight Card Odds <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"55\">\u2022\tAlexander Volkanovski (-148) vs. Diego Lopes (+124)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tDan Hooker (+260) vs. Benoit Saint-Denis (-325)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tRafael Fiziev (+105) vs. Mauricio Ruffy (-125)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tTai Tuivasa (+250) vs. Tallison Teixeira (-310)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tQuillan Salkilld (-1000) vs. Jamie Mullarkey (+650)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tJunior Tafa (+215) vs. Billy Elekana (-265)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tCam Rowston (-375) vs. Cody Brundage (+295)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tJacob Malkoun (-155) vs. Torrez Finney (+130)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tJonathan Micallef (-130) vs. Oban Elliott (+110)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tKaan Ofli (+180) vs. Yizha (-218)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tSang Uk Kim (+114) vs. Dom Mar Fan (-135)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tKeiichiro Nakamura (+110) vs. Sebastian Szalay (-130)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tSulangrangbo (-258) vs. Lawrence Lui (+210)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"58\">READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/mma\/news\/ufc-325-volkanovski-vs-lopes-2-full-card-odds-start-time-how-to-stream-with-p\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 Full Card, Odds, Start Time, How to Stream With P+<\/a><\/p>\n<p>UFC 325 Money Line Bets Alexander Volkanovski to Defeat Diego Lopes (-148)<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/01kg8ty6vnacgxkw12mj.jpg\" alt=\"Alexander Volkanovski (red gloves) shake hands with Diego Lopes (blue gloves) during UFC 314 at Kaseya Center.\" title=\"Alexander Volkanovski (red gloves) shake hands with Diego Lopes (blue gloves) during UFC 314 at Kaseya Center.\" width=\"4941\" height=\"3294\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"5n\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Alexander Volkanovski (red gloves) shake hands with Diego Lopes (blue gloves) during UFC 314 at Kaseya Center. | Sam Navarro-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5r\">Volkanovski wouldn\u2019t be the first aging fighter to enter the cage and suddenly look like he\u2019s slowed down considerably, but it\u2019s hard to pass up such close odds after he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/mma\/news\/ufc-325-mma-ko-staff-predictions-volkanovski-vs-lopes-2-main-card-picks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">clearly won the first fight with Lopes<\/a> less than a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>Dan Hooker to Defeat Benoit Saint-Denis (+260)<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/01kg8tzbz7qfvc1kn0yz.jpg\" alt=\"Jalin Turner (red gloves) fights Dan Hooker (blue gloves) during UFC 290 at T-Mobile Arena.\" title=\"Jalin Turner (red gloves) fights Dan Hooker (blue gloves) during UFC 290 at T-Mobile Arena.\" width=\"4481\" height=\"2987\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"63\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jalin Turner (red gloves) fights Dan Hooker (blue gloves) during UFC 290 at T-Mobile Arena. | Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"67\">Fans are rightfully excited about the violence promised by this matchup, and it\u2019s also a big chance for Hooker to remind everyone that he\u2019s still one of the promotion\u2019s top lightweights.<\/p>\n<p>Oban Elliott to Defeat Jonathan Micallef (+110)<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/01kg8v09zz86vnvdqkdp.jpg\" alt=\"Bassil Hafez (red gloves) fights Oban Elliott (blue gloves) in the welterweight bout during UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden.\" title=\"Bassil Hafez (red gloves) fights Oban Elliott (blue gloves) in the welterweight bout during UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden.\" width=\"5667\" height=\"3778\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"6j\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Bassil Hafez (red gloves) fights Oban Elliott (blue gloves) in the welterweight bout during UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden. | Brad Penner-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6n\">Micallef looked solid in his UFC debut against Kevin Jousset, but I\u2019m surprised that the odds on this fight are so tight given that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/mma\/news\/ufc-325-prelim-fight-card-picks-predictions-volkanovski-vs-lopes-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Elliott was on an eight-fight win streak<\/a> before being upset by Seok Hyeon Ko in his last outing in June. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6q\">READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/mma\/news\/fighter-pulled-ufc-325-fight-cheating-scale-weigh-ins-aaron-tau\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Fighter Pulled from UFC 325 Fight After Cheating Scale During Weigh-Ins<\/a><\/p>\n<p>UFC 325 Prop BetsQuillan Salkilld to Win by KO\/TKO\/DQ in Round 1 (+130)<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/01kg8v1jsxrpwqx9xnv3.jpg\" alt=\"Quillan Salkilld (red gloves) fights Yanal Ashmouz (blue gloves) during UFC 316 at Prudential Center.\" title=\"Quillan Salkilld (red gloves) fights Yanal Ashmouz (blue gloves) during UFC 316 at Prudential Center.\" width=\"5230\" height=\"3486\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"75\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Quillan Salkilld (red gloves) fights Yanal Ashmouz (blue gloves) during UFC 316 at Prudential Center. | Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-19\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"79\">I think there\u2019s far more value on an experienced veteran in Mullarkey if you\u2019re looking to hit the money line for this fight, but Salkilld is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/mma\/news\/quillan-salkilld-devastating-injury-viral-ufc-321-knockout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">coming off a highlight-reel finish<\/a> and is facing a fighter with a number of knockout-losses on his record. <\/p>\n<p>Jacob Malkoun vs. Torrez Finney \u2013 Fight Goes the Distance (-175)<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/01kg8v2qc64h3tq68jb6.jpg\" alt=\"AJ Dobson (red gloves) fights Jacob Malkoun (blue gloves) during UFC 271 at Toyota Center. \" title=\"AJ Dobson (red gloves) fights Jacob Malkoun (blue gloves) during UFC 271 at Toyota Center. \" width=\"4632\" height=\"3088\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"7l\"\/><\/p>\n<p>AJ Dobson (red gloves) fights Jacob Malkoun (blue gloves) during UFC 271 at Toyota Center.  | Troy Taormina-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-22\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7p\">No one is expecting this bout to take home \u201cFight of the Night\u201d honors at UFC 325, and whichever man does win will likely get their hand raised after 15 minutes of wrestling-heavy action.<\/p>\n<p>Tai Tuivasa vs. Tallison Teixeira \u2013 Fight to End in the 1st 60 Seconds of Round 1 (+450)<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/01kg8v3kbh0pyspeq0jy.jpg\" alt=\"Derrick Lewis (red gloves) fights Tallison Teixeira (blue gloves) in a heavyweight bout during UFC Fight Night at Bridgestone\" title=\"Derrick Lewis (red gloves) fights Tallison Teixeira (blue gloves) in a heavyweight bout during UFC Fight Night at Bridgestone\" width=\"5564\" height=\"3709\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"81\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Derrick Lewis (red gloves) fights Tallison Teixeira (blue gloves) in a heavyweight bout during UFC Fight Night at Bridgestone Arena. | Steve Roberts-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-25\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"85\">Teixeira\u2019s two 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