being stopped by Cam Rowston at UFC 325<\/a>, and he\u2019s unfortunately facing an undefeated finisher that should be brimming with confidence after his successful UFC debut.<\/p>\n(Pick: Johnson)<\/p>\n
Ricky Turcios vs. Alberto Montes![\"Alberto](\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_0,h_0\/c_fill,w_16,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/voltaxMediaLibrary\/mmsport\/mma_knockout\/01kjzf2sskbz34z50cad.jpg\" "\\"Alberto")
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Alberto Montes locks up a submission on Dana White’s Contender Series. | (Zuffa LLC)<\/p>\n
Turcios has had a tough run in the UFC since becoming the bantamweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter Season 29, and a loss to the debuting Montes would likely spell the end of his time with the promotion.<\/p>\n
(Pick: Montes)<\/p>\n
Cody Durden vs. Nyamjargal Tumendemberel![\"Nyamjargal](\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_0,h_0\/c_fill,w_16,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/voltaxMediaLibrary\/mmsport\/mma_knockout\/01kjzf10vjtmwc37xa64.jpg\" "\\"Nyamjargal")
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Nyamjargal Tumendemberel faces off with Carlos Hernandez before UFC Macau. | (MMA Junkie)<\/p>\n
Entering the night looking to snap a three-fight skid, Durden has been handed a tough matchup for what could end up being the flyweight veteran\u2019s final UFC bout.<\/p>\n
(Pick: Tumendemberel)<\/p>\n
UFC 326 Early Preliminary Card PredictionsSumudaerji vs. Jesus Aguilar![\"Sumudaerji](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/01kjzenb2dppjw08v32p.jpg\" "\\"Sumudaerji")
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Sumudaerji (red gloves) fights against Mitch Raposo (not pictured) during UFC 314 at Kaseya Center. | Sam Navarro-Imagn Images<\/p>\n
I\u2019m tempted to pick Aguilar to score the upset here, but Sumudaerji\u2019s significant size advantage should allow him to get the win in a sleeper candidate for \u201cFight of the Night\u201d at UFC 326.<\/p>\n
(Pick: Sumudaerji)<\/p>\n
Rafael Tobias vs. Diyar Nurgozhay![\"Rafael](\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_0,h_0\/c_fill,w_16,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/voltaxMediaLibrary\/mmsport\/mma_knockout\/01kjzewwvj9ntfj3hae4.jpg\" "\\"Rafael")
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Rafael Tobias after defeating Jair de Oliveira on Dana White’s Contender Series. | (Chris Unger\/Zuffa LLC)<\/p>\n
Nurgozhay\u2019s UFC run has been underwhelming so far after he joined the promotion with an undefeated record, and a third-straight loss to the debuting Tobias will leave him in serious danger of being cut.<\/p>\n
(Pick: Tobias)<\/p>\n
Jeong Yeong Lee vs. Gaston Bola\u00f1os![\"Daniel](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/01kjzeqfr0cewrh0g9t9.jpg\" "\\"Daniel")
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Daniel Santos (red gloves) fights Jeong Yeong Lee (blue gloves) during UFC 315 at Bell Centre. | Eric Bolte-Imagn Images<\/p>\n
Lee comes into UFC 326 following back-to-back losses, but \u201cThe Korean Tiger\u201d should be able to get back on track here against Bola\u00f1os.<\/p>\n
(Pick: Lee)<\/p>\n
Luke Fernandez vs. Rodolfo Bellato![\"Luke](\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_0,h_0\/c_fill,w_16,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/voltaxMediaLibrary\/mmsport\/mma_knockout\/01kjzesw7tweyqs0h24s.jpg\" "\\"Luke")
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Luke Fernandez walking out for his fight on Dana White’s Contender Series. | (Chris Unger\/Zuffa LLC)<\/p>\n
Fernandez will be the first of several UFC debutants to enter the cage at UFC 326, and the undefeated light heavyweight could very well end Bellato\u2019s UFC career in the process of kicking off his own. <\/p>\n
(Pick: Fernandez)<\/p>\n
MMA KO has been providing comprehensive coverage for UFC 326 all throughout fight week, and be sure to check back with us for weigh-in coverage and main card predictions, as well as live results and highlights on fight night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The UFC is back home in Las Vegas, NV this Saturday (March 7) for UFC 326, and MMA…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":520799,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,786,785,85],"class_list":["post-520798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-fighting","tag-mma","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520798","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=520798"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520798\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/520799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=520798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=520798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=520798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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<\/p>\n![\"Donte](\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_0,h_0\/c_fill,w_16,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/voltaxMediaLibrary\/mmsport\/mma_knockout\/01kjzej3kh01trh83kaj.jpg\" "\\"Donte")
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