UFC 325 is live from Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. In tonight’s main event, Alexander Volkanovski defends the featherweight title in a rematch with Diego Lopes. theScore’s Nick Baldwin is providing live results and analysis throughout the card. Pull down to refresh for updates.<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udc49 Check out all the odds available for UFC 325 on theScore Bet here<\/a><\/p>\n Micallef’s nasty submission kicks off prelims<\/p>\n Welterweight prospect Jonathan Micallef put Oban Elliott to sleep in the opening preliminary bout, scoring a rear-naked choke finish at the 3:31 mark of the second round.<\/p>\n JUST LIKE THAT \ud83d\udca5<\/p>\n Jonathan Micallef gets the submission victory in round two! #UFC325<\/a><\/p>\n [ LIVE on @ParamountPlus<\/a> ] pic.twitter.com\/m9QX7dEu2I<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 UFC (@ufc) February 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Micallef, a 26-year-old Australian, improved to 2-0 in the UFC and 9-0 as a professional. He said after the win he wants to face Neil Magny next.<\/p>\n Full UFC 325 fight card<\/p>\n Volkanovski is defending the featherweight championship for the first time since reclaiming it last year. The 37-year-old Australian defeated Lopes by unanimous decision at UFC 314 last April to become the second-ever two-time featherweight champion in UFC history. Volkanovski, one of the greatest fighters of all time, rebounded from back-to-back losses against Ilia Topuria and Islam Makhachev.<\/p>\n Lopes gets a second crack at the title after scoring a second-round knockout of Jean Silva in the Noche UFC main event last September. The No. 2-ranked contender is 6-1 in his last seven Octagon appearances and has beaten the likes of Silva, Brian Ortega, and Dan Ige.<\/p>\n In the co-main event, Dan Hooker and Benoit Saint Denis will square off in a lightweight bout.<\/p>\n Here’s a look at the rest of the UFC 325 fight card:<\/p>\n Main card (Paramount+ at 9 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes Preliminary card (Paramount+ at 7 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n Junior Tafa vs. Billy Elekana The early preliminary card featured the “Road to UFC” finals. Keiichiro Nakamura scored a come-from-behind TKO of Sebastian Szalay, landing a vicious knee to win the featherweight title at the 3:48 mark of the third round. Lawrence Lui took a split decision over Sulangrangbo at bantamweight and Dom Mar Fan defeated Kim Sangwook by unanimous decision at lightweight. <\/p>\n Also on the early prelims, featherweight Kaan Ofli earned a majority decision over Yizha in an official UFC bout.<\/p>\n WHAT A COMEBACK!<\/p>\n Keiichiro Nakamura was clearly down in the scorecards before pulling this knee off in the final round.#UFC325<\/a><\/p>\n pic.twitter.com\/cuCQmAaVa6<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Verdict (@VerdictMMA) January 31, 2026<\/a>
\nDan Hooker vs. Benoit Saint Denis
\nRafael Fiziev vs. Mauricio Ruffy
\nTai Tuivasa vs. Tallison Teixeira
\nQuillan Salkilld vs. Jamie Mullarkey<\/p>\n
\nCam Rowston vs. Cody Brundage
\nJacob Malkoun vs. Torrez Finney
\nJonathan Micallef vs. Oban Elliott
\n‘Road to UFC’ winners crowned on early prelims<\/p>\n
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