{"id":447254,"date":"2026-02-01T13:30:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T13:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/447254\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T13:30:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T13:30:07","slug":"biggest-winners-loser-from-ufc-325","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/447254\/","title":{"rendered":"Biggest Winners, Loser From UFC 325"},"content":{"rendered":"

UFC 325<\/a> went down last night (Sat., Jan. 31, 2026) inside Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia, which saw Alexander Volkanovski defeat Diego Lopes a second time via unanimous decision (recap here<\/a>). In the co-main event of the evening Benoit Saint Denis won his fourth straight at Lightweight by brutalizing Dan Hooker en route to securing a second-round technical knockout (TKO) win (video replay here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Biggest Winner: Alexander Volkanovski<\/p>\n

If anyone thought \u201cThe Great\u201d was going to cough up his title so easily after finally winning it back in his last bout, they were sorely disappointed after Volkanovski put on a vintage performance against Lopes, defeating him for the second straight time via unanimous decision. \u201cThe Great\u201d was firing on all cylinders and secures his first title defense against the very same man he defeated to win the vacant strap in April 2025. With Lopes now in his rear-view mirror likely forever, \u201cThe Great\u201d can focus on a new challenge for his next title defense. Volkanovski showed some youthfulness inside the cage which leads fight fans to believe that he can go on another lengthy title defense. And he is going to needs to be on his A-game because he has young challengers such as Lerone Murphy and Movsar Evloev waiting in the wings for their shot.<\/p>\n

Runner Up: Benoit Saint Denis<\/p>\n

\u201cGod of War\u201d put on one heck of a performance against Dan Hooker by dominating \u201cThe Hangman\u201d from the opening bell. His pace and pressure was amazing and he didn\u2019t give his for much room to breathe or to pop off any offense whatsoever. Once he got Hooker down on the mat in the second round he put one an impressive ground-and-pound performance<\/a>, brutalizing his foe with one vicious strike after another until Herb Dean FINALLY decided to step in and put an end to the fight. With the victory, Saint Denis has now won four straight fights and could be staring at a possible spot in the Top 5.<\/p>\n

Biggest Loser: Tai Tuivasa<\/p>\n

Things have gone from bad to downright horrible for Tuivasa as he has now lost six straight fights inside the Octagon. To make matters worse his performance was downright terrible. He was taken down quickly, he gassed even faster and when he finally had Tallison Teixiera hurt in the third round, he was too tired to do anything. When he had the chance to pile on the punishment on the ground, he rested, instead. It was not a good look for \u201cBam Bam\u201d in front of the hometown crowd. He is still a fan-favorite, but he is not making it easy for the UFC powers that be to keep him on the bloated roster since he hasn\u2019t had a win in four years. There is no telling if he\u2019ll be around long enough to turn it around for himself inside the Octagon.<\/p>\n

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