| UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | February 1, 2026 | |||
| Venue | Qudos Bank Arena | |||
| City | Sydney, Australia | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on February 1, 2026, at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia.[1]
Background
[edit]The event will mark the promotion's eighth visit to Sydney and first since UFC 312 in February 2025.[1]
A UFC Featherweight Championship rematch between reigning two-time champion Alexander Volkanovski and former title challenger Diego Lopes is scheduled to headline the event.[2] The pair previously met at UFC 314 in April 2025, where Volkanovski captured the vacant championship with a unanimous decision victory.[3]
A welterweight bout between Oban Elliott and Jonathan Micallef is scheduled for the event.[4] The pairing was originally expected to take place at UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs. Reyes in September 2025, but was cancelled less than 48 hours before the event after Elliott withdrew due to illness.[5][6]
A heavyweight bout between Serghei Spivac and 2022 PFL Heavyweight Tournament winner Ante Delija was initially scheduled for this event.[7] The bout was later rescheduled to UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez in February.[8]
Additionally, the four finals of Road to UFC Season 4 are scheduled to take place at the event.[9]
Fight card
[edit]| Fight card (Paramount+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Alexander Volkanovski (c) | vs. | Diego Lopes | [a] | |||
| Lightweight | Dan Hooker | vs. | Benoît Saint Denis | ||||
| Lightweight | Rafael Fiziev | vs. | Maurício Ruffy | ||||
| Featherweight | Kaan Ofli | vs. | Yi Zha | ||||
| Heavyweight | Tai Tuivasa | vs. | Tallison Teixeira | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Junior Tafa | vs. | Billy Elekana | ||||
| Welterweight | Jonathan Micallef | vs. | Oban Elliott | ||||
| Lightweight | Quillan Salkilld | vs. | Rong Zhu | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Jimmy Crute | vs. | Dustin Jacoby | ||||
| Middleweight | Cameron Rowston | vs. | Cody Brundage | ||||
| Lightweight | Kim Sang-wook | vs. | Dom Mar Fan | [b] | |||
| Featherweight | Keiichiro Nakamura | vs. | Sebastian Szalay | [c] | |||
| Middleweight | Jacob Malkoun | vs. | Torrez Finney | ||||
| Bantamweight | Sulang Rangbo | vs. | Lawrence Lui | [d] | |||
| Flyweight | Aaron Tau | vs. | Namsrai Batbayar | [e] | |||
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b James Cooney (2025-11-28). "BREAKING: Sydney to host Volk title defence after Dana White's blockbuster double reveal". foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 2025-11-28.
- ^ Mike Bohn (2025-11-27). "Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes 2 headlines UFC 325 in Sydney". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-11-27.
- ^ Eddie Law (2025-04-13). "Alexander Volkanovski becomes two-time champion, decisions Lopes". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
- ^ James Cooney (2025-12-07). "Kiwi in fight of the year contender, Aussies galore as stacked card for UFC's Sydney return revealed". foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 2025-12-07.
- ^ Staff (2025-09-19). "Jono Micallef eyes statement win at UFC Fight Night Perth against Oban Elliott". australianmma.com.au. Retrieved 2025-12-07.
- ^ Will Castle (2025-09-26). "Welsh fighter Oban Elliott pulls out of UFC Perth fight due to illness". independent.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-12-07.
- ^ Nick Baldwin (2025-12-07). "Hooker-Saint Denis, Fiziev-Ruffy added to UFC 325". thescore.com. Retrieved 2025-12-07.
- ^ Staff (2025-12-15). "Pomaknut datum sljedeće Delijine borbe u UFC-u" (in Croatian). index.hr. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
- ^ Parviz Iskenderov (2025-12-08). "UFC 325 full fight card announced: Hooker, Tuivasa, Crute and more". fightmag.com. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
- ^ "UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2025-11-27.
