UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 | ||||
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![]() The poster for UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 | ||||
Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | October 4, 2025 | |||
Venue | T-Mobile Arena | |||
City | Paradise, Nevada, United States | |||
Attendance | 19,081 [1] | |||
Total gate | $8,840,134 [1] | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 4, 2025, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States. [2]
This event was originally expected to take place in Guadalajara, Mexico on September 13 and serve as the third annual "Noche UFC" event commemorating Mexico's independence day. [3] However, due to the construction of Arena Guadalajara being stalled, the card was moved to San Antonio, Texas and shifted to a Fight Night. [4] The promotion announced a week later that the numbered event would be moved to October and took place in Las Vegas. [2]
A UFC Light Heavyweight Championship rematch between current champion Magomed Ankalaev and former champion Alex Pereira (also former UFC Middleweight Champion, former Glory Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion) headlined the event. [5] They previously competed at UFC 313 where Ankalaev defeated Pereira for the championship via unanimous decision. [6] Former champion (also the inaugural Rizin Light Heavyweight Champion) Jiří Procházka, who met former title challenger Khalil Rountree Jr. at the event, served as backup and potential replacement for this fight. [7]
In addition, a UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Merab Dvalishvili and former interim title challenger Cory Sandhagen co-headlined the event. [5]
A featherweight bout between Daniel Santos and Yoo Joo-sang was scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs. Reyes a week before, but it was eventually moved to this event due to undisclosed reasons. [8] [9]
Ateba Abega Gautier and former LFA Middleweight Champion Osman Diaz were scheduled to meet in a middleweight bout at this event. [10] However, Diaz pulled out from the event due to a medical issue and was replaced by promotional newcomer Tre'ston Vines. [11] [12]
At the weigh-ins, The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters featherweight winner Macy Chiasson weighed in at 137.5 pounds, one and a half pounds over the women's bantamweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and she was fined a percentage of her purse, which went to her opponent former Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion and UFC Women's Featherweight Championship challenger Yana Santos. [13] The featherweight bout between Daniel Santos and Yoo Joo-sang was also changed to a catchweight bout of 153 pounds. [13]
Main card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Light Heavyweight | Alex Pereira | def. | Magomed Ankalaev (c) | TKO (punches and elbows) | 1 | 1:20 | [a] |
Bantamweight | Merab Dvalishvili (c) | def. | Cory Sandhagen | Decision (unanimous) (49–45, 49–45, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | [b] |
Light Heavyweight | Jiří Procházka | def. | Khalil Rountree Jr. | KO (punches) | 3 | 3:04 | |
Featherweight | Youssef Zalal | def. | Josh Emmett | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:38 | |
Middleweight | Joe Pyfer | def. | Abusupiyan Magomedov | Submission (face crank) | 2 | 1:44 | |
Preliminary card (ESPNEWS / ESPN+ / Disney+ / FX) | |||||||
Middleweight | Ateba Abega Gautier | def. | Tre'ston Vines | KO (elbows and punches) | 1 | 1:41 | |
Catchweight (153 lb) | Daniel Santos | def. | Yoo Joo-sang | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:21 | |
Bantamweight | Jakub Wikłacz | def. | Patchy Mix | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Middleweight | Edmen Shahbazyan | def. | André Muniz | KO (punches and elbows) | 1 | 4:58 | |
Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / Disney+ / FX / UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
Welterweight | Punahele Soriano | def. | Nikolay Veretennikov | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Catchweight (137.5 lb) | Yana Santos | def. | Macy Chiasson | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bantamweight | Farid Basharat | def. | Chris Gutiérrez | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Welterweight | Ramiz Brahimaj | def. | Austin Vanderford | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 2:37 | |
Women's Flyweight | Veronica Hardy | def. | Brogan Walker | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. [15]