UFC 325

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UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2
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The poster for UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateFebruary 1, 2026 (2026-02-01)
Venue Qudos Bank Arena
City Sydney, Australia
Event chronology
UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira

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]

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Background

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]

A lightweight bout between Road to UFC Season 2 lightweight tournament winner Rong Zhu and Quillan Salkilld was originally scheduled for this event. [9] However, Rong withdrew for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Jamie Mullarkey. [10]

A light heavyweight bout between Jimmy Crute and Dustin Jacoby was scheduled for this event. [11] However, Crute withdrew due to a ruptured ACL and the bout was scrapped. [12]

Additionally, the four finals of Road to UFC Season 4 are scheduled to take place at the event. [13]

Fight card

Main card (Paramount+)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Featherweight Alexander Volkanovski (c)vs. Diego Lopes [a]
Lightweight Dan Hooker vs. Benoît Saint Denis
Lightweight Rafael Fiziev vs. Maurício Ruffy
Heavyweight Tai Tuivasa vs. Tallison Teixeira
LightweightQuillan Salkilldvs. Jamie Mullarkey
Preliminary card (Paramount+)
Light Heavyweight Junior Tafa vs.Billy Elekana
MiddleweightCameron Rowstonvs. Cody Brundage
Middleweight Jacob Malkoun vs.Torrez Finney
WelterweightJonathan Micallefvs.Oban Elliott
Early preliminary card (Paramount+ / UFC Fight Pass)
FeatherweightKaan Oflivs.Yi Zha
LightweightKim Sang-wookvs.Dom Mar Fan [b]
FeatherweightKeiichiro Nakamuravs.Sebastian Szalay [c]
BantamweightSulang Rangbovs.Lawrence Lui [d]
FlyweightAaron Tauvs.Namsrai Batbayar [e]
  1. ↑ For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
  2. ↑ Road to UFC Season 4 Lightweight Tournament final.
  3. ↑ Road to UFC Season 4 Featherweight Tournament final.
  4. ↑ Road to UFC Season 4 Bantamweight Tournament final.
  5. ↑ Road to UFC Season 4 Flyweight Tournament final.

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See also

References

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. ↑ Mike Bohn (2025-11-27). "Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes 2 headlines UFC 325 in Sydney". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-11-27.
  3. ↑ Eddie Law (2025-04-13). "Alexander Volkanovski becomes two-time champion, decisions Lopes". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Staff (2025-09-19). "Jono Micallef eyes statement win at UFC Fight Night Perth against Oban Elliott". australianmma.com.au. Retrieved 2025-12-07.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Nick Baldwin (2025-12-07). "Hooker-Saint Denis, Fiziev-Ruffy added to UFC 325". thescore.com. Retrieved 2025-12-07.
  8. ↑ Staff (2025-12-15). "Pomaknut datum sljedeće Delijine borbe u UFC-u" (in Croatian). index.hr. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ Alexander K. Lee (2026-01-09). "Top lightweight prospect books new opponent for UFC 325". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  11. ↑ Nick Baldwin (2025-12-07). "Hooker-Saint Denis, Fiziev-Ruffy added to UFC 325". thescore.com. Retrieved 2025-12-07.
  12. ↑ Matthew Wells (2026-01-14). "UFC 325: Jimmy Crute announces ACL injury, out vs. Dustin Jacoby". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-01-14.
  13. ↑ Parviz Iskenderov (2025-12-08). "UFC 325 full fight card announced: Hooker, Tuivasa, Crute and more". fightmag.com. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
  14. ↑ "UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2025-11-27.
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