LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – DECEMBER 05: (L-R) Opponents Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes face off during the UFC It’s On Seasonal Press Conference at T-Mobile Arena on December 05, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
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The Paramount+ era of the UFC begins with back-to-back numbered events. With last week’s UFC 324 behind us, it’s time to look forward to UFC 325, which takes place on Saturday, January 31, from Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. In the UFC 325 main event, UFC featherweight champion looks to defend his title against Diego Lopes in a rematch of their April 2025 matchup at UFC 314. Volkanovski won the vacant title in that contest, defeating Lopes via unanimous decision.
The UFC 325 fight card is official with 14 fights. In the evening’s co-main event, Dan Hooker faces Benoit Saint Denis in a lightweight scrap.
With the move to Paramount+ from pay-per-view, the UFC 325 main card is scheduled to begin at 9:00 p.m. ET, while the prelims will start at 7:00 p.m. ET. The early prelims begin at 5:00 p.m. ET.
UFC 325 Full Fight Card
UFC 325 Main Card
Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes
Dan Hooker vs. Benoît Saint Denis
Rafael Fiziev vs. Maurício Ruffy
Tai Tuivasa vs. Tallison Teixeira
Quillan Salkilld vs. Jamie Mullarkey
UFC 325 Preliminary Card
Junior Tafa vs. Billy Elekana
Cameron Rowston vs. Cody Brundage
Jacob Malkoun vs. Torrez Finney
Jonathan Micallef vs. Oban Elliott
UFC 325 Early Preliminary Card
Kaan Ofli vs. Yizha
Sangwook Kim vs. Dom Mar Fan
Keiichiro Nakamura vs. Sebastian Szalay
Sulangrangbo vs. Lawrence Lui
Aaron Tau vs. Namsrai Batbayar
*Fight card subject to change
UFC 325 Opening Odds And Betting Line Movement: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2
When BetOnline first dropped the betting line for the main even of UFC 325, Volkanovski was listed as the -150 favorite over the +130 Lopes. As fight night has gotten closer, the champ is now listed at -147, while Lopes is a +127 betting underdog.
UFC 325: Alexander Volkanovski Vs. Diego Lopes 2
MIAMI, FLORIDA – APRIL 12: Alexander Volkanovski of Australia celebrates after defeating Diego Lopes of Brazil to win the featherweight title during UFC 314 at Kaseya Center on April 12, 2025 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images)
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Alexander Volkanovski (27-4) is a two-time UFC featherweight champion. He held the title from December 2019 through February 2024, defending the belt five times over that time. His reign began with a unanimous decision win over Max Holloway and ended in a knockout loss to Topuria in February 2024. He regained the vacant belt in April 2025 with his decision win over Lopes.
During his first run with the 145-pound belt, Volkanovski twice fought for the UFC lightweight belt, losing to Islam Makhachev in February and October 2023. Makhachev won the first meeting by decision. The 155-pound champ followed that with a knockout victory over Volkanovski.
Following his loss to Makhachev in October 2023, he dropped the 145-pound to Topuria. More than a year later, Volkanovski bounced back with his win over Lopes at UFC 314.
The featherweight title was left vacant ahead of UFC 314 when Topuria moved up to lightweight, winning that belt at UFC 317 with a knockout victory over Charles Oliveira.
Diego Lopes (27-7) is the No. 2 fighter in the official UFC featherweight rankings. Lopes joined the UFC in May 2023, dropping his promotional debut to Movsar Evloev via decision. Lopes followed that setback with five straight wins. A winover Brian Ortega at UFC 306 earned Lopes a shot at the vacant UFC featherweight title against former champion Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 314 in April 2024.
Lopes dropped that fight by decision.
The one-time title challenger bounced back from that setback with a TKO win over Jean Silva in September. The fight, a Noche UFC main event, won “Fight of the Night” honors for the pair. Lopes also picked up a “Performance of the Night” bonus for his stoppage win.
We will have more on UFC 325 as fight night nears.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/trentreinsmith/2026/01/26/ufc-325-volkanovski-vs-lopes-2-fight-card-set-with-14-bouts/
