| 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 (2026-02-01) | |||
| Venue | Qudos Bank Arena | |||
| City | Sydney, Australia | |||
| Attendance | 18,102[1] | |||
| Total gate | $10,103,136[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 was amixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 1, 2026, at theQudos Bank Arena inSydney, Australia.[2]
The event marked the promotion's eighth visit to Sydney and first sinceUFC 312 in February 2025.[2]
AUFC Featherweight Championship rematch between reigning two-time championAlexander Volkanovski and former title challengerDiego Lopes headlined the event.[3] The pair previously met atUFC 314 in April 2025, where Volkanovski captured the vacant championship with a unanimous decision victory.[4]
A welterweight bout between Oban Elliott and Jonathan Micallef took place at the event.[5] The pairing was originally expected to take place atUFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs. Reyes in September 2025, but was cancelled less than 48 hours before the event after Elliott withdrew due to illness.[6][7]
A heavyweight bout betweenSerghei Spivac and2022 PFL Heavyweight Tournament winnerAnte Delija was initially scheduled for this event.[8] The bout was later rescheduled toUFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez in February.[9]
A lightweight bout betweenRoad to UFC Season 2 lightweight tournament winnerRong Zhu andQuillan Salkilld was originally scheduled for this event.[10] However, Rong withdrew for undisclosed reasons and was replaced byJamie Mullarkey.[11]
A light heavyweight bout betweenJimmy Crute andDustin Jacoby was scheduled for this event.[12] However, Crute withdrew due to a rupturedACL and the bout was cancelled.[13] Jacoby was then re-scheduled to compete the following week atUFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira.[14]
Additionally, threeRoad to UFC Season 4 finals took place at the event.[15] The flyweight tournament final between Aaron Tau and Namsrai Batbayar was also scheduled for the event. At the weigh-ins, Tau initially used a curtained privacy box and weighed in at 122.5 pounds, 3.5 pounds under the flyweight non-title fight limit. When asked for a second attempt without the box, he then weighed in at 129 pounds, three pounds over the limit, resulting in the cancellation of the bout.[16][17]
| Main card (Paramount+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Alexander Volkanovski (c) | def. | Diego Lopes | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Lightweight | Benoît Saint Denis | def. | Dan Hooker | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:45 | |
| Lightweight | Maurício Ruffy | def. | Rafael Fiziev | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:30 | |
| Heavyweight | Tallison Teixeira | def. | Tai Tuivasa | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Quillan Salkilld | def. | Jamie Mullarkey | Submission (neck crank) | 1 | 3:02 | |
| Preliminary card (Paramount+) | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Billy Elekana | def. | Junior Tafa | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:18 | |
| Middleweight | Cameron Rowston | def. | Cody Brundage | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:08 | |
| Middleweight | Jacob Malkoun | def. | Torrez Finney | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Jonathan Micallef | def. | Oban Elliott | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:31 | |
| Early preliminary card (Paramount+ / UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Featherweight | Kaan Ofli | def. | Yi Zha | Decision (majority) (29–28, 28–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Dom Mar Fan | def. | Kim Sang-wook | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Featherweight | Keiichiro Nakamura | def. | Sebastian Szalay | TKO (knee and punches) | 3 | 3:48 | [c] |
| Bantamweight | Lawrence Lui | def. | Sulangrangbo | Decision (split) (29-28, 29-28, 28-29) | 3 | 5:00 | [d] |
The following fighters received $100,000 bonuses. The other finishes received $25,000 additional bonuses.[19]
