UFC 325: Alexander Volkanovski vs Diego Lopes begin time, card and how to watch fights

The UFC featherweight title is on the line this weekend, as Alexander Volkanovski defends his belt in a rematch with Diego Lopes.

Two-time champion Volkanovski will battle on home soil here, headlining in Australia against a man whom he beat 9 months in the past. Given Volkanovski’s victory over the Brazilian last April, many followers predict another win for “Alexander The Great”, but is it so easy?

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Lopes, 31, scored a knockdown of Volkanovski in that five-round choice, and he will hope he can discover the precise shot to put away the ageing champion in Sydney, with Volk now 37 years previous.

In the co-main occasion, fan favorite Dan Hooker takes on Benoit Saint-Denis in what is expected to be an all-out brawl. New Zealand’s Hooker is identified as one of the most-exciting fighters in the UFC, and his light-weight peer Saint-Denis is also dependable when it comes to bringing bedlam.

Should Hooker bounce back with a victory over the in-form Frenchman, he might even call for a grudge match with new rival Paddy Pimblett, with whom Hooker traded vulgar barbs this month… Here’s all you need to know:

When is UFC 325?

UFC 325 will take place on Saturday 31 January at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. The early prelims will start at 10pm GMT (2pm PT / 4pm CT / 5pm ET), adopted by the common prelims at 12am GMT on Sunday (4pm PT / 6pm CT / 7pm ET on Saturday). The most important card then begins at 2am GMT on Sunday (6pm PT / 8pm CT / 9pm ET on Saturday).

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How can I watch it?

In the UK, the most important card will air stay on TNT Sports and is also accessible via Discovery+, EE TV, Virgin Media, Amazon Prime Video, and Sky Sports; beforehand, the early and common prelims will stream stay on UFC Fight Pass. In the US, Paramount+ will stream the most important card and common prelims, and UFC Fight Pass will present early-prelim protection.

Odds

Volkanovski – 4/6

Lopes – 6/5

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Fight card

Subject to change; ‘C’ denotes champion

Main card

Alexander Volkanovski (C) vs Diego Lopes 2 (featherweight title)

Dan Hooker vs Benoit Saint-Denis (light-weight)

Rafael Fiziev vs Mauricio Ruffy (light-weight)

Tai Tuivasa vs Tallison Teixeira (heavyweight)

Quillan Salkilld vs Rongzhu (light-weight)

Prelims

Junior Tafa vs Billy Elekana (light-heavyweight)

Cam Rowston vs Cody Brundage (middleweight)

Jacob Malkoun vs Torrez Finney (middleweight)

Jonathan Micallef vs Oban Elliott (welterweight)

Early prelims

Kaan Ofli vs Yizha (featherweight)

Sangwook Kim vs Dom Mar Fan (light-weight)

Keiichiro Nakamura vs Sebastian Szalay (featherweight)

Sulangrangbo vs Lawrence Lui (bantamweight)

Aaron Tau vs Namsrai Batbayar (flyweight)