Alexander Volkanovski vs Diego Lopes 2 LIVE: Date, UK start time, location and full fight card for UFC 325 clash Down Under

Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes come to blows for the second time at UFC 325.

Volkanovski returned to winning ways when he claimed a unanimous decision over Lopes in his last fight nine months ago.

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In doing so, ‘The Great’ recaptured the UFC featherweight title he dropped to Ilia Topuria in February 2024.

Several MMA fans thought Volkanovski would defend the belt against a different top-ranked 145lbs fighter in Lerone Murphy or Movsar Evloev next.

But UFC CEO Dana White decided Lopes, who stopped Jean Silva in a bloody war last time out, would get his rematch.

Volkanovski is one of the most dominant champions in UFC history, having first won the 145lbs belt against Max Holloway in 2019.

He defended his championship status four times before attempting greatness, but came up short in his lightweight title bout with Islam Makhachev at UFC 284.

The 37-year-old proved he was still the best at 145lbs by defending the featherweight title in his next fight against Yair Rodriguez before suffering back-to-back knockout defeats to Makhachev and Topuria.

He is now ready to prove he remains the best at featherweight by overcoming Lopes once again.

Volkanovski vs Lopes 2: Date and where to watch

UFC 325 will take place on Sunday, February 1 for UK fans and those in Australia.

However, the fight falls on January 31 for fans in the US due to time differences.

It is being held at Australia’s largest indoor arena, Qudos Bank Arena, in Sydney Olympic Park.

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All of the action from UFC 325 will be streaming on Paramount+ in the US, which fans can access as part of their regular Paramount+ subscription.

In the UK, fans can watch the show live on TNT Sports.

talkSPORT.com will also be providing live updates throughout the event.

Volkanovski vs Lopes 2: Timings

The early prelims are set to begin at 9.30pm GMT (4.30pm ET, 8.30am AEDT local time), with the regular prelims from 11.30pm GMT (6.30pm ET, 10.30am AEDT).

The main card is expected to start at 2am GMT (9pm ET, 1pm AEDT).

You can expect Volkanovski and Lopes to make their octagon walks after 4am GMT (11pm ET, 3pm AEDT), depending on other results on the card.

Volkanovski vs Lopes 2: Full card (subject to change)

• MAIN EVENT: Alexander Volkanovski (c) vs Diego Lopes 2 – for UFC Featherweight Championship
• CO-MAIN EVENT: Dan Hooker vs Benoit Saint Denis – Lightweight
• Rafael Fiziev vs Mauricio Ruffy – Lightweight
• Tai Tuivasa vs Tallison Teixeira – Heavyweight
• Jimmy Crute vs Dustin Jacoby – Light heavyweight

Preliminary card

• Quillan Salkilld vs TBC – Lightweight
• Junior Tafa vs Billy Elekana – Light heavyweight
• Cam Rowston vs Cody Brundage – Middleweight
• Jacob Malkoun vs Torrez Finney – Middleweight
• Jonathan Micallef vs Oban Elliot – Welterweight
• Kaan Ofli vs Yizha – Featherweight

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• Sangwook Kim vs Dom Mar Fan – Lightweight
• Keiichiro Nakamura vs Sebastian Szalay – Featherweight
• Sulangrangbo vs Lawrence Lui – Bantamweight
• Aaron Tau vs Namsrai Batbayar – Flyweight

Volkanovski vs Lopes 2: What’s been said?

Speaking on his YouTube channel, Volkanovski responded to Lopes getting the next title shot over Evloev and Murphy.

“UFC really wanted Lopes, but at least everyone knows they’re in for a treat,” he said.

“With Movsar [Evloev] and Lerone [Murphy], they’re more deserving, but are they going to bring the fight like Lopes would?

“I think the fans are going to appreciate the fight that me and Lopes are going to have.”