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Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 1, 2026

If Movsar Evloev vs. Lerone Murphy is the plan, then Alexander Volkanovski knows who he’d pick to win the fight. Volkanovski is fresh off a successful featherweight title defense in a rematch against Diego Lopes at UFC 325. “The Great” scored another unanimous decision in front of a favorable crowd in Sydney. It was Volkanovski’s first successful title defense in his second reign as the UFC Featherweight Champion.

Harry Kettle - February 1, 2026

UFC champion Alexander Volkanovski has spoken about his future in the wake of his big win at UFC 325. Last night in the main event of UFC 325, Alexander Volkanovski successfully defended his UFC featherweight championship. He defeated Diego Lopes pretty comprehensively and in doing so, he furthered his case for being considered the greatest of all time at 145 pounds.

Harry Kettle - February 1, 2026

UFC star Shavkat Rakhmonov has revealed his latest setback as he attempts to return to action following an injury. As we know, Shavkat Rakhmonov is one of the most talked-about welterweights in the division. However, it’s now been over a year since he fought Ian Machado Garry in his latest fight. He was scheduled to compete for the title, only for injury to rule him out. Up to now, it hasn’t been clear as to when exactly he’s going to return.

Chris Taylor - January 31, 2026

Tonight’s UFC 325 event was headlined by a men’s featherweight title fight rematch between Alex Volkanovski and Diego Lopes. Volkanovski (28-4 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since reclaiming the promotion‘s featherweight title with a unanimous decision win over Lopes at last April’s UFC 314 event in Miami. That victory had snapped a two-fight losing skid for ‘The Great’, as Volk had previously suffered back-to-back knockout losses at the hands of Ilia Topuria and Islam Makhachev respectively.

Chris Taylor - January 31, 2026

Tonight’s UFC 325 event was co-headlined by a highly anticipated lightweight bout between Dan Hooker and Benoit Saint Denis. Hooker (24-14 MMA) had entered tonight’s contest looking to rebound, this after suffering a one-sided submission loss to Arman Tsarukyan in his most recent Octagon appearance this past November. Prior to that setback, ‘The Hangman’ had put together a three-fight win streak, which included victories over Jalin Turner and Mateusz Gamrot.

Chris Taylor - January 31, 2026

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 325 results, including the lightweight co-main event between Dan Hooker and Benoit Saint Denis. Hooker (24-14 MMA) will enter tonight’s contest looking to rebound, this after suffering a one-sided submission loss to Arman Tsarukyan in his most recent Octagon appearance this past November. Prior to that setback, ‘The Hangman’ had put together a three-fight win streak, which included victories over Jalin Turner and Mateusz Gamrot.

Chris Taylor - January 31, 2026

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 325 results, including the lightweight contest between Rafael Fiziev and Mauricio Ruffy. Fiziev (13-5 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since June of last year, where he scored a decision win over Ignacio Bahamondes. Prior to that triumph, ‘Ataman’ was on a three-fight losing skid, this after dropping fights to Mateusz Gamrot and Justin Gaethje (x2) respectively.

Chris Taylor - January 31, 2026

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 325 results, including the heavyweight bout between Tai Tuivasa and Tallison Teixeira. Tuivasa (14-9 MMA) will be looking to snap a five-fight losing skid when he steps foot in the Octagon this evening. ‘Bam Bam’ has not tasted victory since UFC 271 in February of 2022, where he knocked out Derrick Lewis.

Chris Taylor - January 31, 2026

The Octagon returns to Sydney for tonight’s UFC 325 event, a 13-bout fight card headlined by Alex Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes 2. Volkanovski (27-4 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since reclaiming the promotion‘s featherweight title with a unanimous decision win over Lopes at last April’s UFC 314 event in Miami. That victory snapped a two-fight losing skid for ‘The Great’, as Volk had previously suffered back-to-back knockout losses at the hands of Ilia Topuria and Islam Makhachev respectively.

Dylan Bowker - January 31, 2026

Rafael Fiziev prepares to do battle at UFC 325, and a training partner of Fiziev’s has weighed in on that high-stakes lightweight contest on Saturday. Fiziev has historically trained at Tiger Muay Thai with the likes of two-time UFC champ Petr Yan, but there is also a Rizin champ out of the TMT fold. Ilkhom Nozimov captured the RFF lightweight title with a thirteen-second KO of Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza at Rizin’s annual New Year’s Eve card to close out 2025. When offering up his thoughts on that Mauricio Ruffy fight coming up at UFC 325, that his TMT compatriot Fiziev will be taking part in on January 31st, Nozimov said [via Bowks Talking Bouts],

BJ Penn Staff - January 31, 2026

Justin Gaethje got some help from an unusual source for his most recent UFC fight: ChatGPT. Gaethje was back in action in the main event of UFC 324 last weekend. His opponent was England’s Paddy Pimblett, with the promotion’s interim lightweight belt on the line. He won the fight by decision.

BJ Penn Staff - January 31, 2026

A UFC 325 fighter has been forced to issue a public apology after a controversial incident at the card’s official weigh-ins. The fighter in question is Aaron Tau, a flyweight prospect from New Zealand. He was set to take on Namsrai Batbayar in the finals of the latest edition of Road to UFC, a talent-scouting program in Asia. Unfortunately, things hit a serious snag at the weigh ins.

Cole Shelton - January 30, 2026

Tai Tuivasa admits his UFC 325 comeback wasn’t easy. Tuivasa is set to take on Tallison Teixeira at UFC 325 in Australia this weekend in an intriguing heavyweight fight. It’s Tuivasa’s first fight since UFC 305 in August of 2024, when he dropped a split decision to Jairzinho Rozenstruik.

BJPENN.COM Staff - January 30, 2026

Hyu Iwata doesn’t do respect tours. The undefeated Japanese striker plans to dismantle Suablack Tor Pran49 and send a message to the entire flyweight kickboxing division. The 23-year-old karate specialist meets the battle-tested Thai veteran in flyweight kickboxing action at ONE Fight Night 41 on Friday, March 13, inside Bangkok, Thailand’s Lumpinee Stadium. The event broadcasts live in U.S. primetime on Amazon Prime Video, featuring Hyu’s continued march toward championship gold against an opponent who’s earned his stripes the hard way.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - January 30, 2026

The UFC 325 weigh-ins have concluded and while one fight has been canned, the featherweight title rematch is locked in. Alexander Volkaovski and Diego Lopes tipped the scales ahead of their second showdown in Sydney. Volkanovski, the reigning 145-pound titleholder, tipped the scales at 144.5 pounds. Lopes hit the championship weight target at 145 pounds.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - January 30, 2026

UFC Hall of Famer Khabib Nurmagomedov thinks it isn’t hard to see who could be next for Umar Nurmagomedov. Umar recently competed on the UFC 324 card. He defeated former UFC Flyweight Champion Deiveson Figueiredo. Despite the victory, Umar expressed frustration with the lack of activity from his opponent.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - January 30, 2026

Max Holloway is backing Alexander Volkanovski to score a second win over Diego Lopes at the conclusion of UFC 325. Volkanovski and Lopes first met back in April in the UFC 314 headliner. The bout was contested for the vacant UFC Featherweight Championship. Volkanovski ended up earning the unanimous decision victory to become a two-time 145-pound champion.

Harry Kettle - January 30, 2026

Sean Strickland’s coach Eric Nicksick has given his thoughts on his student’s wrestling ahead of his next fight. In his next outing, Sean Strickland will go head to head with the in-form Anthony Hernandez in the main event of UFC Houston. It has the potential to be one of the best middleweight fights of the year, but as we know, Sean can be a bit hot and cold when it comes to the drama of his fights and the style he implements.