What time is the Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes 2 fight? Cagewalks, running order, streaming, how to watch UFC 325

For the second consecutive week, another UFC blockbuster goes down.

UFC 325 will take place on Saturday night from the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia, live on DAZN PPV (Canada only).

The main event is a rematch for the featherweight championship as Alexander Volkanovski puts the belt at stake against No. 2-ranked Diego Lopes. They squared off in April at UFC 314 with Volkanovski winning by unanimous decision to capture the vacant title.

Volkanovski (27-4) hasn't defended the championship since then, while Lopes (27-7) last fought in September, defeating Jean Silva via second-round TKO. Many people felt the opportunity should not have gone to Lopes since the first fight was competitive but not close on the scorecards and void of controversy. However, UFC President Dana White made the decision to go with Lopes once again.

DAZN News has everything you need to know ahead of Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2.

UFC 325 fight date, start time

UFC 325 will take place on Saturday, January 31 at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia.

The main card will begin at 9pm on the East Coast, which means a 2am start in the early hours of Sunday morning for MMA fans in the UK. 

Volkanovski and Lopes are set to make their cagewalks at 11.25pm ET / 4.25am GMT. These timings are subject to change. 

• Date: Saturday January 31
• Main card start time: 9pm ET / 6pm PT / 2am GMT (Sunday)
• Gaethje vs. Pimblett main event ringwalks (approx): 11.25pm ET / 8.25pm PT / 4.25am GMT (Sunday)

UFC 325 fight card

Main card

• Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes 2; Featherweight Title
• Dan Hooker vs. Benoit Saint Denis; Lightweight
• Rafael Fiziev vs. Mauricio Ruffy; Lightweight
• Tai Tuivasa vs. Tallison Teixeira; Heavyweight
• Quillan Salkilld vs. Jamie Mullarkey; Lightweight

Prelims

• Junior Tafa vs. Billy Elekana; Heavyweight
• Cam Rowston vs. Cody Brundage; Middleweight
• Jacob Malkoun vs. Torrez Finney; Light heavyweight

Early prelims

• Jonathan Micallef vs. Oban Elliott; Welterweight
• Kaan Ofli vs. Yizha; Featherweight
• Sangwook Kim vs. Dom Mar Fan; Lightweight
• Keiichiro Nakamura vs. Sebastian Szalay; Featherweight
• Sulangrangbo vs. Lawrence Lui; Bantamweight
• Aaron Tau vs. Namsrai Batbayar; Flyweight

How to watch UFC 325?

UFC 325 will be available on Paramount+. Click here for more information.

In the UK, UFC 325 is available to purchase on TNT Sports Box Office for £19.99.

And in Canada, you can watch on DAZN PPV for $44.99.

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