Last night (Sat., Jan. 31, 2026), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) ventured forth to Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia for UFC 325. Two numbered events in two weeks? Paramount continued to kick 2026 off with a bang and another title fight,

UFC 325 went down last night (Sat., Jan. 31, 2026) inside Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia, which saw Alexander Volkanovski defeat Diego Lopes a second time via unanimous decision (recap here). In the co-main event of the evening Benoit Saint Denis won his fourth straight at Lightweight by brutalizing Dan Hooker en route to securing

Alexander Volkanovski successfully retained his UFC featherweight champion against Diego Lopes at UFC 325. He earned a unanimous decision. The post UFC 325: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes 2 Results,

The rematch came atop a 13-bout UFC 325 card at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, and it was Volkanovski's first defense of a second reign that began when he beat Lopes to fill a vacant throne at UFC 314 in Miami last April.

Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett set a bar for the UFC's Paramount era that may not be met for the rest of 2026.