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This weekend, the fun continues with UFC 325: Volkanovski vs Lopes. Featherweight Champion Alex Volkanovski defend the title in his country against number one contender, Diego Lopes. These two men are no strangers to each other, with Volk winning the first match and regaining the Featherweight Title at UFC 314.

In the co-main event, Dan Hooker takes on the dangerous Benoît Saint Denis. Hooker is looking at getting back in the winner’s circle after a loss to Arman Tsarukyan in November. Saint Denis is riding a three-fight win streak, with the Frenchman wanting to add Hooker as the fourth win and take a step closer to a Lightweight title shot.

One fight has been cancelled, with Aaron Tau failing to make weight in his Flyweight bout with Namsrai Batbayer. The fight was meant to serve as the Flyweight finale in the Road to UFC series. There was a bit of controversy during Tau’s weigh-in, which you can watch below.

Here is the full fight card:

UFC 325 Fight Card

Main Card

Alex Volkanovski vs Diego Lopes

Dan Hooker vs Benoît Saint Denis

Rafael Fiziev vs Maurício Ruffy

Tai Tuivasa vs Tallison Texeira

Quillan Salkilld vs Jamie Mullarkey

Preliminary Card

Junior Tafa vs Billy Elekana

Cam Rowston vs Cody Brundage

Jacob Malkoun vs Torrez Finney

Jonathan Micallef vs Oban Elliot

Early Preliminary Card

Kaan Ofli vs Yizha

Sangwook Kim vs Dom Mar Fan

Keiichiro Nakamura vs Sebastian Szalay

Sulangrangbo vs Lawrence Lui