Former bantamweight champion “Suga” Sean O’Malley will also be featured on the main card, taking on longtime contender No. 5-ranked Song Yadong as both men make their case to get into the title conversation. Two more former champions—Alexa Grasso and Rose Namajunas—bring their distinct brand of electricity to the main card in a high-stakes women’s flyweight bout. Elite ranked featherweights Arnold Allen and Jean Silva ensure some further fireworks in Vegas, as does the heavyweight pairing of No. 8 Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis with the No. 5 Waldo Cortes Acosta. Umar Nurmagomedov vs Deiveson Figueiredo rounded out the UFC 324 announcements.
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As if that weren’t enough, White continued his bevy of fight announcements with the news the next numbered event—UFC 325: Volkanovski vs Lopes 2—will follow just one week after UFC 324. January 31, 2026 will see the promotion’s return to Sydney Olympic Park in New South Wales, Australia, headlined by featherweight champion and future hall of famer Alexander Volkanovski, as he defends his belt in a rematch with Diego Lopes. Volkanovski won their first outing at UFC 314, and he’ll look to do the same on his home soil vs a determined Lopes who was last seen finishing Jean Silva in the main event of 2025’s Noche UFC last September.