Ahead of UFC 324, its Paramount debut, the promotion revealed a new numbered event main card start time of 9 p.m. ET, a one-hour shift forward from its long-standing pay-per-view main card start time of 10 p.m. ET.

Both fights have received significant backlash, with fans rejecting the suggestion that either Pimblett or Lopes have earned the opportunities that await them next year. It’s hard to recall an overwhelming rejection of fight announcements quite like the waves of criticism being directed at White and the UFC since Thursday’s reveal.

Diego Lopes will be fighting Alexander Volkanovski once again for the undisputed UFC featherweight title at UFC 325 on Jan. 31 LIVE on Paramount+ from Sydney, Australia, whether you like it or not. Fight fans were thrown a bit of a curveball on Thanksgiving Day after UFC CEO Dana White announced some bombshell matchups to

The MMA community took a break from Thanksgiving celebrations to react to Dana White's major fight announcements for 2026.

Less than 12 months on from Alexander Volkanovski’s victory over Diego Lopes in Miami, the two-time featherweight champion will run it back with the Mexican star at UFC 325 in Australia on January 31.

At UFC Fight Night 264 on Saturday, Duncan (13-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) smoked opponent Marco Tulio (14-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) with a wild knockout sequence that included a spinning backfist, an overhand right and a massive follow-up punch seemingly straight from the gates of hell. The stoppage came at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas at the 3:20 mark of Round 2.