UFC CEO, Dana White, shook up the combat sports community earlier this week with a series of blockbuster fight announcements. That includes the featherweight title bout between Alex Volkanovski and Diego Lopes at UFC 314 in Miami, booked in anticipation of Ilia Topuria’s jump to lightweight this summer in Las Vegas (presumably to face 155-pound champion, Islam Makhachev).
Event: UFC 314: “Volkanovski vs. Lopes”
Date: Sat., April 12, 2025
Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida
Start times: ESPN+ PPV, ESPN, ESPN+ (6 p.m. ET Prelims | 10 p.m. ET Main Card)
UFC 314 Main Event on ESPN+ PPV:
145 lbs.: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes for vacant featherweight title
UFC 314 Main Card, Prelims on ESPN+ PPV/ESPN/ESPN+:
155 lbs.: Michael Chandler vs. Paddy Pimblett
145 lbs.: Yair Rodriguez vs. Patricio Freire
170 lbs.: Geoff Neal vs. Carlos Prates
205 lbs.: Nikita Krylov vs. Dominick Reyes
145 lbs.: Dan Ige vs. Sean Woodson
115 lbs.: Yan Xiaonan vs. Virna Jandiroba
155 lbs.: Jim Miller vs. Chase Hooper
155 lbs.: Alberto Montes vs. Roberto Romero
125 lbs.: Su Mudaerji vs. Mitch Raposo
145 lbs.: Darren Elkins vs. Julian Erosa
185 lbs.: Sedriques Dumas vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk
*Fight card, bout order and number of fights remain subject to change.*