UFC 325 may be toplined by an Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes rematch, and it may be arriving just a week after the electric UFC 324, but it’s nobody’s sequel.
The event, set to go down on Saturday in the land down under, is its own high-stakes affair with featherweight champ Volkanovski defending his belt, top challenger Lopes trying to get Volkanovski’s belt – and more than 20 other fighters ready for their own battles.
This guide breaks down how to watch UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 on Paramount+, including streaming options, start times, fight card highlights, and what’s at stake inside the Octagon®.
Where to watch UFC 325 live
You can watch UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 in the U.S. live on Saturday on Paramount+. And once it’s over, you can watch all the fights again on demand on, yup, Paramount+.
UFC 325 is the second UFC numbered event of the UFC-Paramount+ era – an era that lets fight fans watch entire fight cards, from the early prelims through the main event, live and on demand with any active Paramount+ subscription. Where U.S. viewers are concerned, UFC’s pay-per-vew days are done, finished, KO’d.
When does UFC 325 start and end?
The UFC 325 card is scheduled to start at 5 PM ET/2 PM PT, on Saturday with the bouts of the early prelims. The event then moves onto the prelims, scheduled for a 7 PM ET/4 PM PT start.
UFC 325 will end with the fights of the main card. Those bouts are set to start at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT.
Below is a look at UFC 325 at a glance.
UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2
- Date: Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026
- Venue: Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia
- Start times:
- Early prelims: 5 PM ET/2 PM PT
- Prelims: 7 PM ET/4 PM PT
- Main card: 9 PM ET/6 PM PT
- Streaming:Paramount+
- Streaming (Español): Paramount+
- Streaming (Português): Paramount+
Who’s fighting in UFC 325?
UFC 325 is stacked – a 14-fight fight card highlighted by the featherweight title fight between champ Alexander Volkanovski and No. 2-ranked division fighter Diego Lopes.
The top-of-the-card bout will mark Volkanovski’s first defense of the belt he claimed over Lopes in a vacant title fight at UFC 314. The Aussie Volkanovski (27-4-0 career MMA record) earned the unanimous decision, but the fight, which went the five-round distance, was an all-out war. You owe it to yourself to check it out, and you can: UFC 314, like all UFC numbered events of the 2020s, starting with UFC 246, is now streaming on demand on Paramount+.
Lopes, meanwhile, a Brazilian fighter with a 27-7-0 record, comes into the rematch fresh from a win by second-round TKO over countryman Jean Silva at last September’s Noche UFC.
Volkanovski is a former semi-pro rugby player who’s won nearly half his bouts by knockouts. Lopes, by contrast, came to MMA via jiu-jitsu. Befitting his background, he’s basically got as many career wins by submission (12) as he does by KO (11).
Here are the fighters – and fights – backing up Volkanovski-Lopes 2 on the UFC 325 main card:
- Dan Hooker vs. Benoît Saint Denis: This lightweight bout is a clash between the vet Hooker (24-13-0), the division’s No. 6-ranked fighter who’s coming off a loss, and the rising talent Saint Denis (16-3-0), ranked eighth – and coming off a win.
- Rafael Fiziev vs. Mauricio Ruffy: This second lightweight bout of ranked fighters pits No. 9 Fiziev (13-4-0) against No. 14 Ruffy (12-2-0).
- Tai Tuivasa vs. Tallison Teixeira: Heavyweights collide as 32-year-old UFC vet Tuivasa (15-8-0) meets Dana White’s Contender Series alum Teixeira (8-1-0) in what promises to be a high-impact bout.
- Quillan Salkilld vs. Jamie Mullarkey: The third lightweight bout on the main card finds one Australian looking to build his UFC credentials – and one looking to burnish his legacy. Salkilld, with a 10-1-0 overall record, is 3-0 since making his UFC debut at UFC 312; Mullarkey (18-8-0), meanwhile, has been mixing it up in the Octagon since UFC 243.
UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 fight card
Main card
- Fighters: Alexander Volkanovski (c) vs. Diego Lopes
- Division: Featherweight (title bout)
- Fighters: Dan Hooker vs. Benoît Saint Denis
- Division: Lightweight
- Fighters: Rafael Fiziev vs. Mauricio Ruffy
- Division: Lightweight
- Fighters: Tai Tuivasa vs. Tallison Teixeira
- Division: Heavyweight
- Fighters: Quillan Salkilld vs. Jamie Mullarkey
- Division: Lightweight
Prelims
- Fighters: Junior Tafa vs. Billy Elekana
- Division: Light heavyweight
- Fighters: Cam Rowston vs. Cody Brundage
- Division: Middleweight
- Fighters: Jacob Malkoun vs. Torrez Finney
- Division: Middleweight
- Fighters: Jonathan Micallef vs. Oban Elliott
- Division: Welterweight
Early prelims
- Fighters: Kaan Ofli vs. Yizha
- Division: Featherweight
- Fighters: Sangwook Kim vs. Dom Mar Fan
- Division: Lightweight
- Fighters: Keiichiro Nakamura vs. Sebastian Szalay
- Division: Featherweight
- Fighters: Sulangrangbo vs. Lawrence Lui
- Division: Bantamweight
- Fighters: Aaron Tau vs. Namsrai Batbayar
- Division: Flyweight
How much does UFC 325 cost to watch?
The new streaming era of UFC action on Paramount+ means you can watch UFC 325 live and on demand for the cost of your Paramount+ subscription. Plans start at $8.99 a month.
Paramount+ offers monthly and annual subscription plans, as well as ad-supported (Paramount+ Essential) and ad-free (Paramount+ Premium) options, giving fans even more flexibility. Visit the Paramount+ Help Center for more details on Paramount+ plans and pricing.
Once subscribed, you can stream the entire UFC on Paramount+ collection, a library of action that includes the collected fights of current champs and legends, from Israel Adesanya to Petr Yan, all the UFC numbered events of the 2020s, plus clips and highlights – and everything else that Paramount+ has to offer (40,000 full TV episodes and movies, live UEFA Champions League matches, more).
Can I watch UFC 325 without cable?
Yes, you can watch UFC 325 without cable by subscribing to Paramount+, and streaming the event live or on demand.
How to watch UFC 325 prelims and early prelims
The prelims and early prelims for UFC 325 stream live and on demand on Paramount+, just like the main card. Once the event begins, everything is available in one place; there is no need to switch between apps and/or feeds.
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