Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2026-02-01, close mma bout with some nice exchanges: Alexander Volkanovski vs Diego Lopes 2 gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).Lopes vs Volkanovski 2 is scheduled to take place Sunday, February 1st, at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney (Australia), in a 5-round featherweight (145 lbs, 66 kg) bout; it is the main event of the UFC 325 and it is valid for the UFC featherweight championship. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Alexander Volkanovski record
The black belt in Bjj and Ufc Fw champ Alexander Volkanovski entered this fight with a professional mma record of 27-4-0 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 featherweight in the world.
He lost two consecutive bouts between 2023 and 2024, against Islam Makhachev in their rematch (Islam Makhachev vs Alexander Volkanovski II) and against Ilia Topuria (Alexander Volkanovski vs Ilia Topuria), but then he has beat Diego Lopes in their first fight (Alexander Volkanovski vs Diego Lopes I).
But if you want to watch Volkanovski’s best fights, here are the three:
- Chad Mendes vs Alexander Volkanovski (match ranked in the top 10 Users’ mma Fights of the Year 2018),
- Alexander Volkanovski vs Brian Ortega (4-stars match of 2021),
- Islam Makhachev vs Alexander Volkanovski I (bout ranked in the top 10 Users’ mma Fights of the Year 2023).
Diego Lopes record
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Diego Lopes, has an official record of 27-7-0 (85% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.3 in the featherweight division.
He fought twice last year losing the first match with Alexander Volkanovski (Alexander Volkanovski vs Diego Lopes I) and defeating Jean Silva (Diego Lopes vs Jean Silva).
Fight card
Here is the UFC 325 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on Paramount+)
Alexander Volkanovski vs Diego Lopes 2
Benoit St Denis vs Dan Hooker
Rafael Fiziev vs Mauricio Ruffy
Tai Tuivasa vs Tallison Teixeira
Quillan Salkilld vs Jamie Mullarkey
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on Paramount+)
Billy Elekana vs Junior Tafa
Cameron Rowston vs Cody Brundage
Torrez Finney vs Jacob Malkoun
Oban Elliott vs Jonathan Micallef
EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD (live on Paramount+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Zha Yi vs Kaan Ofli
Dom Mar Fan vs Sang Wook Kim
Keiichiro Nakamura vs Sebastian Szalay
Lawrence Lui vs Rangbo Sulang
Countdown – Video preview
Watch the official video of the full episode of UFC 325 countdown Alexander Volkanovski vs Diego Lopes 2, a documentary to know better the life of both fighters and how they prepare for their bout.
Embedded: Vlog Series
Watch all the episodes of UFC 325 Embedded: Vlog Series (we usually post the playlist with all the videos or, if not possible, every single clip).
Pre-fight press conference
Watch for free the UFC 325 pre-fight press conference, featuring Diego Lopes 2 and Alexander Volkanovski!
Weigh-in
Watch the videos of UFC 325: Volkanovski vs Lopes 2 weigh-in and faceoffs from the official Ufc Youtube channel!
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Alexander Volkanovski vs Diego Lopes 2 as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Official highlights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVlc3NInINM&pp=0gcJCZEKAYcqIYzv
Result
Who won Volkanovski vs Lopes 2 fight?
Alexander Volkanovski defeated Diego Lopes via unanimous decision. Scores were 49–46, 49–46, 50–45.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC 325 post-fight octagon interview of Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes.
Post-fight press conference
Watch and listen the official UFC 325 post-fight press conference video, headlined by the main event Diego Lopes 2 and Alexander Volkanovski (free live stream from the UFC – Ultimate Fighting Championship Youtube channel).
Bonus awards
UFC 325 Fight of the Night: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes 2
UFC 325 Performance of the Night: Maurício Ruffy, Quillan Salkilld
