ALEXANDER VOLKANOVSKI makes his huge return to the octagon – and he’ll be taking on Diego Lopes with the undisputed featherweight belt up for grabs.
Earlier this year, Ilia Topuria announced that he’ll be moving up weight divisions, meaning the featherweight title has now been vacated due to the UFC‘s new rules.
Alexander Volkanovski (R) suffered a tough defeat in his last fight[/caption]
Diego Lopes has won his last five consecutive matches[/caption]
And after a lot of uncertainty and difficult fight results against Islam Makhachev and Topuria, Volkanovski is ready to fight for UFC gold once again.
However, is surging superstar Diego Lopes – who is one of the UFC’s hottest prospects.
The Mexican joined the fight promotion less than two years ago and has become a must-watch fighter.
With wins over Sodiq Yusuff at UFC 300 and Brian Ortega at UFC Sphere, he soon became a fan favorite across the world.
Coming into this title fight with so much momentum, he could present a tough challenge for the Australian.
When is UFC 314 – Alexander Volkanovski vs Diego Lopes?
- Alexander Volkanovski vs Diego Lopes will take place on Saturday, April 12.
- The preliminary action of the UFC 314 card is expected to get underway around 3am BST on the Sunday/10pm ET.
- However, timings could change depending on the length of the other bouts.
- Kaseya Center, the home of Miami Heat will host UFC 314 and it can hold around 19,600 supporters.
What TV channel is UFC 314 on and can it be live streamed?
- UFC 314 will be shown live on TNT Sports in the UK.
- You can live stream all the action from the Discovery+ app, which is available for download on your mobile or tablet device.
UFC 314 FULL fight card
In the Co-main event of the evening, we have Liverpool’s own Paddy “The Baddy” Pimblett taking on “Iron” Michael Chandler.
These two fan favourites will go head-to-head in what is expected to be a fun stylistic match-up that could go either way.
The Liverpudlian last fought at UFC 304 in Manchester where he submitted King Green in round one.
As for Chandler, after waiting in the wings for a fight with Conor McGregor, he decided to resume his fight career which saw him return against Charles Oliveira where he lost by a grueling decision.
This fight will raise the winner to the top of the rankings for lightweight title contention with a spectacular victory on Saturday night.
Main card
- MAIN EVENT – Alexander Volkanovski vs Diego Lopes
- Michael Chandler vs Paddy Pimblett
- Bryce Mitchell vs Jean Silva
- Geoff Neal vs Carlos Prates
- Yair Rodriguez vs Patricio Pitbull
Prelims
- Nikita Krylov vs Dominick Reyes
- Dan Ige vs Sean Woodson
- Yan Xiaonan vs Virna Jandiroba
- Jim Miller vs Chase Hooper
Early prelims
- Sederique Dumas vs Michal Oleksiejczuk
- Darren Elkins vs Julain Erosa
- Sumudaerji vs Mitch Raposo
- Treson Gore vs Marco Tulio
- Nora Corolle vs Hailey Cowan