Alexander Volkanovski of Australia and Diego Lopes of Brazil will headline UFC 314 in a featherweight title bout at the Kaseya Center in Miami. It will be the first fight between the two competitors.
The title was left vacant after Ilia Topuria decided to move on from the featherweight division and permanently compete in the lightweight division.
Volkanovski, the previous featherweight champion, already has the second most title victories in the division with five. Volkanovski lost the title to Topuria at UFC 298 by knockout in the second round in Feb. 2024. His record currently stands at 26-4 MMA (13-3 UFC).
Lopes has won his last five UFC fights after he suffered a loss to Movsar Evloev at UFC 288 in May 2023. He brings a record of 26-5 MMA (5-1 UFC) into Saturday’s bout.
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UFC 314: Time, PPV, streaming for Volkanovski vs. Lopes
The highly anticipated matchup between Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes will take place on Saturday, April 12 and can be purchased on ESPN+ PPV.
Date: Saturday, April 12
Location: Kaseya Center (Miami)
Early prelims start time: 6 p.m. ET
Early prelims stream: ESPN+, Disney+
Prelims card start time: 8 p.m. ET
Prelims card TV: ESPN; Prelims stream: ESPN+
Main card start time: 10 p.m. ET
Main card stream: ESPN+ PPV
UFC 314 preliminary and main card start times
Early prelims: 6 p.m. ET (ESPN+, Disney+)
Prelims: 8 p.m. ET (ESPN, ESPN+)
Main card: 10 p.m. ET (PPV on ESPN+)
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