Australian Volkanovski defeated Brazilian Lopez in a rematch and defended the UFC title.

Australian fighter Alex Volkanovsky defeated Brazilian Diego Lopez in the main fight of the UFC 325 tournament, which took place in Sydney (Australia).

According to Sport-Express, Volkanovski won the five-round bout by unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 50-45) and defended his featherweight championship title.

This was the second victory over Lopez for Volkanovsky: their first fight took place in April 2025, when the Australian also won by unanimous decision.

At the moment, 37-year-old Volkanovski has 28 career wins and 4 losses, while 31-year-old Lopez suffered his eighth defeat with 27 wins.

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