UFC 325: VOLKANOVSKI/LOPES

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Lousy first card of the year last week, getting back on track tonight.

UFC 325: Volkanovski/Lopes 2​

Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia

Prelims:

• 3/3.66 Oban Elliot +122
• 3/1.44 Elliott/Micallef o2' -206
• 3/2.27 Jacob Malkoun -132
• 3/1.67 Finney/Malkoun o2' -180
• 1/3.05 Cody Brundage +305
• 2.30/5 Junior Tafa +217
• 2/2.80 Tafa/Elekana u1' +140

Randoms...

• Look for Tafa's one-shot power be on display in the feature prelim.
• Malkpun brings battle-tested cardio along with steady output over 3 rounds, plus he will mix in takedowns as needed,
• Brundage back against a wall and is the better wrestler, if he don't show up today he may be cut. Just a reach on a hunch.

 

[mrpickem]

UFC 325: VOLKANOVSKI/LOPES 2​

Prelims:
3/3.66 Oban Elliot +122
3/1.44 Elliott/Micallef o2' -206
3/2.27 Jacob Malkoun -132
3/1.67 Finney/Malkoun o2' -180
1/3.05 Cody Brundage +305
2.30/5 Junior Tafa +217
2/2.80 Tafa/Elekana u1' +140

Main Card:

• 2/2.00 Quillan Salkilld to Win in Round 1 +100
• 2/1.85 Mullarkey at Quillan Salkilld u1' -108
• 2/3.88 Teixeira/Tuivasa o1' +194
• 3/3.39 Mauricio Ruffy +113
• 3/2.21 Benoit Saint-Denis ITD -136
• 3/2.03 Hooker/Saint-Denis o1' -148
• 4.35/3 Alexander Volkanovski -145

 

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UFC 325 BONUSES:​

Fight of the Night: Alexander Volkanovski (28-4) and Diego Lopes (27-8) ...maybe they can put this rivalry to rest after this good not great fight. Most other performances tonight were one-sided, so this fight got bonus'd kinda by default.



Performance: Mauricio Ruffy (13-2) ...back on track after sub loss to Benoit St. Denis, Now 8-1 since 2022 with 7 KOs



Performance: Quillan Salkilld (11-1) ...now with 3 R1 finishes in his 4-0 UFC career.



Five other fighters received the $25,000 bonus for securing finishes at UFC 325: Benoit St.Denis, Billy Elekana, Cameron Rowston, Jonathan Micallef and Keiichiro Nakamura



For me, after a lame 2-5 in the prelims, I did recover for a perfect 7-0 on the main card for my first winning card of 2026.

UFC 325: VOLKANOVSKI/LOPES 2​

Prelims:
3/3.66 Oban Elliot +122
3/1.44 Elliott/Micallef o2' -206
3/2.27 Jacob Malkoun -132
3/1.67 Finney/Malkoun o2' -180
1/3.05 Cody Brundage +305
2.30/5 Junior Tafa +217
2/2.80 Tafa/Elekana u1' +140
Main Card:
2/2.00 Quillan Salkilld to Win in Round 1 +100
2/1.85 Mullarkey at Quillan Salkilld u1' -108
2/3.88 Teixeira/Tuivasa o1' +194
3/3.39 Mauricio Ruffy +113
3/2.21 Benoit Saint-Denis ITD -136
3/2.03 Hooker/Saint-Denis o1' -148
4.35/3 Alexander Volkanovski -145
[9-5 +11.0u]