Alexander Volkanovski is UFC featherweight champion once again. Volkanovski defeated Diego Lopes by unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 314 to capture the vacant title.

After holding the UFC featherweight championship from December 2019 to February 2024, former champion Alexander Volkanovski looks to start his second title reign when he faces Diego Lopes in the main event at UFC 314.

MIAMI – Paddy Pimblett made a statement with his performance Saturday at UFC 314. He then made a callout, or a series of them, on the microphone. Four names came to mind: Justin Gaethje, Dustin Poirier, Charles Oliveira, and Arman Tsarukyan. One name was notedly missing, however.

Paddy Pimblett took another giant step toward a title shot with a dominant TKO victory over Michael Chandler on Saturday at UFC 314.

Facing the biggest challenge of his career in Michael Chandler at UFC 314 on Saturday, there were plenty of questions over whether Paddy Pimblett was ready for the elite of the lightweight division. Pimblett answered all of those and more with a scintillating performance that saw him dominate Chandler from the opening bell before scoring a TKO with a brutal flurry of strikes in the third round.