The UFC returns to South Florida on Saturday to crown a brand new featherweight champion – and probably one who’s a former champ.
At UFC 314, former 145-pound titleholder Alexander Volkanovski (26-5 MMA, 13-4 UFC) takes on Diego Lopes (27-6 MMA, 6-1 UFC) for the belt vacated by Ilia Topuria, who beat Volkanovski to win the title 14 months in the past. Topuria vacated the belt so he can transfer as much as light-weight.
The promotion has launched the UFC 314 chilly open video. The cardboard options the featherweight title fixture between Volkanovski (26-5 MMA, 13-4 UFC) and Lopes (27-6 MMA, 6-1 UFC). Within the co-feature, rising star Paddy Pimblett (22-3 MMA, 6-0 UFC) meets former Bellator champ Michael Chandler (23-9 MMA, 2-4 UFC).
The video is narrated by actor and common UFC voice-over narrator Ron Perlman and has a backdrop soundtrack of “I Am the One” by Vo Williams and DJ Ricky Luna.
Try the UFC 314 chilly open video above.
UFC 314 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Kaseya Heart in Miami.
UFC 314 lineup
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes – for vacant featherweight title
- Michael Chandler vs. Paddy Pimblett
- Bryce Mitchell vs. Jean Silva
- Patricio Freire vs. Yair Rodriguez
- Nikita Krylov vs. Dominick Reyes
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Dan Ige vs. Sean Woodson
- Virna Jandiroba vs. Yan Xiaonan
- Chase Hooper vs. Jim Miller
- Darren Elkins vs. Julian Erosa
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
- Sedriques Dumas vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk
- Su Mudaerji vs. Mitch Raposo
- Tresean Gore vs. Marco Tulio
- Nora Cornolle vs. Hailey Cowan
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