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On Saturday night in Las Vegas, the UFC kicked off its 2026 schedule with its first major event of the year, UFC 324. On the main card of the event, fan-favorite heavy hitter Derrick Lewis returned for a clash with fellow top-10 fighter Waldo Cortes Acosta.
Billy Elekana has won three UFC fights in a row, but this one means a little bit more.
The rematch will come atop a 13-bout UFC 325 card at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, and it'll be Volkanovski's first defense of a second reign that began when he beat Lopes for the vacant throne at UFC 314 in Miami last April.
Thomas Petersen vs. Guilherme Pat has been added to UFC Vegas 115 on April 4 at the Meta Apex with a stacked heavyweight clash.
UFC Heavyweight star Josh Hokit delivers powerful post-fight speech challenging Waldo Cortes-Acosta for a bout in the Octagon.
UFC heavyweight Mohammed Usman took to social media to address the lengthy 30-month suspension he received for a positive drug test.
Josh Barnett slams UFC 324 main event as "one of the worst" despite Gaethje's interim title win over Pimblett. Technical masterclass gone wrong.
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Derrick Lewis is now tied with Andrei Arlovski for most losses via knockout in UFC history after being stopped by Waldo Cortes-Acosta at UFC 324.
The UFC 325 Main Card continues with this heavyweight clash. Check our UFC 325 odds series for the Tuivasa-Teixeira prediction and pick.