Everything you need to know about Volk’s bid to climb back to summit - UFC 314 Ultimate Guide

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UFC 314: Volkanovski vs Lopes | SUN 13 APRIL | Australia’s Alexander Volkanovski looks to become a two-time World Champion as he takes on Brazil’s Diego Lopes for the vacant Undisputed Featherweight title, in Miami | Order Now with Main Event on Kayo Sports >

UFC 314: Volkanovski vs Lopes | SUN 13 APRIL | Australia’s Alexander Volkanovski looks to become a two-time World Champion as he takes on Brazil’s Diego Lopes for the vacant Undisputed Featherweight title, in Miami | Order Now with Main Event on Kayo Sports > With the vacant featherweight title on the line, former champion Alexander Volkanovski and rival Diego Lopes will lock horns at UFC 314 this weekend. Australian Volkanovski, who recorded five successful title defences between 2020 and 2023, has not entered the Octagon since he lost the belt to Ilia Topuria last February, but the Georgian-Spanish fighter relinquished the title in February to move up to lightweight. Lopes, meanwhile, looms as a dangerous threat, fresh off a five-fight win streak.

Elsewhere, England’s Paddy Pimblett, undefeated in the UFC, will fight America’s Michael Chandler in the co-main event. UFC 314 gets underway at Miami’s Kaseya Center this Sunday morning AEST. HOW TO WATCH Australian fans can catch all the action for UFC 314 live on Main Event via Kayo or Foxtel .



Main Event on Kayo Sports and Foxtel is the exclusive home of UFC Pay-Per-View. START TIME The early prelims get underway at 8am AEST before the prelims at 10am and the main card at 12pm. Pending how long the other fights take, Volkanovski and Lopes should enter the Octagon at approximately 2.

30pm. FULL CARD Main card (from 12pm) Alex Volkanovski vs Diego Lopes (vacant featherweight title) Michael Chandler vs Paddy Pimblett (lightweight, five rounds) Yair Rodriguez vs Patricio Pitbull (featherweight) Bryce Mitchell vs Jean Silva (featherweight) Nikita Krylov vs Dominick Reyes (light-heavyweight) Prelims (from 10am) Dan Ige vs Sean Woodson (featherweight) Yan Xiaonan vs Virna Jandiroba (women’s strawweight) Jim Miller vs Chase Hooper (lightweight) Darren Elkins vs Julian Erosa (featherweight) Early prelims (from 8am) Sedriques Dumas vs Michal Oleksiejczuk (middleweight) Sumudaerji vs Mitch Raposo (flyweight) Tresean Gore vs Marco Tulio (middleweight) Nora Cornolle vs Hailey Cowan (women’s bantamweight) READ MORE ‘SAY IT TO MY FACE!’: Wild UFC press conference scenes ‘WHY I DO THIS’: Emotional Volk on doubters, comeback plot ‘CUT THE BULLS***’: The $1m bet behind record-breaking beast BETTING ODDS (via TAB) * Correct as of Friday 1pm AEST Volkanovski vs Lopes Volkanovski to win — 1.80 By KO/DQ — 3.

75 By Decision — 3.40 By Submission — 21.00 Lopes to Win — 2.

05 By KO/DQ — 4.00 By Decision — 6.50 By Submission — 7.

50 Chandler vs Pimblett Chandler to win — 2.25 By KO/DQ — 3.50 By Decision — 10.

00 By Submission — 10.00 Pimblett to win — 1.63 Pimblett by KO/DQ — 3.

50 by Decision — 8.00 By Submission — 3.35.