A featherweight championship rematch headlined Saturday’s UFC 325 fight card in Sydney, Australia. Two-time titleholder Alexander Volkanovski puts his title on the line against Diego Lopes.

Volkanovski and Lopes first fought last April in the UFC 314 main event. “The Great” won via unanimous decision to become a two-time featherweight titleholder. The rematch will be Volkanovski’s first title defense of his second championship reign. Lopes picked up a TKO win over Jean Silva in September to earn a second fight against the champion.

Volkanovski pawed wth his jab and used feints early. Both men were careful though the first 90 seconds. Lopes landed a leg kick. Volkanovski looked for a takedown. Lopes defended the attempt. Volkanovski delivers a kick to the body. They exchanged right hands. Lopes pressed forward switching stances. Volkanovski closed the distance and worked for a takedown. Lopes defended the attempt and they separated. Volkanovskli landed a clean right hand. MMAWeekly scored the round 10-9 for Volkanovski.

Lopes pressure Volkanovski to start the second frame. Volkanovksi stopped in the pocket with a combination and landed a leg kick on the way out. They exchanged leg kicks. Lopes connected with a right hand. Lopes landed a stiff jab. Volkanovski let his hands to connecting with a combination. He delivered a hard right hand. Volkanovski's right hand found a home. Lopes closed the distance. Volkanovsi applied a guillotine choke but let it go. He scrambled back to his feet in the closing seconds. MMAWeekly scored the round 10-9 for Volkanovski.

Lopes connected with an outside leg kick to start the third. He stepped forward and partially landed a right hand. Volkanovski responded with a leg kick. They exchanged and Volkanovski landed a right hand. lopes connected with an elbow on the break. Volkanovski landdd a big right and that bucked Lopes' knees. The champion landed another right hand. The output slowed for both fights. A short right hand knocked Volkanovski down. He immediately bounced back to his feet. MMAWeekly scored the round 10-9 for Lopes with the knockdown.

Lopes opted to start the fourth with a leg kick. Volkanovski worked behind his jab. He stepped in the pocket with a right hand. Lopes landed back-to-back leg kicks. Volkanovski landed a leg kick. He accidentally kicked Lopes in the groin and the challenger was given time to recover.

Once the action was restarted, Lopes pressed forward. Volkanovski continued to land his jab. Lopes pressed forward with a left hand. Volkanovski fired back. MMAWeekly scored the round 10-9 for Volkanovski.

The fight was too close for anyone to feel comfortable heading into the final frame. Lopes seemed behind on the scorecard and pressed forward. He landed a kick to the body that may have hurt his foot. Volkanovski circled on the outside. Volkanovski changed levels and took Lopes down. Lopes worked his way back to his feet and Volkanovski went back to landing his jab. Volkanovski secured a takedown but Lopes quickly got back to his feet. Volkanovski kept the pressure on. Lopes took Volkanovski down. Lopes took his back and Volkanovski stood. Lopes remained on his back. Volkanovski spun and they worked for position along the cage. Lopes isolated an arm. Heh applied an arm bar. Volkanovski escaped the submission attempt. Volkanovski landed right hands in the closing seconds. MMAWeekly scored the round 10-9 for Volkanovski.

The judges scored the fight for Volkanovski via unanimous decision. The scorecards read 49-46, 49-46, and 50-45.

A lightweight bout between scrappy Rafael Fiziev and Mauricio Ruffy was featured on Saturday's UFC 325 main card in Sydney, Australia.

Fiziev snapped a three-fight losing streak in his last outing, but two of those losses were to the top contender. He entered Saturday's matchup at Qudos Bank Arena ranked No. 9 in the diviosn looking to build momentum.

Ruffy suffered his first career loss in his last fight. losing to Benoit Saint Denis via submission. Prior to the loss, Ruffy was riding a seven-fight winning streak. Ranked No. 14 in the weight class, Ruffy had the opportunity to significantly jump in the rankings.

Riziev inched forward. Ruffy moved just out of the way of leg kicks. They exchange leg kicks. Fiziev closed the distance with a left hand. Ruffy responded with a jab. They clinched and worked along the cage before separating. Ruffy stepped the pocket with a right. Buffy's lead leg began showing the damage from the leg kicks. Ruffy lands a left hook. Ruffy settled down late in the round and began landing his jab. MMAWeekly scored the round 10-9 for Fiziev.

Fiziev continued to utilize leg kicks in the second frame. He delivered a kick to the body. Ruffy was looking to counter. They exchanged jabs and Ruffy connected with a right hand. Fiziev was dictating the pace. Ruffy snuck in a straight right hand. Fiziev continued to land kicks. A right hand stuffed Fiziev. Ruffy followed him. Fiziev is badly hurt. Ruffy delivered right hands. Fiziev got to his feet but on wobbly legs. Ruffy continued to land until the referee stopped it.

The official time of the TKO was 4:30 of the second round.

A featherweight championship rematch headlines tonight's UFC 325 fight card. Two-time titleholder Alexander Volkanovski puts his title on the line against Diego Lopes at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia.

Volkanovski and Lopes first fought last April in the UFC 314 main event. “The Great” won via unanimous decision to become a two-time featherweight titleholder. The rematch will be Volkanovski’s first title defense of his second championship reign. Lopes picked up a TKO win over Jean Silva in September to earn a second fight against the champion.

UFC 325 Start Times

• Main card begins at 9 pm. ET on Paramount+
• Preliminary card begins at 7 p.m. ET on Paramount+
• Early prelim card begins at 5 p.m. ET on Paramount+

UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes Official Results

MAIN CARD (Paramount+, 9 p.m. ET)

• Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes
• Dan Hooker vs. Benoit Saint Denis
• Rafael Fiziev vs. Mauricio Ruffy
• Tallison Teixeira vs. Tai Tuivasa
• Jamie Mullarkey vs. Quillan Salkilld

PRELIMINARY CARD (Paramount+, 7 p.m. ET)

• Billy Elekana vs. Junior Tafa
• Cody Brundage vs. Cam Rowston
• Torrez Finney vs. Jacob Malkoun
• Oban Elliott vs. Jonathan Micallef

EARLYL PRELIM CARD (Paramount+, 5 p.m. ET)

• Oban Elliott vs. Jonathan Micallef
• Kaan Ofli vs. Yi Zha
• Dom Mar Fan vs. Sung Wook Kim – Road to UFC lightweight final
• Keiichiro Nakamura vs. Sebastian Szalay – Road to UFC featherweight final
• Lawrence Lui vs. Sulang Rangbo – Road to UFC bantamweight final

Napoli bounced back from their midweek Champions League exit to pick up an important three points in Serie A with a 2-1 win against Fiorentina.

Young forward Antonio Vergara, only really in the squad because of the extensive injuries to Antonio Conte’s squad, impressed once again and was Football Italia’s Player of the Match with a goal and an assist.

Napoli 2-1 Fiorentina – Player Ratings

Napoli: Meret 7; Di Lorenzo 6 (Olivera 5.5), Juan Jesus 6, Buongiorno 6; Gutierrez 7, Lobotka 6, McTominay 6.5, Spinazzola 6; Vergara 8 (Giovane N/A), Elmas 6.5; Hojlund 6

Best Napoli player: Antonio Vergara – The youngster once again shines after his impressive solo goal against Chelsea during the week. Tonight he scored a goal and assisted the other, effectively winning his side the three points.

Lowest Napoli rating: Mathias Olivera – Came on for the injured Di Lorenzo in the first half but struggled a little. Was not bad but struggled to get the better of his marker.

Coach: Antonio Conte 6.5 – Still working with a very limited squad, and off the back of an exhausting 90 minutes against Napoli during the week, the coach did well to secure the three points.

Fiorentina: De Gea 6; Dodo 6.5, Comuzzo 5.5, Pongracic 5.5, Gosens 5.5 (Ranieri 6); Fagiolo 6; Solomon 6.5 (Kean 6), Fabbian 5.5 (Mandragora 6), Brescianini 5.5 (Parisi 6), Gudmundsson 6 (Fazzini N/A); Piccoli 6.5

Best Fiorentina player: Manor Solomon – Scored Fiorentina’s goal and looked more dangerous than the rest of Fiorentina’s offensive players. Was not overly involved put did not put a foot wrong when he did have possession.

Lowest Fiorentina rating: Pietro Comuzzo – The young defender was disappointing this evening, in keeping with recent form. He struggled in his duels, both on the ground and in the air, and was beaten far too easily on more than one occasion.

Coach: Paolo Vanoli 6 – Set up his team well against the Champions but was unable to come away with anything to show for it. A decent display from the Viola coach, all things considered.