UFC 325 went down last night (Sat., Jan. 31, 2026) inside Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia, which saw Alexander Volkanovski defeat Diego Lopes once again via unanimous decision (recap here). In the
co-main event of the evening Benoit Saint Denis won his fourth in a row with a second-round technical knockout (TKO) win over Dan Hooker (video replay here), while Mauricio Ruffy got back into the win column after stopping Rafael Fiziev via TKO in the second round (highlights).
Winner: Alexander Volkanovski
Who He Should Face Next: Movsar Evloev or Lerone Murphy
There are rumblings of a possible booking between Evloev and Murphy for a March event in London, England, and should that bout come to pass the winner should get the next title fight against “The Great.” Evloev is ranked No. 1 in the division and is undefeated at 19-0, while Murphy is holding down the No. 4 spot, and is also unbeaten with a 17-0-1 record. Volkanovski has already stated that is who he is eying, so Jean Silva will have to go pick a fight elsewhere.
Winner: Benoit Saint Denis
Who He Should Face Next: Oliveira vs. Holloway winner
Charles Oliveira and Max Holloway are set to throw down at UFC 326 in a “BMF” title fight, but I don’t foresee the winner of that fight to be considered for a title fight straight away. Justin Gaethje and Ilia Topuria are in line for a title unification bout later this year and Arman Tsarukyan is waiting in the wings for his shot. I would like to see “God of War” get a chance to face the winner of Oliveira and Holloway, and it doesn’t have to be for the “BMF” title.
Winner: Mauricio Ruffy
Who He Should Face Next: Michael Chandler
For whatever reason, Chandler is still holding out hope that he is going to face Conor McGregor, despite Dana White saying that is not in the plans. “Iron” has not competed in nearly a year just waiting around, and it’s about time gets back into the swing of things. I get that he is on a three-fight skid, but he has the name value for Ruffy, and if he can stop the up-and-coming contender Chandler can get his momentum back again. For Ruffy, getting a win over Chandler puts him in the Top 10.
Winner: Tallison Teixeira
Who He Should Face Next: Mick Parkin
Teixeira got back into the win column with an uninspiring win over Tai Tuivasa, which likely won’t help him in getting a huge bump in the rankings. He is still going to be facing fighters outside of the Top 10 until he gets at least another impressive win. A bout against Parkin sounds about right because the British brawler is currently sitting in the No. 13 spot. He suffered the first loss of his pro career in his last outing at the hands of Marcin Tybura, so this would be a good bounce back challenge for him.
Winner: Quillan Salkilld
Who He Should Face Next: Kyle Nelson
Salkilld won his fourth straight fight inside the Octagon — eleventh in a row overall — after he submitted Jamie Mullarkey via face crank “Down Under.” The Australian-born slugger is making all the right moves and showing that he is one to keep an eye on. If he keeps racking up wins like last night he will be in the Top 15 in no time. For now, slow and steady is the pace and a fight against Nelson seems fitting. Nelson is 4-1 in his last five fights inside the Octagon and is coming off a big win over Matt Frevola in Oct. 2025.
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