Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is live TONIGHT (Sat., May 9, 2026) with UFC 328, streaming exclusively live on Paramount+. The event is happening inside Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The main event is Khamzat Chimaev vs. Sean Strickland for UFC’s undisputed Middleweight championship.
UFC 328 Preview
UFC 328 is our new contender for the most stacked card of the Paramount+ era (see it here). The event has lots of recognizable names and some banger match-ups from top to bottom.
The main event is a mouthwatering
match-up in itself. Khamzat is one of the more fascinating individuals in the sport and he’s also shown flashes of an ability that might make him one of the most dominating fighters we’ve ever seen. Strickland, who fought a perfect fight in his last bout (see it here), is mercurial and controversial with a reputation for showing up when he has to. Chimaev is the massive favorite, but Strickland has upset the odds before.
The co-main event is Joshua Van vs. Tatsuro Taira for Van’s UFC Flyweight title. Van won the title under dubious circumstances, with former champ Alexandra Pantoja suffering a freak injury in the opening minutes of the fight (re-live that here). Taira comes into this one after drubbing Brandon Moreno. He’s the favorite in this one, thanks to his astounding grappling skills.
Rounding out the main card is Alexander Volkov vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta, King Green vs. Jeremy Stephens and Sean Brady vs. Joaquin Buckley. Volkov vs. Cortes-Acosta should generate a new contender for the Heavyweight title (once things with UFC White House and Tom Aspinall are sorted out).
The “Prelims” are stacked with great fights including Jim Miller vs. Jared Gordon, Grant Dawson vs. Mateusz Rebecki, Joel Alvarez vs. Yaroslav Amosov and Ateba Gautier vs. Ozzy Diaz.
UFC 328 Start Date and Time
It’s standard operating procedure tonight. Here’s when the various portions of the latest numbered event goes live.
- UFC 328’s Early “Prelims” will begin at 5 p.m. ET.
- UFC 328’s Late “Prelims” are scheduled to start at 7 p.m. ET.
- UFC 328’s PLE main card goes live at 9 p.m. ET.
- All of UFC 328 airs on Paramount+, which you can stream here.
- The “Prelims” and main card will also air on CBS.
The live blog will get underway at 5 p.m. ET, just before the first fight. Come in and chat with your fellow Maniacs in the comments.
UFC 328 QUICK RESULTS
Main card
- 185 lbs.: Khamzat Chimaev vs. Sean Strickland
- 125 lbs.: Joshua Van vs. Tatsuro Taira
- 265 lbs.: Alexander Volkov vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta
- 170 lbs.: Sean Brady vs. Joaquin Buckley
- 155 lbs.: King Green vs. Jeremy Stephens
Prelims
- 185 lbs.: Ateba Gautier vs. Ozzy Diaz
- 170 lbs.: Joel Alvarez vs. Yaroslav Amosov
- 155 lbs.: Grant Dawson vs. Mateusz Rebecki
- 155 lbs.: Jim Miller vs. Jared Gordon
Early Prelims
- 185 lbs.: Roman Kopylov vs. Marco Tulio
- 145 lbs.: Pat Sabatini vs. William Gomis
- 185 lbs.: Baisangur Susurkaev vs. Djorden Santos
- 125 lbs.: Clayton Carpenter vs. Jose Ochoa
UFC 328 PLAY-BY-PLAY UPDATES
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