The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena early Sunday morning, February 1, with Alexander Volkanovski defending his featherweight championship against Diego Lopes in a highly anticipated rematch. Volkanovski reclaimed the vacant featherweight title in April 2025 with a unanimous decision victory over Lopes at UFC 314 in Miami. Now the 37 year old Volkanovski faces Lopes again, this time defending the belt on home soil for the first time in his career. The co main event features lightweight contenders Dan Hooker and Benoit Saint Denis in a matchup expected to deliver explosive action. Preliminary bouts begin at midnight Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), with the main card starting at 2am GMT.