Volkanovski (27-4 MMA, 14-3 UFC) rematches Lopes (27-7 MMA, 6-2 UFC) in the UFC 325 headliner on Jan. 31 from Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney (Paramount+). Volkanovski defeated Lopes by unaninmous decision at UFC 314 in April to capture the vacant title, which Ilia Topuria relinquished to move to lightweight.