Champion Alexander Volkanovski battles second-ranked Diego Lopes for the UFC featherweight championship in the main event at UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 on Saturday at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney Olympic Park, Australia. The preliminaries are set to begin at around 7 p.m. ET, with the main card at approximately 9 p.m. ET on Paramount+, which you can sign up for right here.
Volkanovski is coming off a unanimous decision win over Lopes at UFC 314 last April. The bout was for the vacant UFC featherweight championship and earned Fight of the Night honors.
Volkanovski is a -148 favorite (risk $148 to win $100), while Lopes comes back at +124 in the latest MMA odds for UFC 325 at DraftKings Sportsbook. The co-main event features a lightweight bout between sixth-ranked Dan Hooker (+275) vs. eighth-ranked Benoit Saint Denis (-345).
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One of Marley's top UFC 325 picks: He is backing Billy Elekana to win via decision against Junior Tafa.
"Tafa might get the striking match that he needs here, but I'm sure Elekana could run through him with wrestling if he wants, because Tafa is that bad on the ground. Elekana can win a striking match here as well, but that is just going to be a closer fight, and he put himself at risk of getting knocked out. I hope he wrestles, but give me Elekana to win a decision."
Marley also has strong picks for Volkanovski vs. Lopes and other bouts on the UFC 325 card. He's calling for one main-card fight to end in a rapid knockout. You MUST see his UFC 325 picks before making any of your own.
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