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UFC 314: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes full card results & highlights

A new UFC featherweight champion will be crowned this Saturday in Miami.

Drew Beaupre

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The UFC returns to Miami, FL tonight (April 12) for UFC 314, which is headlined by a fight for the promotion’s vacant featherweight title.

The night’s main event will see Diego Lopes attempt to claim the featherweight belt against former titleholder Alexander Volkanovski, who enters the night on the first two-fight skid of his career after being stopped by Ilia Topuria and Islam Makhachev.

The co-main event is a lightweight bout between Paddy Pimblett and Michael Chandler, who finds himself lined as a pre-fight underdog as “The Baddy” looks to extend an undefeated start to his UFC career.

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Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes.
Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes. / (Zuffa LLC)

UFC 314 Main Card & Prelims

The UFC 314 main card also includes another pair of featherweight bouts with former interim titleholder Yair Rodriguez welcoming Bellator star Patricio Pitbull to the UFC and Bryce Mitchell taking on surging contender Jean Silva in a highly-anticipated grudge match.

Jean Silva (red gloves) fights Melisa Baghdasaryan (blue gloves) in the featherweight bout during UFC Fight Night.
Jean Silva (red gloves) fights Melisa Baghdasaryan (blue gloves) in the featherweight bout during UFC Fight Night at Climate Pledge Arena. / Steven Bisig-Imagn Images

Light heavyweights Nikita Krylov and Dominick Reyes will kick off the main card action. The preliminary portion of the event features a matchup between Dan Ige and Sean Woodson, along with a number of other intriguing bouts such as Chase Hooper vs. Jim Miller and Virna Jandiroba vs. Yan Xiaonan.

Dan Ige (red gloves) fights Diego Lopes (blue gloves) during UFC 303 at T-Mobile Arena.
Dan Ige (red gloves) fights Diego Lopes (blue gloves) during UFC 303 at T-Mobile Arena. / Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

Nora Cornolle was the only fighter to miss weight ahead of the event and will forfeit 20% of her purse to her opponent Haley Cowan. The prelims for UFC 314 are set to kick off at 6:00 p.m. ET, so be sure to check back here for live results and highlights from all of the action when the event starts!

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Nora Cornolle def. Haily Cowan

Marco Tulio def. Tresean Gore

Sumudaerji def. Mitch Raposo

Michal Oleksiejczuk def. Sedriques Dumas

Julian Erosa def. Darren Elkins

Chase Hooper def. Jim Miller

Virna Yandiroba def. Yan Xiaonan

Dan Ige def. Sean Woodson

Dominick Reyes def. Nikita Krylov

Jean Silva def. Bryce Mitchell

Yair Rodriguez def. Patricio Pitbull

Paddy Pimblett def. Michael Chandler

Alexander Volkanovski def. Diego Lopes

UFC 314 Main Card (10:00 p.m. ET, ESPN+ PPV)

• Main Event: Alexander Volkanovski def. Diego Lopes via Unanimous Decision – (48-47, 49-46x2) For the Vacant UFC Featherweight Championship

• Co-Main Event: Paddy Pimblett def. Michael Chandler via TKO: R3, 3:07

• Yair Rodriguez def. Patricio Pitbull via Unanimous Decision (30-27x3)

• Jean Silva def. Bryce Mitchell via Submission (Ninja Choke): R2, 3:52

• Dominick Reyes def. Nikita Krylov via KO: R1, 2:24

UFC 314 Preliminary Card (8:00 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN+)

• Dan Ige def. Sean Woodson via TKO: R3, 1:12

• Virna Yandiroba def. Yan Xiaonan via Unanimous Decision (30-27x3)

• Chase Hooper def. Jim Miller via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28x2)

• Julian Erosa def. Darren Elkins via TKO: R1, 4:15

UFC 314 Early Preliminary Card (6:00 p.m. ET, UFC Fight Pass)

• Michal Oleksiejczuk def. Sedriques Dumas via TKO: R1, 2:49

• Sumudaerji def. Mitch Raposo via Split Decision (29-28x2, 28-29)

• Marco Tulio def. Tresean Gore via TKO: R2, 3:16

• Nora Cornolle def. Haily Cowan via Submission (Rear Naked Choke): R2, 1:52

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Drew Beaupre
DREW BEAUPRE

Drew is an MMA writer that regularly watches regional events in addition to major promotions such as the UFC, PFL, Bellator, and ONE Championship. He joined MMA Knockout when it was founded in 2023.

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