UFC 314

UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that is scheduled to take place on April 12, 2025, at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, United States.^[1]

UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	April 12, 2025 (2025-04-12)
Venue	Kaseya Center
City	Miami, Florida, United States
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night 256 UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes UFC Fight Night 257

Background

The event will mark the promotion's fourth visit to Miami and first since UFC 299 in March 2024.^[1]

A UFC Featherweight Championship bout for the vacant title between former champion Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes is expected to headline the event. Current champion Ilia Topuria will vacate the title in order to move up to lightweight.^[2]

Former three-time Bellator Lightweight World Champion (also former UFC Lightweight Championship challenger) Michael Chandler and Paddy Pimblett are expected to meet in a five-round lightweight co-main event.^[3]

A UFC Flyweight Championship bout between current champion Alexandre Pantoja and former interim title challenger Kai Kara-France was rumored to take place at this event, but it never materialized.^[4]

A welterweight bout between former UFC Welterweight Championship challenger Gilbert Burns and Michael Morales was scheduled for this event.^[5] However, the pairing was moved to UFC 315 due to undisclosed reasons.^[6]

Former three-time Bellator Featherweight World Champion (also former Bellator Lightweight Champion) Patrício Pitbull is expected to make his promotional debut in a featherweight bout against former interim UFC Featherweight Champion Yair Rodríguez.^[7]

Fight card

Fight card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Alexander Volkanovski	vs.	Diego Lopes				[a]
Lightweight	Michael Chandler	vs.	Paddy Pimblett
Welterweight	Geoff Neal	vs.	Carlos Prates
Featherweight	Dan Ige	vs.	Sean Woodson
Light Heavyweight	Nikita Krylov	vs.	Dominick Reyes
Women's Strawweight	Yan Xiaonan	vs.	Virna Jandiroba
Featherweight	Darren Elkins	vs.	Julian Erosa
Lightweight	Jim Miller	vs.	Chase Hooper
Featherweight	Alberto Montes	vs.	Roberto Romero
Middleweight	Sedriques Dumas	vs.	Michał Oleksiejczuk
Flyweight	Su Mudaerji	vs.	Mitch Raposo
Middleweight	Tresean Gore	vs.	Marco Tulio

1. For the vacant UFC Featherweight Championship.

^[8]

Announced bouts

• Featherweight bout: Patrício Pitbull vs. Yair Rodríguez^[7]

See also

• Martial Arts portal

• 2025 in UFC
• List of current UFC fighters
• List of UFC events

References

1. Nolan King (2025-02-09). "UFC 314 officially heads to Miami". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
2. Nolan King (2025-02-19). "UFC 314 headlined by Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes title bout with Ilia Topuria vacating". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
3. Nolan King (2025-02-19). "UFC 314 adds Michael Chandler vs. Paddy Pimblett – and it's five rounds". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
4. Harvey Leonard (2025-01-29). "Report: Alexandre Pantoja vs. Kai Kara-France Set For UFC 314 In Miami On April 12". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
5. Ross Markey (2025-01-09). "Report – Gilbert Burns books return fight against unbeaten KO star at UFC 314 in Miami". lowkickmma.com. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
6. Nolan King (2025-02-19). "UFC 315 title fights revealed: Belal Muhammad, Valentina Shevchenko set to defend in Montreal". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
7. Nolan King (2025-02-19). "UFC signs Patricio 'Pitbull' Freire, set to debut vs. Yair Rodriguez in Miami". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
8. "UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2025-02-19.