UFC 328
Mixed martial arts event in 2026
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UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that is scheduled to take place on May 9, 2026, at the Prudential Center, in Newark, New Jersey, United States.[1]
| UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland | ||||
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | May 9, 2026 | |||
| Venue | Prudential Center | |||
| City | Newark, New Jersey, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
The event will mark the promotion's 12th visit to Newark and first since UFC 316 in June 2025.[1]
A UFC Middleweight Championship bout between current undefeated champion Khamzat Chimaev and former champion Sean Strickland is expected to headline the event.[2]
A middleweight bout between former LFA Middleweight Champion Osman Diaz and Ateba Gautier is expected to take place at this event.[3] They were originally scheduled to face each other in October 2025 at UFC 320 but Diaz withdrew due to a medical issue.[4]
A welterweight bout between Sean Brady and Joaquin Buckley was originally slated to headline UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal, but it was moved to this card for undisclosed reasons.[5][6]
Fight card
| Fight card (Paramount+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Khamzat Chimaev (c) | vs. | Sean Strickland | [a] | |||
| Heavyweight | Alexander Volkov | vs. | Waldo Cortes-Acosta | ||||
| Welterweight | Sean Brady | vs. | Joaquin Buckley | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Jan Blachowicz | vs. | Bogdan Guskov | ||||
| Middleweight | Ateba Gautier | vs. | Osman Diaz | ||||
- For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
Announced bouts
- Middleweight bout: Roman Kopylov vs. Marco Tulio[1]
- Flyweight bout: Clayton Carpenter vs. Jose Ochoa[8]
- Lightweight bout: Jeremy Stephens vs. King Green[9]
- Middleweight bout: Baisangur Susurkaev vs. Djorden Santos[10]