
The
Ultimate Fighting Championship has a stacked year-ender taking
shape in Las Vegas.
Charles Oliveira will defend his BMF title against Diego Lopes
at UFC 335 in Las Vegas
During Saturday’s UFC
332 card, the UFC announced that Charles
Oliveira will make his Octagon return against Diego Lopes
with the honorific “BMF” championship on the line in the UFC
335 headliner. Oliveira (37-11, 1 NC; 25-11, 1 NC UFC) claimed
the BMF crown at UFC 326 after upending Max
Holloway on all scorecards. Prior to that, “do Bronxs” forced
Mateusz
Gamrot to tap to a face crank in their UFC Fight Night 261
encounter in October 2025.
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Lopes (28-8, 7-3 UFC) had to weather the storm against Steve
Garcia in their UFC White House encounter, but he ultimately
scored a second-round knockout victory. The Lobo Gym MMA
representative bounced back after losing a one-sided decision to
Alexander
Volkanovski in their rematch at UFC 325.
On the same card, former two-division titleholder Alex
Pereira (13-4, 10-3 UFC) will try to score his first win at
heavyweight when he faces Sergei
Pavlovich. Pereira failed to become a three-division champion
when he lost to Ciryl Gane
in the UFC White House co-main event in June. Pavlovich (21-3, 9-3
UFC) smashed Tallison
Teixeira 39 seconds into the UFC Macau co-headliner. The winner
could be close to a shot at the divisional championship.
UFC 335 will take place in Las Vegas on Dec. 12. The card will also
feature a middleweight tilt between rising contenders Joe Pyfer and
Bo
Nickal.
BMF BELT ON THE LINE 😤
Charles
[ SAT Dec 12 LIVE on
Oliveira vs Diego Lopes
will headline
#UFC335 in Las Vegas!
@paramountplus ] pic.twitter.com/cVRSQQv9zY— UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount)
October 4, 2026