The
Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to Las Vegas on Dec. 12
for UFC
335, with three matchups already announced for the final
numbered event of 2026.
In the main event, Charles
Oliveira will defend the BMF title against Diego
Lopes, who will make his UFC lightweight debut. The card also
features former two-division champion Alex
Pereira facing Sergei
Pavlovich and a middleweight bout between Joe Pyfer and
Bo
Nickal.
UFC 335 opening odds favor Sergei Pavlovich, Charles Oliveira
and Joe Pyfer
According to BetOnline Sports & Casino, former lightweight
champion Oliveira opened as a -172 favorite against Lopes (+146), a
two-time featherweight title challenger. Oliveira won the BMF title
with a dominant performance against Max
Holloway, while Lopes defeated Steve
Garcia in his last bout to rebound from his second loss to
Alexander
Volkanovski.
In the co-main event, Pavlovich opened as a -130 favorite in his
heavyweight bout against Pereira, while “Poatan” was a +111
underdog. Pereira lost his UFC heavyweight debut to Ciryl Gane
at
UFC Freedom 250
Meanwhile, Pyfer opened as a -130 favorite against fellow
Dana White’s Contender Series graduate Bo Nickal
(+111).
5-ROUND HEAVYWEIGHT CLASH IN VEGAS 🎰 Sergei
Pavlovich vs Alex Pereira is the co-main event at #UFC335 [ SAT Dec
12 LIVE on Paramount+ ] https://t.co/6eTwuUkZc7— UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount)
October 4, 2026