Dana White teased a host of fight announcements on Thursday evening, and he certainly fulfilled that promise.
As part of the barrage of announcements delivered by White in a segment shot at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas, the UFC president confirmed that Khamzat Chimaev and Sean Strickland will face off for the middleweight title in the main event at UFC 328, which is set to take place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on May 9.
White also confirmed multiple other headline bouts in the lead up to the UFC’s massive “freedom 250” event at the White House on June 14.
Former bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling is set to take on rising star Youssef Zalal in a fascinating matchup at the Apex on April 25, while Arnold Allen and Melquizael Costa will also headline an event at the UFC’s home base on May 16.
Song Yadong is set to headline when the UFC returns to his homeland of China on May 30, while former welterweight titleholder Belal Muhammad draws Brazilian contender Gabriel Bonfim in the headline bout at the Apex a week later on June 6.
Complete List of UFC Fight Announcements:
UFC Winnipeg (April 18, Winnipeg, Canada):
Charles Jourdain vs. Kyler Phillips (Bantamweight, co-main event)
Mandel Nallo vs. Jai Herbert (Lightweight)
JJ Aldrich vs. Jamey-Lyn Horth (Women’s flyweight)
Meta Apex, April 25 (Main event):
Aljamain Sterling vs. Youssef Zalal (Featherweight)
UFC Perth, May 2 (Co-main event):
Beneil Dariush vs. Quillan Salkilld (Lightweight)
UFC 328 (May 9, Newark, New Jersey):
Khamzat Chimaev vs. Sean Strickland (Middleweight Championship)
Alexander Volkov vs. Waldo Cortes Acosta (Heavyweight)
Sean Brady vs. Joaquin Buckley (Welterweight)
Jan Blachowicz vs. Bogdan Guskov (Light Heavyweight)
King Green vs. Jeremy Stephens (Lightweight)
Ateba Gautier vs. Ozzy Diaz (Middleweight)
Baisangur Susurkaev vs. Djorden Santos (Middleweight)
Meta Apex, May 16 (Main event):
Arnold Allen vs. Melquizael Costa (Featherweight)
UFC Macau (May 30, Macau, China):
Song Yadong vs. Deiveson Figueiredo (Bantamweight, main event)
Zhang Mingyang vs. Alonzo Menifield (Light Heavyweight)
Sergei Pavlovich vs. Tallison Teixeira (Heavyweight)
Alex Perez vs. Sumudaerji (Flyweight)
Meta Apex, June 6 (Main event):
Belal Muhammad vs. Gabriel Bonfim (Welterweight)
