A handful of huge fight announcements dropped during the UFC 332 broadcast on Saturday night.
While fans at Salt Lake City’s Delta Center were being treated to one of the most entertaining fight cards of recent years, the promotion announced 3 more fights for it’s final numbered event of 2026 during the course of the evening.
UFC 335 is scheduled to take place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on December 12.
Charles Oliveira vs. Diego Lopes – BMF Championship Bout
Former two-time UFC featherweight title challenger Diego Lopes is finally set to make the move up to 155 pounds, where he will be welcomed by his fellow Brazilian Charles Oliveira.
Lopes revealed shortly after his knockout win over Steve Garcia at the White House in June that he would be switching divisions, and he instantly finds himself competing in yet another title matchup.
Having fought on major events such as UFC Freedom 250, Noche UFC and UFC 300 during his featherweight tenure to date, Lopes again finds himself booked into a major matchup on a big fight card.
Oliveira outpointed Max Holloway to win the BMF title at UFC 326 in March.
Sergei Pavlovich vs. Alex Pereira – Heavyweight
Having failed in his bid to earn an immediate rematch against Ciryl Gane for the heavyweight title at Madison Square Garden in November, Alex Pereira has instead been pencilled in to face Sergei Pavlovich in the co-main event at UFC 325.
The former middleweight and light heavyweight champion was stopped by Gane at UFC Freedom 250 but remains focused on his goal of becoming the first UFC fighter to win championship gold in 3 separate weight classes.
Pavlovich arrives into this fight having rattled off 3 consecutive wins in the heavyweight division.
Joe Pyfer vs. Bo Nickal – Middleweight
Joe Pyfer’s impressive knockout win over former champion Israel Adesanya has seen him break into the top five in the middleweight rankings, and he had initially been in line to face Caio Borralho when the UFC returned to his hometown of Philadelphia during the summer.
An injury to Borralho threw a spanner in the works there, and Pyfer now finds himself paired with former Pennsylvania State wrestling phenom Bo Nickal.
Nickal has rebounded well after suffering the first loss of his professional career against Reinier de Ridder last year. The 30-year-old has reeled off back-to-back knockout wins over Rodolfo Vieira and Kyle Daukaus.
Fights Confirmed for UFC 335:
Charles Oliveira vs. Diego Lopes
Sergei Pavlovich vs. Alex Pereira
Brandon Moreno vs. Charles Johnson
Joe Pyfer vs. Bo Nickal
