UFC 335 headliners: Oliveira-Lopes, Pereira-Pavlovich — SkimNews
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- UFC 335 is set for Dec. 12 in Las Vegas as the final numbered UFC event of 2026, with both headliner bouts revealed during Saturday's UFC 332 broadcast.
- Charles Oliveira puts the BMF belt on the line against Diego Lopes in the main event, coming off a March win over Max Holloway at UFC 326 and holding UFC records for most submission wins (17), finishes (21), and post-fight bonuses (14).
- Diego Lopes makes his lightweight debut after losing both of his featherweight title shots to Alexander Volkanovski.
- Alex Pereira meets Sergei Pavlovich in a heavyweight co-headliner, coming off a TKO loss to Ciryl Gane at UFC Freedom 250 in his bid for the interim heavyweight title.
- Pereira had won middleweight gold by knocking out Israel Adesanya, vacated the light heavyweight belt before the Gane fight, and avenged his loss to Magomed Ankalaev in an 80-second stoppage to reclaim the title.
- Sergei Pavlovich carries a 9-3 UFC heavyweight record, with all three losses coming against Alistair Overeem, Tom Aspinall, and Alexander Volkov.
Why it matters: Pereira's heavyweight pivot is the key storyline: he vacated the light belt and fell short against Gane at UFC Freedom 250, now facing Pavlovich (9-3 UFC) in a fresh division where he's untested. Meanwhile, Lopes jumps up from featherweight — where he's gone 0-2 in title shots — to challenge Oliveira's BMF belt, marking his first fight at 155 pounds.
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