UFC 335: Oliveira vs. Lopes is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that is scheduled to take place on December 12, 2026, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States.
Background Former UFC Lightweight Champion Charles Oliveira is scheduled to defend his symbolic "BMF" (baddest motherfucker) title against former UFC Featherweight Championship challenger Diego Lopes in a lightweight bout serving as the event's headliner. This will mark Lopes' debut in the lightweight division.
Former interim UFC Heavyweight Championship title challengers Sergei Pavlovich and Alex Pereira (who also previously held the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship twice, UFC Middleweight Championship once and both the Glory Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Championship titles in kickboxing) are scheduled to meet in a five-round heavyweight co-main event bout.
A UFC Middleweight Championship bout between reigning two-time champion Sean Strickland and Nassourdine Imavov was reportedly scheduled for the event. However, the bout did not come to fruition due to a reported pay dispute between Strickland and the UFC. The two previously competed in January 2023 at UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov where Strickland defeated Imavov via unanimous decision in a short-notice light heavyweight bout.
Fight card
Announced bouts Flyweight bout: Brandon Moreno vs. Charles Johnson
See also
2026 in UFC List of current UFC fighters List of UFC events
References