Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is live TONIGHT (Sat., May 9, 2026)with UFC 328, streaming exclusively live on Paramount+. The event is happening inside Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The main event is Khamzat Chimaev vs. Sean Strickland for UFC’s undisputed Middleweight championship.
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UFC 328 is our new contender for the most stacked card of the Paramount+ era (see it here). The event has lots of recognizable names and some banger match-ups from top to bottom.
The main event is a mouthwatering match-up in itself. Khamzat is one of the more fascinating individuals in the sport and he’s also shown flashes of an ability that might make him one of the most dominating fighters we’ve ever seen. Strickland, who fought a perfect fight in his last bout (see it here), is mercurial and controversial with a reputation for showing up when he has to. Chimaev is the massive favorite, but Strickland has upset the odds before.
The co-main event isJoshua Van vs. Tatsuro Taira for Van’s UFC Flyweight title. Van won the title under dubious circumstances, with former champ Alexandra Pantoja suffering a freak injury in the opening minutes of the fight (re-live that here). Taira comes into this one after drubbing Brandon Moreno. He’s the favorite in this one, thanks to his astounding grappling skills.
Rounding out the main card is Alexander Volkov vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta, King Green vs. Jeremy Stephens and Sean Brady vs. Joaquin Buckley. Volkov vs. Cortes-Acosta should generate a new contender for the Heavyweight title (once things with UFC White House and Tom Aspinallare sorted out).
The “Prelims” are stacked with great fights including Jim Miller vs. Jared Gordon, Grant Dawson vs. Mateusz Rebecki, Joel Alvarez vs. Yaroslav Amosov and Ateba Gautier vs. Ozzy Diaz.
UFC 328 Start Date and Time
It’s standard operating procedure tonight. Here’s when the various portions of the latest numbered event goes live.
- UFC 328’s Early “Prelims” will begin at 5 p.m. ET.
- UFC 328’s Late “Prelims” are scheduled to start at 7 p.m. ET.
- UFC 328’s PLE main card goes live at 9 p.m. ET.
- All of UFC 328 airs on Paramount+, which you can stream here.
- The “Prelims” and main card will also air on CBS.
The live blog will get underway at 5 p.m. ET, just before the first fight. Come in and chat with your fellow Maniacs in the comments.
UFC 328 QUICK RESULTS
Main card
- 185 lbs.: Khamzat Chimaev vs. Sean Strickland
- 125 lbs.: Joshua Van vs. Tatsuro Taira
- 265 lbs.: Alexander Volkov def. Waldo Cortes-Acosta by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- 170 lbs.: Sean Brady def. Joaquin Buckley by unanimous decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-26)
- 155 lbs.: King Green def. Jeremy Stephens by submission (rear naked choke), round 1 (4:20) — HIGHLIGHTS
Prelims
- 185 lbs.: Ateba Gautier def. Ozzy Diaz by KO (punches), round 2 (1:10) — HIGHLIGHTS
- 170 lbs.: Yaroslav Amasov def. Joel Alvarez by submission (anaconda), round 2 (1:13) — HIGHLIGHTS
- 155 lbs.: Grant Dawson def. Mateusz Rebecki by submission (rear naked choke), round 3 (4:42)
- 155 lbs.: Jim Miller def. Jared Gordon by submission (guillotine), round 1 (3:29) — HIGHLIGHTS
Early Prelims
- 185 lbs.: Roman Kopylov def. Marco Tulio by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- 145 lbs.: Pat Sabatini def. William Gomis by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- 185 lbs.: Baisangur Susurkaev def. Djorden Santos by technical submission (rear naked choke), round 3 (4:12) — HIGHLIGHTS
- 125 lbs.: Jose Ochoa def. Clayton Carpenter by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
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Main Card
Alexander Volkov vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta
Round 1: Volkov tried to keep Cortes-Acosta at range with outside leg kicks. That started to frustrate Cortes-Acosta and he blitzed forwards, but wasn’t able to land when he did so. Volkov kept pecking away with those kicks after that. Cortes-Acosta then jumped forwards and was able to land his looping punches, but Volkov ate them well. Volkov gets the round for his kicks, but this fight is yet to really take off.
10-9 Volkov
Round 2: Volkov maintained his kicking attack in this round, but also showed a little more diversity. He went to the inside of the leg and then hit the body. He might have been trying to set up a future head kick. Cortes-Acosta was able to get a little closer, but was still struggling to get in punching range. Cortes-Acosta continued to look frustrated and started to fight a little chaotically. He then walked into a stiff punch from Volkov. He looked stunned, but he might have been playing possum.
20-18 Volkov
Round 3: Cortes-Acosta came out knowing he needed a finish and he went forward swinging. He caught Volkov and that made the Russian’s nose start to leak. Volkov was able to settle down after that, though, and continue putting Cortes-Acosta on the back foot with his kicks. Cortes-Acosta stormed back towards the end hunting for the finish, though.
29-28 Volkov
Official decision: Alexander Volkov def. Waldo Cortes-Acosta by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Sean Brady vs. Joaquin Buckley
Round 1: Buckley stuffed the first two takedowns he saw, but then Brady got him down against the fence and flattened him out — immediately. Brady then moved into mount and started landing ground and pound. Brady then switched focus to the kimura, one of his favourite moves. Buckley was able to slip out of that, but not get off his back.
10-8 Brady
Round 2: Brady got his takedown even earlier in this round, in the middle of the cage, too. Brady got mount again, but Buckley was able to explode out and get to his feet. Brady then caught a kick and then dragged Buckley down again. Brady moved to mount, again, and then landed pitter-patter shots, trying to goad Buckley into a position where he could submit him. Towards the end of the round Brady did lean into some heavy elbows, though.
20-16 Brady
Round 3: Rinse and repeat for Brady. Buckley had no answers for the takedowns or the top control in the third either. Brady got him down, got mount and kept on tenderizing. Pure dominance from Brady.
30-25 Brady
Official decisions: Sean Brady def. Joaquin Buckley by unanimous decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-26)
King Green vs. Jeremy Stephens
Round 1: Green did what we expected. He came out talking smack and trying to befuddle Stephens with his unorthodox movement and feints. Stephens tried stalking him down, but walked into a big punch that stunned him. While he was still hurt, Green was judged to have landed a low blow and that gave Stephens some precious time to clear his head. Green landed a good body kick on the restart and then took Stephens down against the fence. He then landed some nasty elbows. The elbows eventually forced Stephens to roll over. King then locked up the choke for the finish. Total domination from Green.
Official decision: King Green def. Jeremy Stephens by submission (rear naked choke), round 1 (4:20)
Prelims
Ateba Gautier vs. Ozzy Diaz: Gautier proved why he’s the biggest favorite on the card. That’s despite Diaz fighting a good first round, where he was disciplined and able to guard against Gautier’s offense. In the second, though, Gautier threw a counter off a jab that sent Diaz down. Gautier then swarmed for the TKO finish, which may have come a little early.
Official decision: Ateba Gautier def. Ozzy Diaz by KO (punches), round 2 (1:10)
Joel Alvarez vs. Yaroslav Amasov: Alvarez showed he had the edge in the striking early, so Amasov made the smart decision to show he had the much bigger edge in the grappling department. He bodies Alvarez through most of the first round and then slung him down in the second and locked in a quick anaconda. Alvarez tapped and then had to watch Amasov, literally, breakdance in front of him.
Official decision: Yaroslav Amasov def. Joel Alvarez by submission (anaconda), round 2 (1:13)
Grant Dawson vs. Mateusz Rebecki: Dawson landed a head kick off the opening bell, cutting Rebecki. Later Dawson managed to get on Rebecki’s back off a wrestling scramble and then take the first round due to all the pressure he exerted from that position. In the second round Rebecki dropped Dawson with a right hook. Dawson survived, but Rebecki spent the rest of the round tagging him with hard shots. In the third, Dawson went for the early high kick. He missed and a scramble ensued with Dawson getting Rebecki’s back, with a body triangle, in the center of the cage. Dawson was able to spend the rest of the round hunting for chokes. He ended up getting the RNC with 20 seconds left.
Official decision: Grant Dawson def. Mateusz Rebecki by submission (rear naked choke), round 3 (4:42)
Jim Miller vs. Jared Gordon: Vintage Jim Miller was on display in this fight. Gordon looked like he had the beating of Miller on the feet, but Miller recognized that, too. When he saw a chance to latch onto a guillotine Miller went all in and locked it up Gordon tried to get away, but he was totally trapped and had to tap.
Official decision: Jim Miller def. Jared Gordon by submission (guillotine), round 1 (3:29)
Early Prelims
Roman Kopylov vs. Marco Tulio: Tulio chipped away at Kopylov in the first, landing sparingly, but hard. In the second, Tulio continued to lead the exchanges, opening up a very nasty cut on Kopylov’s eyebrow. Kopylov then knocked Tulio down, out of nowhere. He swarmed, but then ran out of steam. Tulio had it to the third, but Kopylov dropped it again at the beginning of that round. Tulio survived again, but Kopylov was able to ride that momentum to a decision victory.
Official decision: Roman Kopylov def. Marco Tulio by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Pat Sabatini vs. William Gomis: Sabatini got to play his backpack of doom routine early on in this fight. After Gomis got a taste of that, he decided to fight with a lot of caution. That invited Sabatini forwards and allowed him to initiate lots of clinches. Gomis was able to prevent himself getting put in dangerous positions, but he offered very little offensively.
Official decision: Pat Sabatini def. William Gomis by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Baisangur Susurkaev vs. Djorden Santos: Susurkaev, the big favorite, played with fire in this bout. He didn’t have respect for Santos’ striking and ended up getting knocked around by the Brazilian in the first round. He responded in the second, but could only match Santos’ activity on the feet. In the third Susurkaev took the fight to the ground and then succeeded in choking Santos out! That spared him some potential embarrassment on the scorecards.
Official decision: Baisangur Susurkaev def. Djorden Santos by technical submission (rear naked choke), round 3 (4:12)
Clayton Carpenter vs. Jose Ochoa: Ochoa hurts guys, man. He had just too much firepower on the feet for Carpenter. And Carpenter could get this fight to the ground, where he had the advantage. Carpenter was bloodied up early and, in the end, did well to make it through all three rounds.
Official decision: Jose Ochoa def. Clayton Carpenter by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Live stream begins at 5 p.m. ET. …