UFC 314 LIVE: Pimblett vs Chandler and Volkanovski vs Lopes updates and results

Speaking of Topuria… In a new podcast appearance, he has discussed his career UFC earnings and revealed when he plans to retire from mixed martial arts – as he seeks big fights and major paydays before hanging up his gloves.

Explaining his decision to vacate at featherweight, Topuria told Men’s Health Spain recently: “I know I’m not going to cut weight right now, and I don’t want to hold up an entire division.

“There are guys who are preparing every day, who are fighting – just like me – for their dreams. And keeping the title would be very selfish of me.

“Besides, I’m the world champion whether I vacate the title or not; I don’t need a belt to feel worthy.”

More here, plus Topuria revealing his new fighting nickname:

The first fight of the early prelims is in the books!

Nora Cornolle secures a second-round submission of Hailey Cowan, sinking in a rear naked choke and getting the stoppage at 1:52 of the round!

So, how did we get here, with Volkanovski vs Lopes set to crown a new featherweight champion?

It started with Topuria vacating the belt in February, as he eyes a move up to lightweight – and a shot at the gold in that division.

“We originally thought it was gonna be Ilia or Lopes,” Volk said. “I was just preparing for Ilia, because we did the face-off [in the cage, after Topuria beat Max Holloway in October].

“Then I was getting told, ‘We’re not exactly sure,’ so that’s when we were like, ‘Alright, something may be changing.’ But I’ve been preparing for April, Miami, for a while now. I’ve had a pretty long camp already.

“Lopes, obviously a dangerous dude,” Volkanovski said. “A bit of a different match-up to Ilia […] I’m feeling great, and I’m only gonna get better from here, so that’s a scary thing – especially for Lopes.

“I think Lopes is in for a very, very hard fight. He’s a gamer, he’s a great dude, I’ve got a lot of respect for him.”

Volkanovski – 4/6; Lopes – 6/5

Chandler – 11/8; Pimblett – 4/7

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The card will air live on TNT Sports in the UK, with the broadcaster’s app and website also streaming the fights. Discovery+ will also air the action in the UK.

In the US, ESPN+ will stream the event live, as will the UFC’s Fight Pass.

Alex Volkanovski vs Diego Lopes (vacant featherweight title)

Michael Chandler vs Paddy Pimblett (lightweight, five rounds)

Yair Rodriguez vs Patricio Pitbull (featherweight)

Bryce Mitchell vs Jean Silva (featherweight)

Nikita Krylov vs Dominick Reyes (light-heavyweight)

Dan Ige vs Sean Woodson (featherweight)

Yan Xiaonan vs Virna Jandiroba (women’s strawweight)

Jim Miller vs Chase Hooper (lightweight)

Darren Elkins vs Julian Erosa (featherweight)

Sedriques Dumas vs Michal Oleksiejczuk (middleweight)

Sumudaerji vs Mitch Raposo (flyweight)

Tresean Gore vs Marco Tulio (middleweight)

Nora Cornolle vs Hailey Cowan (women’s bantamweight)

Find out right here, by following live updates and results from the UFC 314 main card and prelims.

UFC 314 will take place at the Kaseya Center in Miami tonight.

The early prelims will start at 11pm BST (3pm PT / 5pm CT / 6pm ET), with the regular prelims following at 1am BST on Sunday (5pm PT / 7pm CT / 8pm ET on Saturday). The main card is then set for 3am BST on Sunday (7pm PT / 9pm CT / 10pm ET on Saturday).

We’ll begin our live fight updates when the regular prelims start; until then, we’ll keep you covered with build-up to the event and give you the early-prelim results once they are in the books.