Oliveira defends BMF title against Lopes as Pereira seeks redemption at UFC 335

Charles Oliveira will make his first BMF title defence against Diego Lopes at UFC 335 on December 12 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with the UFC releasing its official poster for the event on Monday featuring all four marquee fighters.

Oliveira claimed the BMF belt with a grappling-heavy decision over Max Holloway at UFC 326, becoming the fourth man to hold the title. Holloway remains the only fighter to have successfully defended it. Lopes arrives at the bout on the back of a knockout win over Steve Garcia at UFC White House and will be making his lightweight debut on the night.

The five-round heavyweight co-main event adds further weight to what shapes up as the final major UFC card of 2026. Sergei Pavlovich enters on a three-fight winning streak, most recently knocking out Tallison Teixeira at UFC Macau in May. Alex Pereira, meanwhile, is looking to rebuild after falling short in his bid to become the UFC’s first three-division champion, having lost his heavyweight title fight to Ciryl Gane at UFC White House. A win over Pavlovich would push “Poatan” back into contention at heavyweight.

The full announced card for UFC 335 is as follows:

Main card

Charles Oliveira vs. Diego Lopes — BMF title fight

Sergei Pavlovich vs. Alex Pereira

Brandon Moreno vs. Charles Johnson

Maycee Barber vs. Carli Judice

Junior Tafa vs. Quentin Pasley

Prelims

Chris Padilla vs. Chase Hooper

Nikolay Veretennikov vs. Ronald Humphrey

Nilson Rojas vs. Roque Conceição

Angela Hill vs. Shanelle Dyer

Jacqueline Cavalcanti vs. Michelle Montague