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Pereira and Lopes open as underdogs for UFC 335 in Las Vegas

Alex Pereira enters UFC 335 as a +111 underdog against Sergei Pavlovich, while Diego Lopes is priced at +146 against BMF champion Charles Oliveira in the December 12 main event.

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Pereira and Lopes open as underdogs for UFC 335 in Las Vegas
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Alex Pereira and Diego Lopes have both opened as betting underdogs for UFC 335, scheduled for Las Vegas on December 12 in the final numbered event of 2026.

In the main event, Charles Oliveira defends the BMF title against Lopes, who steps up to lightweight for the first time in the UFC. Oliveira opened as a -172 favourite, with Lopes priced at +146. Oliveira claimed the BMF belt with a dominant victory over Max Holloway, while Lopes most recently defeated Steve Garcia to bounce back from his second loss to Alexander Volkanovski — a run that included two featherweight title challenges.

The co-main event pits former two-division champion Pereira against heavyweight contender Sergei Pavlovich. Pavlovich opened as a -130 favourite, leaving “Poatan” at +111. The bout marks Pereira’s second appearance at heavyweight following his UFC debut loss to Ciryl Gane at UFC Freedom 250.

Rounding out the announced card is a middleweight clash between Joe Pyfer and Bo Nickal, both graduates of Dana White’s Contender Series. Pyfer opened as a -130 favourite, with Nickal at +111.

The three matchups give UFC 335 a headline act built around Oliveira’s BMF title defence, a high-profile heavyweight test for the former light heavyweight and middleweight king Pereira, and a closely matched middleweight contest between two of the division’s rising names.

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