UFC 325 brings to light a curious tradition that spans generations in the featherweight division; understand it.

Volkanovki won Diego lopesPhoto: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC

Ultimate returns to Australia this Saturday (31) for the event UFC 325, in Sydney. The main attraction of the event will be the rematch for the featherweight title (up to 65,7 kg) between Alexander Volkanovsky e Diego lopesIn a rematch that re-enacts the duel seen at event number 314, when the Australian regained the title via unanimous decision. The fact that the card is headlined by a featherweight reinforces a historical point for the division in the organization.

According to the official UFC website, this will be the 16th time the featherweight has headlined a numbered UFC card in a title fight. Furthermore, all 21 featherweight title fights in the organization's history have featured a numbered title fighter. José Aldo, Max Holloway ou Alexander Volkanovsky on at least one side of the octagon, demonstrating significant generational dominance in the division.

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Current champion Volkanovski enters the UFC 325 For his 11th consecutive title fight, at 37 years old he is the oldest fighter on the card. The Australian seeks to extend his second era as the division's champion.

On the other side, Diego lopesLopes, 31, currently ranked second, is trying to change the course of that narrative. Lopes is confident for his second title fight in the organization. The duel, besides deciding the featherweight champion, pits different generations of the division against each other. Check out the fight card below. UFC 325 (subject to change).

UFC 325 fight schedule

MAIN CARD – starting at 23 PM (Brasilia time)

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Alexander Volkanovsky x Diego lopes – Fight for the belt

Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Dan Hooker x Benoit Saint-Denis

Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Raphael Fiziev x Mauricio Ruffy

Heavy weight (up to 120,2 kg.): Tai tuivasa x Tallison Teixeira

Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Quillan Salkilld x Jamie Mullarkey

PRELIMINARY CARD – starting at 19 PM (Brasilia time)

Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Junior Tafa x Billy Elekana

Middleweight (up to 83,9 kg): Cam Rowston x Cody Brundage

Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Jacob Malkoun x Torrez Finney

Welterweight (up to 77 kg.): Jonathan Micallef x Oban Elliott

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Kaan Ofli x Yi Zha

Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): SangWook Kim x Dom Mar Fan

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Keiichiro Nakamura vs. Sebastian Szalay

Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Sulangrangbo x Lawrence Lui

Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Aaron Tau vs. Namsrai Batbayar