The UFC has released its schedule for the first three weeks of May, featuring three events. UFC Perth on May 2 will be headlined by Prates vs. Maddalena, with Salkilld vs. Dariush and Tuivasa vs. Sutherland on the card. The marquee event is UFC 328 on May 9, featuring two title fights: Chimeav vs. Strickland and Yan vs. Taira, alongside Volkov vs. Acosta. UFC Vegas 117 closes out the stretch on May 16, headlined by Allen vs. Costa. The schedule includes fighters from various weight classes and represents a significant slate of matchups across multiple continents.
The UFC has officially unveiled its May schedule, announcing three events across the first three weeks of the month that include two world title fights and a host of high-profile matchups.
The run begins on May 2 with UFC Perth, headlined by Prates vs. Maddalena, with Salkilld vs. Dariush and a heavyweight clash between Tai Tuivasa and Sutherland also on the card. The marquee event arrives one week later when UFC 328 takes place on May 9, featuring a middleweight championship bout between Dricus du Plessis — listed in the input as Chimeav — and Sean Strickland, alongside a second title fight between Yan and Taira and a heavyweight contest pitting Alexander Volkov against Acosta. UFC Vegas 117 then rounds out the stretch on May 16, headlined by Allen vs. Costa.
Strickland, 35, enters the UFC 328 main event as the reigning middleweight champion, carrying a 31-7-0 record into the contest. The American fighter out of Xtreme Couture is one of the division's most prolific volume strikers, averaging 6.04 significant strikes landed per minute at 42 percent accuracy, with a six-foot-one frame and a 76-inch reach.
Tuivasa, meanwhile, brings his own compelling profile to UFC Perth. The 33-year-old Australian southpaw sits ranked ninth in the heavyweight division at 15-10-0 and is known as a pure stand-and-bang finisher, averaging 3.66 significant strikes per minute at an accuracy rate of 48 percent, with no takedown attempts recorded per fifteen minutes of action.
Why it matters
- UFC 328 features two simultaneous title fights, making it one of the more stacked pay-per-view cards of the year
- Strickland defending the middleweight belt carries major divisional implications for the 185-pound landscape
- Tuivasa's ranked position at heavyweight means a strong showing in Perth could push him back toward contention
- The three-week run spans multiple continents, with Perth drawing a major card to Australia
