
Bolton edge Bradford in first leg of L1 semi after super Cozier-Duberry strike
Bolton edges Bradford 1-0 in League One play-off semi-final first leg
UFC 328 is live tonight, featuring Khamzat Chimaev vs. Sean Strickland for the Middleweight championship. The event takes place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, and is streaming exclusively on Paramount+.
Mentioned in this story
UFC 328 main event fighter Khamzat Chimaev. | Ed Muholland/ZUFFA LLC
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is live TONIGHT (Sat., May 9, 2026) with UFC 328, streaming exclusively live on Paramount+. The event is happening inside Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The main event is Khamzat Chimaev vs. Sean Strickland for UFC’s undisputed Middleweight championship.
UFC 328 is our new contender for the most stacked card of the Paramount+ era (see it here). The event has lots of recognizable names and some banger match-ups from top to bottom.
The main event is a mouthwatering match-up in itself. is one of the more fascinating individuals in the sport and he’s also shown flashes of an ability that might make him one of the most dominating fighters we’ve ever seen. , who fought a perfect fight in his last bout (), is mercurial and controversial with a reputation for showing up when he has to. Chimaev is the massive favorite, but Strickland has upset the odds before.
UFC 328 starts tonight, May 9, 2026, but the exact time may vary based on the fight card schedule.
UFC 328 is being held at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
The main event of UFC 328 features Khamzat Chimaev facing Sean Strickland for the undisputed Middleweight championship.
You can watch UFC 328 live exclusively on Paramount+.

Bolton edges Bradford 1-0 in League One play-off semi-final first leg
Mumbai Indians face RCB without Hardik Pandya; Suryakumar Yadav to captain
Cavaliers secure crucial Game 3 victory over Pistons 116-109 with Mitchell's 35 points
Key Needs for the Buccaneers After the 2026 NFL Draft
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi becomes the youngest to hit 100 T20 sixes in IPL 2026!
Pistons rally but fall short in Game 3 against Cavaliers, lead series 2-1
See every story in Sports — including breaking news and analysis.
The co-main event is Joshua Van vs. Tatsuro Taira for Van’s UFC Flyweight title. Van won the title under dubious circumstances, with former champ Alexandra Pantoja suffering a freak injury in the opening minutes of the fight (re-live that here). Taira comes into this one after drubbing Brandon Moreno. He’s the favorite in this one, thanks to his astounding grappling skills.
Rounding out the main card is Alexander Volkov vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta, King Green vs. Jeremy Stephens and Sean Brady vs. Joaquin Buckley. Volkov vs. Cortes-Acosta should generate a new contender for the Heavyweight title (once things with UFC White House and Tom Aspinall are sorted out).
The “Prelims” are stacked with great fights including Jim Miller vs. Jared Gordon, Grant Dawson vs. Mateusz Rebecki, Joel Alvarez vs. Yaroslav Amosov and Ateba Gautier vs. Ozzy Diaz.
It’s standard operating procedure tonight. Here’s when the various portions of the latest numbered event goes live.
The live blog will get underway at 5 p.m. ET, just before the first fight. Come in and chat with your fellow Maniacs in the comments.