Rising middleweight star Bo Nickal has revealed that the highly anticipated rematch between Ilia Topuria and Alexander Volkanovski is officially scheduled for UFC 314 in April.
The event will take place at the Kaseya Center in Miami on 12 April, as per Nickal's YouTube channel announcement.
In February 2024, Ilia Topuria ended Alexander Volkanovski's dominant three-year reign as featherweight champion with a second-round knockout, which came just months after Volkanovski suffered a defeat to Islam Makhachev.
The loss forced Volkanovski, 36, to take a break from the cage. However, the Australian has long been expected to return for a rematch against Topuria, 28, the newly crowned champion.
Topuria, who made history as the first-ever UFC champion of Georgian or Spanish heritage, quickly solidified his status by retaining the title with another knockout, this time over former champion Max Holloway in October.
With an unbeaten record, the Georgian-Spaniard has now set his sights on a potential showdown with lightweight champion Makhachev, who has twice defeated Volkanovski in 2023, most recently with a KO in their rematch.
Nickal, speaking about the upcoming rematch on his YouTube channel, confirmed the bout between Topuria and Volkanovski is “official” and set for UFC 314 in April. "I know for a fact it's happening for a fact," Nickal said, adding that he may fight on the same card. “That’s the card I’m trying to fight on. April, Miami."
Nickal also spoke on the Topuria vs Volkanovski dynamic, noting that while Volkanovski had to fight Max Holloway multiple times, he believes there is little hope for the Australian in the rematch.
"Topuria knocked Volkanovski out clean – bad, bad," Nickal explained. "I love Volk, he’s great. I don’t see a path to victory for him really."
The first fight took place last February at UFC 298, with Topuria winning by a 2nd round knockout.
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