Charles Oliveira to defend BMF title vs Diego Lopes at UFC 335; Alex Pereira meets Sergei Pavlovich

Charles Oliveira will defend the UFC BMF title against Diego Lopes at UFC 335 on December 12, 2026, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The matchup was announced on Saturday and is scheduled to serve as the headliner for the event.

Oliveira captured the BMF title by defeating Max Holloway at UFC 326 in March, and this will be his first defence of that belt. The former lightweight champion will welcome Lopes into the lightweight division after Lopes signalled a move to 155 lbs. Lopes enters the bout coming off a win over Steve Garcia at UFC Freedom 250.

The card’s co-main event pairs Sergei Pavlovich with former two-division UFC Champion Alex Pereira. This will be Pereira’s second fight at Heavyweight after he failed to win the interim title in his divisional debut against Ciryl Gane at UFC Freedom 250 in June. Pavlovich and Pereira are scheduled for a five-round fight.

The rest of the announced card includes a flyweight bout between Brandon Moreno and Charles Johnson. Joe Pyfer is booked to face Bo Nickal in a middleweight matchup. Those fights were revealed at the same announcement that confirmed the main and co-main cards for the Las Vegas show.

The BMF title is a special, symbolic UFC championship rather than a traditional divisional belt, and it stands for Baddest Motherf***er. The designation is described in the announcement as associated with fighters noted for toughness, an aggressive fighting style, and entertaining performances. Diego Lopes has previously competed for the UFC Featherweight title twice, losing to reigning champion Alexander Volkanovski.

The pay-per-view will take place on December 12, 2026, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with Oliveira vs. Lopes set to headline UFC 335.