UFC 328 went down overnight on May 10 in Newark, New Jersey, topped by a middleweight title fight between Khamzat Chimaev and Sean Strickland.
UFC 328 delivered a division-shifting night on May 10 in Newark, New Jersey, with Sean Strickland edging Khamzat Chimaev in the main event to leave with the middleweight belt. Earlier on the card, former Bellator standout Yaroslav Amosov added another statement win, giving the event a second major storyline beyond the title change.
For Strickland, the result puts him right back at the center of one of the UFC’s most crowded divisions. A win over Chimaev doesn’t just restore his status — it reshapes the title picture and opens the door to another run against the top contenders at 185 pounds. For Chimaev, the loss cools some of the aura that made him one of the promotion’s most heavily discussed stars in the U.S., where fans and media have long viewed him as a potential wrecking machine if he could stay active and healthy.
Newark has become a reliable UFC market, and the crowd was given a card with real stakes from top to bottom. Amosov’s submission victory at welterweight was one of the most meaningful undercard results, especially in a division that is always looking for fresh challengers with name value and high-level grappling credentials.
Preliminary card results:
Flyweight: Jose Ochoa def. Clayton Carpenter by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27);
Middleweight: Baysangur Susurkaev def. Jorden Santos by submission, Round 3;
Featherweight: Pat Sabatini def. William Gomis by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28);
Middleweight: Roman Kopylov def. Marco Tulio by unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28);
Lightweight: Jim Miller def. Jared Gordon by submission, Round 1;
Lightweight: Grant Dawson def. Mateusz Rebecki by submission, Round 2;
Welterweight: Yaroslav Amosov def. Joel Alvarez by submission, Round 2;
Middleweight: Ateba Gautier def. Osman Diaz by TKO, Round 2.
Main card results:
Lightweight: King Green def. Jeremy Stephens by submission, Round 1;
Welterweight: Sean Brady def. Joaquin Buckley by unanimous decision (30–25, 30–25, 30–27);
Heavyweight: Alexander Volkov def. Waldo Cortes-Acosta by unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28);
Flyweight title fight: Joshua Van (champion) def. Tatsuro Taira by TKO, Round 5;
Middleweight title fight: Sean Strickland (new champion) def. Khamzat Chimaev by split decision (47–48, 48–47, 48–47).
The biggest takeaway is simple: Strickland is champion again, Chimaev now faces real questions at the elite level, and Amosov may have positioned himself as a name to watch in the UFC’s next wave of contenders.
