UFC 328: Strickland Took the Belt as Van Survived Taira
Sean Strickland defeated Khamzat Chimaev by split decision in the UFC 328 main event on May 9, 2026, while flyweight champion Joshua Van stopped Tatsuro Taira in round five. The Newark card delivered two title fights and several decisive undercard results.
Two titles were on the line
Chimaev controlled the opening round with wrestling, but Strickland defended more effectively as the fight progressed. After five rounds, two judges scored the main event 48–47 for Strickland and one favored Chimaev by the same margin.
In the co-main event, Van defended his flyweight championship against Taira. Van stopped the challenger with strikes at 1:32 of round five after a closely contested title fight.
The rest of the main card included Alexander Volkov’s unanimous decision over Waldo Cortes-Acosta, Sean Brady’s unanimous decision over Joaquin Buckley, and King Green’s first-round submission of Jeremy Stephens.
A title change and a successful defense
Strickland reclaimed the middleweight title and gave Chimaev his first professional loss. Van remained champion after the fifth-round TKO.
The event took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. UFC’s official result and scorecard pages list the title outcomes and each main-card method.
The card’s headline results ranged from split and unanimous decisions to a submission and a late title-fight stoppage. The official UFC records provide the complete prelim and main-card outcomes for readers seeking every bout.
