With lower than a month to go, the UFC 328 card has misplaced a key struggle from its lineup.
The UFC’s fifth numbered occasion of 2026 is ready for Could 9 on the Prudential Middle in Newark, New Jersey. The cardboard is scheduled to characteristic a championship double-header, headlined by a middleweight title bout with the reigning champion making his first protection towards former titleholder Sean Strickland.
Within the co-main occasion, flyweight titleholder Joshua Van can even put his belt on the road for the primary time towards Tatsuro Taira.
On Saturday morning, former mild heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz revealed that he has been pressured out of his scheduled rematch towards Bogdan Guskov at UFC 328 on account of an damage sustained throughout coaching camp. The 43-year-old Polish veteran took to social media to disclose he suffered a torn meniscus after being caught in a clumsy place and taking a kick to the knee throughout sparring.
“Don’t rely your chickens earlier than they hatch. I used to be speculated to be within the States subsequent week, however plans needed to change. I’m past pissed. Final spherical of sparring, unsuitable place, and a kick to the knee. Torn meniscus. The plan and purpose have been clear, so the frustration is big. However this isn’t the top! I’m already engaged on getting again as quickly as doable. Coming again to complete issues by myself phrases,” Blachowicz wrote on Instagram.
Blachowicz was coming into UFC 328 off a majority draw against Guskov at UFC 323 in December 2025. Previous to that, he had suffered back-to-back losses to Carlos Ulberg and Alex Pereira. He presently holds knowledgeable file of 29-11-2, together with a 12-8-2 run within the UFC.
As of now, there’s no official affirmation on whether or not the rematch might be rescheduled for a later date or if Guskov will face a short-notice substitute at UFC 328. “Hitman” presently holds a 4-1-1 file within the UFC, together with his most up-to-date loss coming towards Volkan Oezdemir in September 2023.
What Does UFC 328 Battle Card Look Like After This Shake-Up?
Right here’s a take a look at the present UFC 328 struggle card:
Principal Card
- Khamzat Chimaev(c) vs. Sean Strickland – middleweight title
- Joshua Van(c) vs. Tatsuro Taira – flyweight title
- Alexander Volkov vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta – heavyweight
- Sean Brady vs. Joaquin Buckley – welterweight
- King Inexperienced vs. Jeremy Stephens – light-weight
Prelims
- Ateba Gautier vs. Ozzy Diaz – middleweight
- Grant Dawson vs. Mateusz Rębecki – light-weight
- Joel Alvarez vs. Yaroslav Amosov – welterweight
Early Prelims
- Roman Kopylov vs. Marco Tulio – middleweight
- Baisangur Susurkaev vs. Djorden Santos – middleweight
- Clayton Carpenter vs. Jose Ochoa – flyweight
- Pat Sabatini vs. William Gomis – featherweight
- Jim Miller vs. Jared Gordon – light-weight
