With lower than a month to go, the UFC 328 card has misplaced a key combat 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 in opposition to former titleholder Sean Strickland.
Within the co-main occasion, flyweight titleholder Joshua Van may also put his belt on the road for the primary time in opposition to Tatsuro Taira.
On Saturday morning, former mild heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz revealed that he has been pressured out of his scheduled rematch in opposition to Bogdan Guskov at UFC 328 because of an harm 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 an ungainly place and taking a kick to the knee throughout sparring.
“Don’t rely your chickens earlier than they hatch. I used to be imagined to be within the States subsequent week, however plans needed to change. I’m past pissed. Final spherical of sparring, fallacious place, and a kick to the knee. Torn meniscus. The plan and aim had been clear, so the frustration is big. However this isn’t the tip! 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 in opposition to 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 will probably 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, along with his most up-to-date loss coming in opposition to 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 combat card:
Major 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
