Former welterweight champion Della Maddalena (18-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) is set to return after losing the belt to Islam Makhachev in November when he takes on surging contender Prates (23-7 MMA, 6-1 UFC) in a five-round bout on May 2 at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia.

UFC 326 will take place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday 7 March. The early prelims will begin at 10pm GMT (2pm PT / 4pm CT / 5pm ET), with the regular prelims following at 12am GMT on Sunday (4pm PT / 6pm CT / 7pm ET on Saturday). The main card then starts at 2am GMT on Sunday (6pm PT / 8pm CT / 9pm ET on Saturday).

For all of the hype following Anthony "Fluffy" Hernandez into Saturday's UFC Fight Night main event in Houston, former middleweight champion Sean Strickland reminded him that there are levels to this game.

Manel Kape has offered to fight Joshua Van at UFC 326 after the UFC flyweight champion recently complained about not having a fight booked.