Philadelphia’s UFC 330 is starting to take shape.
On Friday, UFC officials announced four fights set to take place as part of the numbered event on August 15, 2026. Those bouts include the likes of Geoff Neal (16-8), facing Chidi Njokuani (25-12, 1NC) in a welterweight contest, and Vicente Luque (24-12-1), who will fight Tresean Gore (6-4) at middleweight.
The remaining two additions to the UFC 330 card at the Xfinity Mobile Arena see Jeremiah Wells (13-4-1) fighting at home against Myktybek Orolbai (16-2-1), and another Pennsylvania native, Dustin Stoltzfus (16-8), going up against Mansur Abdul-Malik (9-1-1).
Luque made the move up to middleweight in his last fight, submitting Kelvin Gastelum back in April. That snapped a two-fight skid for the UFC veteran, who had long called 170lbs home. Gore, meanwhile, is getting a big step up in competition, with the TUF alum going 3-4 to start his UFC career.
Njokuani, younger brother of former UFC star Anthony Njokuani, will look to snap a two-fight skid against Neal in welterweight action. Chidi “Bang Bang” has been here before, bouncing back from a three-fight losing streak inside the octagon in 2022-23. Neal has likewise lost two straight, and three of his last four.
UFC 330 is headlined by Islam Makhachev looking to defend his welterweight championship against Ian Machado Garry, while Gillian Robertson challenges Mackenzie Dern for strawweight gold in the co-main event. The card currently features these reported match-ups:
- Islam Makhachev (c) vs. Ian Machado Garry – for the UFC welterweight championship
- Mackenzie Dern (c) vs. Gillian Robertson – for the UFC women’s strawweight championship
- Edson Barboza vs. Esteban Ribovics
- Erin Blanchfield vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius
- Vicente Luque vs. Tresean Gore
- Dustin Stoltzfus vs. Mansur Abdul-Malik
- Myktybek Orolbai vs. Jeremiah Wells
- Geoff Neal vs. Chidi Njokuani
