{"id":36801,"date":"2026-02-18T00:01:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T00:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/UFC-326-update-Lightweight-veterans-added-to-March-7-card-in-Las-Vegas-200163"},"modified":"2026-02-18T00:01:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T00:01:20","slug":"ufc-326-update-lightweight-veterans-added-to-march-7-card-in-las-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/ufc-326-update-lightweight-veterans-added-to-march-7-card-in-las-vegas\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 326 update: Lightweight veterans added to March 7 card in Las Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <center><!--PICTURE R--><\/p>\n<div class=\"pointer\">\n<center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ufc-326-update-lightweight-veterans-added-to-march-7-card-in-las-vegas.jpg\" width=\"640\" class=\"Picture\"\/><\/center>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p><b>Drew<br \/>\nDober. | Getty\/UFC<\/b><\/p>\n<p><!--\/PICTURE R--><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/events\/UFC-326-Holloway-vs-Oliveira-2-110782\"><br \/>\nUFC 326<\/a> card has received a boost in the form of two<br \/>\nlong-tenured lightweights.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Drew-Dober-23982\">Drew<br \/>\nDober<\/a> and <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Michael-Johnson-68788\">Michael<br \/>\nJohnson<\/a> will meet in a 155-pound contest on March 7 at the<br \/>\nT-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Dober confirmed the booking on social<br \/>\nmedia following an initial report from <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/ufc\/2026\/02\/17\/ufc-326-drew-dober-vs-michael-johsnon-fight-card\/88727060007\/\">MMAjunkie.com<\/a>. UFC 326 is headlined by a BMF<br \/>\ntitle tilt between <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Max-Holloway-38671\">Max<br \/>\nHolloway<\/a> and <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Charles-Oliveira-30300\">Charles<br \/>\nOliveira<\/a>. The event airs in its entirety on Paramount+.<\/p>\n<h2>Experience Counts<\/h2>\n<p>Dober snapped a three-bout skid in his last outing when he scored a<br \/>\nthird-round TKO of <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Kyle-Prepolec-80613\">Kyle<br \/>\nPrepolec<\/a> at UFC Vancouver this past October. The 37-year-old<br \/>\nNebraska native is tied for eighth on the promotion\u2019s all-time<br \/>\nknockout list with eight. He owns notable wins over the likes of<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Jamie-Varner-7168\">Jamie<br \/>\nVarner<\/a>, <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Joshua-Burkman-10003\">Joshua<br \/>\nBurkman<\/a>, <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Nasrat-Haqparast-122581\">Nasrat<br \/>\nHaqparast<\/a>, <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Alexander-Hernandez-97669\">Alexander<br \/>\nHernandez<\/a>, <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Terrance-McKinney-232591\">Terrance<br \/>\nMcKinney<\/a> and <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Bobby-Green-27953\">Bobby Green<\/a>.<br \/>\nDober is 14-11 in the Octagon since making his debut in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson, meanwhile, is in the midst of a three-fight winning streak<br \/>\nafter earning successive triumphs over <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Darrius-Flowers-191363\">Darrius<br \/>\nFlowers<\/a>, <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Ottman-Azaitar-173073\">Ottman<br \/>\nAzaitar<\/a> and <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Daniel-Zellhuber-238903\">Daniel<br \/>\nZellhuber<\/a>. \u201cThe Menace\u201d was scheduled to face Hernandez at UFC<br \/>\n324, but the fight was canceled on the day of the event due to<br \/>\nirregular betting patterns. \u201cThe Ultimate Fighter 12\u201d finalist is<br \/>\n16-15 over the course of a promotional tenure that began in<br \/>\nDecember 2010. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drew Dober. | Getty\/UFC The UFC 326 card has received a boost in the form of two long-tenured lightweights. Drew Dober and Michael Johnson will meet in a 155-pound contest on March 7 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Dober confirmed the booking on social media following an initial report from MMAjunkie.com. 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