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UFC 328 is less than 24 hours away, with the main event fight between Khamzat Chimaev and Sean Strickland for the UFC Middleweight Championship officially on as both men made the championship weight limit, or did they?
His son's cancer scare kept him out of the cage for 13 months, an eternity for a fighter who made a habit of competing multiple times a year. Miller lost to Chase Hooper at UFC 314 in April 2025 and admitted he missed “that push, the grind of it” of all those training camps in his life without a fight to train for.
The UFC 328 card made weight, save for one fighter who keeps getting brought back despite no UFC wins in the past eight years.
UFC 328 goes down this Saturday in Newark, New Jersey, and it's easily the most stacked card of the year so far.
Lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan will be the backup fighter for Ilia Topuria vs. Justin Gaethje, the headline bout on the UFC's June 14 card at the White House.
UFC CEO Dana White confirmed during a promotional press conference Friday at Prudential Center that Tsarukyan (23-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) is the official backup fighter for the June 14 main event between lightweight champion Ilia Topuria and challenger Justin Gaethje. The event takes place at the White House ahead of the United States' 250th celebration.
Watch the entire UFC Freedom 250 card have their first faceoffs before the historic White House event on June 14.