UFC 330 adds more bouts, with major welterweight and strawweight matchups now on the card in Philadelphia

UFC 330 is getting bigger. The organization has added several new fights to its already high-profile lineup for Aug. 15 in Philadelphia, according to reports published Tuesday, with the update specifically highlighting additional action in the welterweight and women’s strawweight divisions.

UFC 330’s date and location are set for Philadelphia’s Xfinity Mobile Arena, and the latest card expansion reflects the promotion’s ongoing effort to round out a full evening rather than a top-heavy card. While the added-bout report does not, in the available coverage, spell out every pairing, it frames the additions as meaningful additions to two weight classes that have been central to UFC storylines in recent years.

The top end of UFC 330 already carried major stakes before the most recent updates. In advance coverage of the event, Forbes reported that Islam Makhachev will headline a welterweight title fight against Ian Machado Garry, positioning the matchup as a championship centerpiece for the Aug. 15 card.

Forbes also reported that the co-main event is another title attraction, with Mackenzie Dern defending her strawweight belt against Gillian Robertson. With the promotion now adding more strawweight competition underneath a title fight, the division’s weekend arc in Philadelphia looks increasingly full, giving fighters in that bracket more ways to influence the pecking order.

The welterweight picture has its own urgency. Garry enters as a high-profile challenger in the reported matchup, and additional welterweight bouts added to the card can matter beyond their own results, since UFC card-building often gives rising contenders a clearer path to alignment with future title contention.

The betting-odds coverage in the research context also underscores how dominant the spotlight is on the main event title fight. Forbes described Makhachev as a significant favorite when odds were first published, illustrating how the market viewed the championship matchup even before the latest card expansion.

Still, the July 2 card-update reporting is best viewed as a confirmation that UFC 330’s undercard is continuing to take shape rather than a detailed blueprint of every bout. Fans should expect UFC to release the finalized pairing list, including bout-by-bout opponents and order of events, as ticketing and promotional materials progress toward the mid-August event date.

What to watch next is the complete official fight-card announcement, including the specific identities of the newly added welterweight and strawweight opponents, and how those matchups set up the division’s next wave of contenders leading into the 2026 championship stretch.