If all goes as deliberate, Diego Lopes
received’t be wanted on Oct. 26.
Nonetheless, it’s at all times good to have a contingency in place, which is
why Lopes will function the backup fighter for the UFC 308
featherweight title conflict between Ilia
Topuria and Max
Holloway. Lopes introduced the function late final month, which suggests he
will weigh in forward of the occasion together with Topuria and
Holloway.
Lopes does have an opponent choice if he have been known as upon to
step in for the UFC 308 foremost occasion.
“I undoubtedly would quite battle with Ilia for the undisputed
title. That may be superb. We’ve additionally actually analyzed
all the things. We’ve sat down to investigate each fighters. Folks would possibly
take this the incorrect manner and say, ‘No, I don’t imagine him,’ however I
suppose for me, a battle towards Topuria could be a greater matchup for
my fashion,” Lopes not too long ago advised MMAjunkie.com.
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“It’s a battle that fits me. Towards Max, it’s a battle the place we
should mount a extra complicated technique with no errors. With Topuria,
as properly, I’m not saying no, however I believe towards him issues could be
extra favorable as a result of I wish to trade and conflict, and I hit
arduous. I’m able to knocking out folks. And since Ilia throws
with all the things and I throw with all the things, we will say it’s a
shootout and let’s see who falls first. So the battle towards Ilia
undoubtedly fits extra my fashion.”
Lopes has received 5 straight UFC bouts since falling to Movsar
Evloev in his short-notice Octagon debut in Could 2023. The
Lobo Health club MMA product earned his most vital victory to
date at UFC
306, when he took a clear-cut unanimous resolution over two-time
featherweight title challenger Brian
Ortega at The Sphere in Las Vegas on Sept. 14.
