Diego Lopes didn’t capture the featherweight title at UFC 314 on Saturday but he’s not hanging his head in shame after going five rounds with arguably the greatest 145-pound fighter of all time in Alexander Volkanovski. Less than two years after making his octagon debut, Lopes stormed into his first main event and gave Volkanovski … Read more
MMA Fighting has UFC 314 results for the Volkanovski vs. Lopes fight card, live blogs for all the top fights, and more from the Kaseya Center in Miami, Fla., on Saturday night. In the main event, former UFC champion Alexander Volkanovski will try to get his title back against top contender Diego Lopes. Volkanovski has … Read more
At the UFC 314 weigh-ins, all 26 fighters on Saturday’s UFC fight card step on the scale Friday in Miami. Watch a live stream of the official weigh-ins above. In the main event, former UFC champion Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes have to weigh no more than 145 pounds for the featherweight title bout. In … Read more
He’s more than a Brazilian fighter with a different hairstyle, powerful punches and slick jiu-jitsu. Diego Lopes is the embodiment of the fighting spirit that drives people to overcome difficulties for a goal. Dream, believe and make it happen. This Saturday, Lopes enters Kaseya Center in Miami for UFC 314 representing both Brazil and Mexico, … Read more
Lerone Murphy sees a clear path to a title shot and he’s following the lead of the man fighting for the belt at UFC 314 to get there. Following a unanimous decision win over Josh Emmett in the UFC Vegas 105 main event, the undefeated British featherweight identified Brian Ortega as an ideal opponent when … Read more
Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes aren’t thinking too much about Ilia Topuria now. Wednesday night, the MMA world was shocked by the news that featherweight champion Ilia Topuria was vacating his title, and former champion Alexander Volkanovski and rising contender Diego Lopes are set to fight for the belt at UFC 314 in April in … Read more
UFC CEO Dana White announced that Ilia Topuria is vacating the UFC featherweight title, and a new champ is going to be crowned in April at UFC 314 — and that was just the beginning of the news White dropped Wednesday night on the MMA world. Following White revealing that Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes … Read more
There will be a new featherweight champion crowned at the UFC’s return to Miami. UFC CEO Dana White announced Wednesday night that Ilia Topuria has vacated his title, and former champ Alexander Volkanovski will face surging contender Diego Lopes for the belt in the main event of UFC 314 on April 12 at Kaseya Center. … Read more