Diego Lopes News

Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 24, 2025

Diego Lopes and Aljamain Sterling have gone back and forth on social media following a big UFC 314 announcement. Dana White recently revealed that Alexander Volkanovski and Lopes will collide for the vacant UFC Featherweight Championship on April 12 in Miami. Ilia Topuria has decided to vacate the 145-pound gold to move up to the lightweight division. While Volkanovski vs. Lopes sounds like a fun fight on paper, not everyone is on board with it.

Harry Kettle - February 22, 2025

UFC star Aljamain Sterling has given his thoughts on the upcoming bout between Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes. In the main event of UFC 314, Alexander Volkanovski will collide with Diego Lopes. The pair will meet for the UFC featherweight championship, which is set to be vacated by Ilia Topuria as he begins a pursuit for a second world title up at 155 pounds.

Josh Evanoff - February 21, 2025

Featherweight contender Diego Lopes has claimed the UFC is done with two-division champions. The Brazilian recently signed a deal to face Alexander Volkanovski in the main event of UFC 314 in April. While the bout itself has been rumored for a while, what wasn’t, is that the fight will be for the vacant featherweight title. Less than two years into his UFC journey, Diego Lopes has the possibility of becoming the 145-pound king.

Harry Kettle - February 21, 2025

UFC star Diego Lopes has reacted to getting a world title shot against former champion Alexander Volkanovski. As we know, Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes will collide at UFC 314. The pair will meet in the main event for the UFC featherweight championship, which was recently vacated by Ilia Topuria as he pursues a move to the lightweight division. As you can imagine, fans are pretty excited about this matchup.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 19, 2025

Michael Bisping has an interesting prediction for Alexander Volkanovski’s next fight. Volkanovski was last seen in the Octagon back in February 2024. Volkanovski lost the UFC Featherweight Championship to Ilia Topuria via second-round knockout. It was the second KO loss for Volkanovski in the span of four months. Fight fans are happy to see that “The Great” has taken a year off to regroup.

Harry Kettle - February 8, 2025

UFC featherweight Diego Lopes has spoken candidly about who he wants to compete against next in the division. Over the course of the last twelve months, Diego Lopes has emerged as a legitimate contender at featherweight. Following his win over Brian Ortega, many now believe he is on the verge of a title opportunity. It’s happened quickly, but nonetheless, it seems like he’s ready to step up.

Josh Evanoff - November 6, 2024

UFC featherweight Diego Lopes has opened up on a future fight against Ilia Topuria. The Brazilian has been out of the cage since a clash with Brian Ortega at UFC 306 in September. That night saw Diego Lopes hand the former featherweight title challenger a dominant decision defeat. With the victory, the rising contender earned the opportunity to be the backup for Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway the following month.

Harry Kettle - November 1, 2024

UFC star Diego Lopes has made it crystal clear that he wants the next shot at UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria. Over the course of the last few years, Diego Lopes has emerged as a real contender at featherweight. He has dusted off a parade of big names, including Brian Ortega most recently. Now, he has his eyes on the prize – the UFC featherweight championship.

Harry Kettle - October 26, 2024

UFC legend Max Holloway has given his thoughts on UFC 308 main event back-up fighter Diego Lopes. Later tonight, Max Holloway will take on Ilia Topuria as he attempts to regain the UFC featherweight championship. In the eyes of many, this is an incredibly tough fight for ‘Blessed’. With that being said, it certainly isn’t unthinkable that he could pick up the win.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - October 23, 2024

Diego Lopes isn’t opposed to colliding with Alexander Volkanovski in Sydney. Lopes has been emerging as a top contender in the featherweight division. He recently battered Brian Ortega at UFC 306 inside the Sphere in Las Vegas. He’s been so impressive that the UFC has given him a backup role if he’s needed for the 145-pound title bout this Saturday.

Curtis Calhoun - September 27, 2024

UFC featherweight contender Diego Lopes will be in Abu Dhabi to serve as the backup to Max Holloway vs. Ilia Topuria at UFC 308 next month. In a recent tweet, Lopes shared the news.

Curtis Calhoun - September 26, 2024

Former UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski has issued a response to the surging Diego Lopes’s callout for a December fight booking. Lopes defeated Volkanovski’s former rival, Brian Ortega, at UFC 306 earlier this month. After a loss to Movsar Evloev in his short-notice UFC debut, Lopes has won five straight fights and has emerged as one of the top featherweight stars.

Josh Evanoff - September 23, 2024

Former UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling believes he could face Diego Lopes next. ‘The Funk Master’ hasn’t competed since his move up to featherweight in April. At the historic UFC 300 card, Aljamain Sterling faced Calvin Kattar and wound up dominating. The former bantamweight champion secured a unanimous decision victory after 15 minutes of action. Following the win, Sterling was booked opposite Movsar Evloev for October.

Curtis Calhoun - September 18, 2024

UFC featherweight contender Diego Lopes shut down Movsar Evloev’s calls for a short-notice rematch after Aljamain Sterling’s withdrawal from UFC 307. Evloev and Sterling were scheduled to feature on the UFC 307 main card next month before Sterling announced his withdrawal due to injury. As of this writing, the UFC hasn’t named a potential replacement opponent for Evloev.

Josh Evanoff - September 16, 2024

Former UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski believes he could face Diego Lopes next. The Brazilian fighter is fresh off his return to the cage on the main card of Noche UFC on Saturday. There, Diego Lopes faced the biggest test of his career in the form of Brian Ortega. ‘T-City’ was hoping to earn a title shot with a victory, and was coming off a submission victory over Yair Rodriguez in February.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - September 15, 2024

Dana White likes what he has seen from Diego Lopes, and he might just give the rising 145-pounder a backup spot for the next UFC featherweight title fight. Lopes was in action on the main card of UFC 306. It was a big opportunity for the Lobo Gym member, as he went up against the number three-ranked featherweight Brian Ortega. There will be a huge shift when it’s time to update the rankings, as Lopes, who had been ranked number 13, defeated “T-City” via unanimous decision.

Chris Taylor - September 14, 2024

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 306 results, including the men’s featherweight bout between Brian Ortega and Diego Lopes. Ortega and Lopes were originally slated to square off at June’s UFC 303 event, but ‘T-City’ was forced out of the contest the day of the fight due to illness.

Cole Shelton - September 12, 2024

Brian Ortega wanted to fight Diego Lopes so fans could get the answer on who would emerge victorious. Ortega has seen plenty of fights get scrapped that never ended up getting rebooked. One of the biggest what-if fights of all time is Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson. So, after Ortega was pulled from his UFC 303 bout against Lopes, he knew his next fight had to be against the Brazilian.