Diego lopes celebrates historic victory UFC 300 (Photo: Instagram/@ufc)
Having a splendid moment, the featherweight (up to 65,7kg) Diego lopes You already know who your next opponent would like to face in Ultimate. The Brazilian fighter expressed his desire to have a rematch with Russian Moslar Evloev and outlined a plan to have two more fights in 2024.
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“It’s no secret to anyone. I want my rematch with him. I know I can win this fight. I, with a full camp, and he, too, think it has everything to be a better fight than the first. I have demonstrated that I am worthy of this rematch. I hope UFC officials grant my request. If you want, I'm ready to fight in International Fight Week. I fought him with five days notice, I didn't have time to train. I know what I'm capable of, that I can put on a much better fight than the first and that I can beat him. I didn't receive any blows to the face. I'm ready for any date the UFC gives me. For me, the ideal is to fight in International Fight Week to be able to fight in 'Esfera' in September”, said Diego in an interview with 'Ag. Fight'.
The premiere of Diego lopes in Ultimate was against Moslar Evloev in UFC 288, in May 2023. At the time, the Brazilian accepted the confrontation with little preparation time and, despite the defeat, delivered a tough confrontation to the top-15 featherweight and was praised by Dana White.
On the historic preliminary card UFC 300, the Brazilian faced the Nigerian Sodiq Yusuf and impressed by quickly knocking out his rival in the first round.
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