Charles Oliveira's opponent predicts Diego Lopes will lose at UFC 325; check it out.

Diego Lopes cries in despair after UFC 314. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram/Team Iridium

Current BMF title holder and next opponent of Charles do Bronx at UFC 326, in a duel valid for the lightweight category (up to 70,3 kg.), Max Holloway does not fail to observe the progress of his old territory in the featherweight division (up to 65,7 kg.). With the rematch between Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes this Saturday (31), the Blessed One made sure to give his prediction for the confrontation, and it is not positive for the Brazilian.

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In his video analysis of the fight posted on YouTube, Holloway was candid in admitting that he sees the Australian as the favorite. Without going into technical or tactical details, the Hawaiian highlighted his rival's years in the octagon as a positive factor for the rematch with "Franja" (Holloay's nickname).

“I feel like Alex has something that we don’t know about, because he’s been saying around that he’s going to make this fight look really easy. In the end, I can’t bet against Alex. I’m more inclined to bet on Alex because of his overall experience,” said the Blessed One, who has shared the octagon with Volkanovski on three occasions and was defeated in all of them.

“I can't pick against Alex ” – Max Holloway picks Alexander Volkanovski to beat Diego Lopes at #UFC325

"I feel like Alex has something that we don't know because Alex's been going around and saying that he's gonna make this fight look super easy. At the end of the day, I can't… pic.twitter.com/6t8el4S47q

— Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA) January 29, 2026

Volkanovski beat Diego Lopes at UFC 314

Alexander Volkanovski (right) in victory over Diego Lopes (left) at UFC 314. Photo: Reproduction/UFC

Indeed, the current featherweight king (up to 65,7 kg) is used to competing against the best in the world. Besides the trilogy with Holloway, he has faced names like Islam Makhachev , José Aldo , and Yair Rodriguez . In total, "The Great One" has seven wins in title fights in the world's biggest MMA event, in addition to five title defenses. In one of those victories, he regained the division's crown against Franja himself, in April of last year.

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