PHOTO: Diego Lopes fractures both feet in his loss to Volkanovski at UFC 325

Diego lopes Focused during a fight in the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter/UFC

Diego lopes He experienced painful moments outside the octagon after his defeat to Alexander Volkanovsky via unanimous decision of the judges (scores 49-46, 49-46 and 50-45) at UFC 325, last Saturday (31), in Sydney, Australia. According to the Brazilian's team, the fighter suffered multiple fractures during the fight for the featherweight belt (up to 65,7 kg).

With the defeat to the Australian, the team of Diego lopes Shortly after, he showed on social media the athlete's condition, explaining that the Brazilian, who represents Mexico in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), needed to be treated in the emergency room and that he fractured both feet.

“It feels like we broke both feet (referring to the wrestler)… Some nights you’re at the after-party, other nights you’re in the emergency room. But every morning I’m grateful for the opportunity to live this life alongside my best friends,” posted Jason House, a member of the team. Diego lopes, via story on Instagram.

Diego lopes'team says he broke both his feet in the Alexander Volkanovsky fight 😬

(via @Diegolopesmma) pic.twitter.com/KRqKVv3ixn

— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) February 1, 2026

Now, in addition to dealing with the defeat, the Brazilian will need to go through a period of recovery and rehabilitation. The team of Diego lopes There has been no update yet regarding the necessary treatment period before the athlete is able to fight again.

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Check out the results of UFC 325

MAIN CARD

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Alexander Volkanovsky derrotou Diego lopes by unanimous decision of the judges (49-46, 49-46, 50-45) – Championship fight

Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Benoit Saint-Denis derrotou Dan Hooker by technical knockout (punches and elbows) at 4:45 of round 2

Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Mauricio Ruffy derrotou Raphael Fiziev by technical knockout (punches) at 4min30sec of R2

Heavy weight (up to 120,2 kg.): Tallison Teixeira derrotou Tai tuivasa by unanimous decision of the judges (28-29, 28-29, 28-29)

Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Quillan Salkilld derrotou Jamie Mullarkey by submission (rear naked choke) at 3min01sec of R1

PRELIMINARY CARD

Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Billy Elekana derrotou Junior Tafa by submission (rear naked choke) at 3min18sec of R2

Middleweight (up to 83,9 kg): Cam Rowston defeated Cody Brundage by technical knockout (punches) at 4min08sec of R2

Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Jacob Malkoun derrotou Torrez Finney by unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-26, 30-26)

Welterweight (up to 77 kg.): Jonathan Micallef derrotou Oban Elliott by submission (rear naked choke) at 3min31sec of R2

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Kaan Ofli derrotou Yi Zha by majority decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 28-28)

Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Dom Mar Fan defeated SangWook Kim by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Keiichiro Nakamura defeated Sebastian Szalay by technical knockout (knee strike) at 3:38 of round 3.

Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Lawrence Lui defeated Sulangrangbo by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)