Double jab! Paulo Borrachinha mocks Diego Lopes' defeat at UFC 325

Paulo Borrachinha provokes Diego Lopes . Photo: Reproduction/UFC/X/Montage SUPER LUTAS

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Paulo Borrachinha , currently ranked 12th in the Ultimate's middleweight division (up to 83,9 kg), provoked Diego Lopes . The featherweight fighter (up to 65,7 kg), known for his aggressive style in the octagon and his fringe, lost the opportunity to win the category's belt against Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 325 , held last Saturday (31), in Sydney, Australia. Before and after the event, the Minas Gerais native published provocative messages to the Brazilian athlete, who represents Mexico in the organization.

In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Borrachinha conditioned Lopes' nationality on the outcome of the title fight. If he won, the athlete would be considered Brazilian. However, if he lost the fight against 'The Great', which happened last Saturday, the 'fringe' would be recognized as Mexican.

"If he wins, he'll be Brazilian; if he loses, he'll be Mexican," the fighter from Minas Gerais said on X, formerly Twitter, before the fight's outcome.

If he wins he is Brazilian if he loses he is Mexican pic.twitter.com/k2ligT67Pe

— Paulo Costa (@BorrachinhaMMA) February 1, 2026

Following Diego Lopes ' defeat to Alexander Volkanovski , Paulo Borrachinha made a point of returning to his social media profile to declare that the athlete is Mexican, not Brazilian.

"Yes, it's confirmed that he is 100% Mexican," Borrachinha said after the fight.

Yes it's confirmed he is 100% Mexican pic.twitter.com/yAN1e7sNMf

— Paulo Costa (@BorrachinhaMMA) February 1, 2026

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MAIN CARD

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Alexander Volkanovski defeated Diego Lopes by unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 50-45) – Title fight

Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Benoit Saint Denis defeated Dan Hooker by technical knockout (punches and elbows) at 4:45 of round 2.

Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Mauricio Ruffy defeated Rafael Fiziev by technical knockout (punches) at 4:30 of round 2.

Heavyweight (up to 120,2 kg): Tallison Teixeira defeated Tai Tuivasa by unanimous decision (28-29, 28-29, 28-29)

Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Quillan Salkilld defeated Jamie Mullarkey by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:01 of Round 1.

PRELIMINARY CARD

Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Billy Elekana defeated Junior Tafa by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:18 of round 2.

Middleweight (up to 83,9 kg): Cam Rowston defeated Cody Brundage by technical knockout (punches) at 4:08 of round 2.

Middleweight (up to 83,9 kg): Jacob Malkoun defeated Torrez Finney by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-26)

Welterweight (up to 77 kg): Jonathan Micallef defeated Oban Elliott by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:31 of round 2.

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Kaan Ofli defeated Yi Zha by majority decision (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)

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