Diego lopes He may be about to seize a great opportunity in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Fueled by a big win No. UFC White HouseIn the fight held on June 14th, the Brazilian is still dealing with two recent defeats to the featherweight champion (up to 65,7 kg). Alexander VolkanovskyAccording to the fighter himself, the results temporarily distance him from a title fight in the category. Seeking new horizons, 'Franja' sees a possible move to the lightweight division (up to 70,3 kg) as a chance to turn things around, and already has potential targets in mind.
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In a post on Instagram stories, Diego lopes appeared watching the duel between Charles of the Bronx e Arman Tsarukyan, carried out in UFC 300, defeated by the Armenian. In the caption, the Brazilian used only 'eye emojis', raising doubts about a possible interest in facing one of the athletes should he confirm his promotion to a higher weight class.
Diego lopes vs Charles Oliveira for BMF confirmed. Diego in the lab watching film 🔬 pic.twitter.com/Zxx8kamsET
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Diego Lopes identifies the only rival that would make him postpone his category change.
Diego lopes It makes it clear that, as long as Volkanovski remains champion, he will hardly have another opportunity to fight for the featherweight title. Therefore, the trend is that the Brazilian will move to the lightweight division. However, in an interview with MMA Fighting, the fighter revealed that he would make an exception: if the UFC offered him a fight against... Yair RodriguezHe would postpone the move to resolve the rivalry with the Mexican.
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