Diego Lopes is one win away from reaching his dream.
In a blockbuster announcement made by UFC CEO Dana White on Wednesday, featherweight titleholder Ilia Topuria has vacated his belt in favor of a transfer to light-weight the place he’ll inevitably problem that division’s prime canine, Islam Makhachev.
Consequently, UFC 314 will see a brand new featherweight champion topped when ex-titleholder Alexander Volkanovksi returns to the Octagon for a conflict with Lopes contained in the Kaseya Heart in Miami, Florida.
“I have worked like no one else in recent years, I have accepted challenges and dares that the UFC has put in front of me, I have said yes in every situation, even when it was not favorable for me.” Lopes wrote on X. “In less than 2 years within the UFC I will have my opportunity for the title. I will not fail. Dream, believe and make it happen.”
Diego Lopes rides into UFC 314 on a five-fight win streak
Lopes goes into his first UFC title combat driving a five-fight win streak contained in the Octaton, his most up-to-date victory coming towards Brian Ortega in September. Earlier than that, he racked up a sequence of spectacular showings towards Gavin Tucker, Pat Sabatini, Sodiq Yusuff, and Dan Ige.
As for Volkanovski, this will probably be his first time competing since struggling a pair of brutal back-to-back knockouts final 12 months towards Topuria and Makhachev—the 2 males rumored to combat for the light-weight strap as early as Worldwide Combat Week.
