Diego lopes a week of fighting in UFC 303. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
Towards the most important duel of his career, Diego lopes shows that he has another concern besides facing Brian ortega on September 14th, at UFC 306. Present at the same event as your training partner Alexa grasso, the athlete admitted the risk of not being able to maintain the tradition of being present in the corner of the current champion, who will face Valentina Schevchenko.
“We talked a lot about it, about how we’re going to deal with it, because I’ve been by her side since she moved up to 56,6 pounds, we work together, we help each other, I teach her and learn from her, but we have no idea what we’re going to do. I’m going to fight my fight, and then Alexa comes. We know how we come out of a fight, especially knowing how tough Ortega is. It could be a war and we could both come out badly. But I’m focused. It’s an extra motivation to do well in this fight, to win quickly and run to the locker room, change clothes and be in Alexa’s corner,” Lopes told MMA fighting.
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In a great moment in the organization, Diego celebrated the presence of his partners in the event that Dana White calls 'the biggest of all time'.
“I prefer to fight earlier. I even told the guys that I would have no problem with it being the first fight of the night, or two or three fights before (Grasso), so that I can be there with her. But our position on the card shows the great work we are doing. And we will also have our teammate Irene aldana on the card. It’s great for our team to have three fighters on one of the most spectacular and well-produced cards in the UFC,” he concluded.
Alexa grasso is a training partner of Diego lopes. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
Escalated to face Brian ortega He is expected to become the next challenger for the belt if he beats the American on September 14. The favorite among bookmakers, the Brazilian could become third place in the featherweight division (up to 65.7 kg) if he beats the veteran next.
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