Diego lopes in victory over Brian ortega (Photo: Instagram/UFC)
Previously seen as one of the most promising athletes today in the featherweight division (up to 65,7 kg), Diego lopes definitively changed the label from promise to reality by dominating the former belt challenger Brian ortega on the main card of UFC 306, last Saturday (14). The victory gave the Brazilian a huge leap in ranking of the category with a place in the top 3.
before facing Brian ortega, Diego lopes He was ranked 13th in the featherweight rankings. In an update released in the early hours of Tuesday (17), the Brazilian gained an incredible ten positions and took third place. A victim of Diego, Ortega lost two places and took fifth place.
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Above Diego are only Max Holloway, Alexander Volkanovsky and the champion Ilia Topuria. On October 27, Topuria defends the belt against Holloway in the main fight of UFC 308, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Diego lopes seeks to become only the second Brazilian featherweight champion in UFC history. The first was José Aldo, considered by many to be the greatest name of all time in the division.
UFC featherweight rankings:
Champion – Ilia Topuria
1 - Alexander Volkanovsky
2 - Max Holloway
3 - Diego lopes (+10)
4 - Yair Rodriguez
5 - Brian ortega (-2)
6 - Movsar Evloev
7 - arnold allen (-1)
8 - Josh Emmett (-1)
9 - aljamain sterling (-1)
10 - Calvin kattar (-1)
11 - Giga Chikadze (-1)
12 - Lerone murphy (-1)
13 - Bryce mitchell (-1)
14 - Dan Ige
15 - Edson Barboza
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