Diego lopes landed in Abu Dhabi with the mission of being the 'joker' of the UFC 308, an event held next Saturday (26). The Brazilian is in excellent physical shape and ready to enter into action if it is necessary to replace one of the protagonists of the main fight, among Ilia Topuria ou Max Holloway. The fight is valid for the featherweight belt (up to 65,7 kg).
Lopes is seeking 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.
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At 29, Diego lopes currently occupies third place in the featherweight rankings, behind the two involved in the title dispute. UFC 308 and the former champion Alexander Volkanovsky. The Brazilian reached his current position after defeating the former title challenger Brian ortega on the main card of UFC 303, held on September 14th at 'Esfera'.
In his career, he has a record of 26 positive results and six negative ones. In addition to Ortega, the fighter has already beaten names such as Sodiq Yussuff and Dan Ige in his career in the UFC.
Diego Lopes arrives in Abu Dhabi to be a 'wild card' in case of an unforeseen event at UFC 308; understand
Diego lopes has arrived in Abu Dhabi for #UFC308 and is in great shape
Lopes is the backup fighter for Ilia Topuria vs Max Holloway
IG / @Diegolopesmma #UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/Qj5mWaXhY7
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) October 21, 2024
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