Diego Lopes sends a message to Alexander Volkanovski before UFC 325: 'If you pressure me, I'll knock you out'

Diego lopes Focused before fighting in the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC

Diego lopes He delivered the message. The Brazilian imagines that Alexander VolkanovskyThe current featherweight champion (up to 65,7 kg) of the company will enter the rematch with great confidence, but he warned him that if he comes at him, he will be knocked out. They will face each other at UFC 325 on January 31st in Sydney, Australia.

Diego lopes, who represents Mexico in the UFC, believes that Alexander Volkanovsky He will come in confident because Volkanovski absorbed Lopes' best punches and outperformed him in the striking exchanges during their fight for the vacant featherweight title at... UFC 314, in April 2025.

Since then, Diego lopes recovered with a knockout by spinning elbow strike over Jean Silva, guaranteeing a rematch in the main event of UFC 325On January 31st, Diego, a natural finisher, stated that if Volkanovski thinks that pressuring him even more is the key, he's making a grave mistake.

“I think he (Volkanovski) is also more confident because I landed some strong blows on him. He knows I have a powerful punch, but even so, he stayed in the fight. Now he's more confident, but I think that will be a small mistake on his part, because if he tries to pressure me more, I'll knock him out. I'm fighting in enemy territory, so I need to finish this fight with a submission or a knockout. That's my goal,” he said. Diego lopes in an interview with 'Fox Sports Australia'.

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Diego Lopes recalls mistakes in defeat to Alexander Volkanovski.

Stare of Alexander Volkanovsky (left) and Diego lopes (dir.) before the UFC 314. Photo: Reproduction Instagram/UFC

Diego Lopes stated that he too was a victim of overconfidence before his first fight.The Brazilian admitted that he wasn't as focused as he could have been during his preparation and during the match.

“I learned a lot. When I fought (Alexander) Volk in April, I was a little arrogant. I had five wins in a row. I thought I didn't need to correct much in my training. I thought everything was fine. But after the fight, I saw that many things weren't good in my training.”

"So, after that fight, I corrected a lot of things. Now I feel much better. I dedicated more time to training, both for myself and for my team, without distractions, without people coming to the gym asking for things, photos, videos," the Brazilian explained in an interview.