Diego Lopes identifies a weakness in Volkanovski's defense and sends a message: 'I'm going to turn things around'

Diego Lopes in defeat to Alexander Volkanovski (Photo: Instagram/UFC Canada)

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On the eve of one of the biggest challenges of his career, Diego Lopes already sees ways to surprise Alexander Volkanovski . The Brazilian, who represents Mexico in the Ultimate, will have a rematch against the Australian for the featherweight title (up to 65,7 kg) at UFC 325, this Saturday (31), in Sydney, Australia. Lopes believes that the champion's attitude can be decisive in "turning the key" at the right moment in the fight.

In an interview with the 'UFC Brasil' channel, the athlete analyzed the champion's style and pointed out that if Volkanovski tries to finish the fight quickly, it could end up creating an opportunity for him to change the course of the fight and gain an advantage to win the belt.

“If he ( Alexander Volkanovski ) comes in with the desire to finish the fight as quickly as possible, I think that’s where I can take advantage of the moment and turn the tide in my favor,” Diego Lopes told the UFC channel.

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Coming off a victory against Jean Silva by technical knockout in the second round of Noche UFC in September 2025, Diego Lopes fights for the featherweight title for the second time. The Brazilian is confident while Volkanovski wants to extend his second era as champion of the division. Check out the UFC 325 fight card below (subject to change).

UFC 325 fight schedule

MAIN CARD

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes – Title fight

Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Dan Hooker vs. Benoit Saint Denis

Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Rafael Fiziev vs. Mauricio Ruffy

Heavyweight (up to 120,2 kg): Tai Tuivasa vs. Tallison Teixeira

Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Quillan Salkilld x Jamie Mullarkey

PRELIMINARY CARD

Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Junior Tafa vs. Billy Elekana

Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Cam Rowston x Cody Brundage

Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Jacob Malkoun x Torrez Finney

Welterweight (up to 77 kg): Jonathan Micallef vs. Oban Elliott

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Kaan Ofli x Yi Zha

Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): SangWook Kim x Dom Mar Fan

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Keiichiro Nakamura vs. Sebastian Szalay

Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Sulangrangbo x Lawrence Lui

Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Aaron Tau vs. Namsrai Batbayar

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