Diego Lopes breaks his silence after UFC 325 and sends a message to Alexander Volkanovski.

Diego lopes Behind the scenes at the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC

Diego lopes, that He missed the opportunity to win the featherweight title (up to 65,7 kg) in a fight against Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 325.Last Saturday (31), in Sydney, Australia, he sent a message to 'The Great'. The Brazilian, who defends the Mexican flag in the Ultimate, didn't want to hear any excuses.

In a post via X, formerly Twitter, Lopes made a point of leaving a message for the current champion of the category. The Brazilian thanked him for the opportunity to fight for the belt again against the Australian and also acknowledged the greatness of his opponent.

"No excuses, you are 'The Great'" Alexander Volkanovsky "For one reason, thank you for the fight," he said. Diego lopes via X, formerly Twitter.

No excuses, you're “the great” @alexvolkanovski for a reason, thanks for the fight 🤝

— Diego lopes 🇧🇷🇲🇽 (@Diegolopesmma) February 1, 2026

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Check out the results of UFC 325

MAIN CARD

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Alexander Volkanovsky derrotou Diego lopes by unanimous decision of the judges (49-46, 49-46, 50-45) – Championship fight

Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Benoit Saint-Denis derrotou Dan Hooker by technical knockout (punches and elbows) at 4:45 of round 2

Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Mauricio Ruffy derrotou Raphael Fiziev by technical knockout (punches) at 4min30sec of R2

Heavy weight (up to 120,2 kg.): Tallison Teixeira derrotou Tai tuivasa by unanimous decision of the judges (28-29, 28-29, 28-29)

Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Quillan Salkilld derrotou Jamie Mullarkey by submission (rear naked choke) at 3min01sec of R1

PRELIMINARY CARD

Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Billy Elekana derrotou Junior Tafa by submission (rear naked choke) at 3min18sec of R2

Middleweight (up to 83,9 kg): Cam Rowston defeated Cody Brundage by technical knockout (punches) at 4min08sec of R2

Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Jacob Malkoun derrotou Torrez Finney by unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-26, 30-26)

Welterweight (up to 77 kg.): Jonathan Micallef derrotou Oban Elliott by submission (rear naked choke) at 3min31sec of R2

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Kaan Ofli derrotou Yi Zha by majority decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 28-28)

Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Dom Mar Fan defeated SangWook Kim by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Keiichiro Nakamura defeated Sebastian Szalay by technical knockout (knee strike) at 3:38 of round 3.

Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Lawrence Lui defeated Sulangrangbo by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)