Double jab! Paulo Borrachinha mocks Diego Lopes' defeat at UFC 325

Paulo borrachinha causes Diego lopesPhoto: Reproduction/UFC/X/Montage SUPER LUTAS

Paulo borrachinha, currently ranked 12th in the Ultimate middleweight division (up to 83,9 kg), provoked Diego lopesThe featherweight fighter (up to 65,7 kg), known for his aggressive style in the octagon and his fringe, He missed the opportunity to win the category's belt against Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 325., held last Saturday (31), in Sydney, Australia. Before and after the event, the man from Minas Gerais published provocative messages to the Brazilian athlete, who defends the Mexican flag in the organization.

In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Borrachinha conditioned Lopes' nationality on the outcome of the title fight. If he won, the athlete would be considered Brazilian. However, if he lost the fight against 'The Great', which happened last Saturday, the 'fringe' would be recognized as Mexican.

"If he wins, he'll be Brazilian; if he loses, he'll be Mexican," the fighter from Minas Gerais said on X, formerly Twitter, before the fight's outcome.

If he wins he is Brazilian if he loses he is Mexican pic.twitter.com/k2ligT67Pe

— Paulo Costa (@BorrachinhaMMA) February 1, 2026

With the defeat of Diego lopes to Alexander Volkanovsky, Paulo borrachinha He made a point of returning to his social media profile to declare that the athlete is Mexican, not Brazilian.

"Yes, it's confirmed that he is 100% Mexican," Borrachinha said after the fight.

Yes it's confirmed he is 100% Mexican pic.twitter.com/yAN1e7sNMf

— Paulo Costa (@BorrachinhaMMA) 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)