Diego Lopes makes weight and confirms fight in the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/X/diegolopesmma
Diego Lopes showed why he's known as 'El Brabo' inside the octagon. The Brazilian, scheduled to face Steve Garcia in a featherweight bout (up to 65,7 kg) at UFC Casa Branca , drew attention at the official weigh-in by stepping on the scale twice. Besides confirming his fight in the category, he also weighed in for the lightweight division (up to 70,3 kg), positioning himself as a possible reserve for the main event.
In a video published by UFC Brazil, Diego Lopes explained that the decision stemmed from his constant willingness to seek challenges. After it was confirmed that Arman Tsarukyan would not participate in the event, his team contacted the organization to offer themselves as a backup option.
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“The guys already know what I'm like, I always like challenges, and when we found out that Arman wasn't coming, we asked Hunter: 'Can we offer to be the backup?' He said: 'Oh, sure, if you want to weigh in twice, there's no problem.' So we ended up weighing in twice, hydrating, and hitting the weight at 65,7kg, let's fight! And now we're going, we also weighed in at 70,3kg and we're ready for anything that happens, we'll be there,” said Diego Lopes.
Ready for anything! 💪
Today @DiegoLopesMMA made weight for his fight, and also to be a reserve fighter for the main event of #UFCWhiteHouse ! ⚖️
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See photos of how UFC White House will work.
UFC octagon set up with the White House in the background. Photo: Reproduction / Twitter @ufc
UFC Fan Fest set up on the White House lawn. Photo: Reproduction / Twitter @ufc
UFC White House
UFC White House , also known as UFC Freedom 250 , will take place on June 14th at the official residence of the US president in Washington, D.C. Unlike usual, the event will be held on a Sunday, Donald Trump's birthday.
In the main event of UFC Casa Branca , Spaniard Ilia Topuria defends his lightweight title (up to 70,3 kg) against the interim title holder, American Justin Gaethje.
Alex Poatan in the spotlight
Alex Poatan will be a featured athlete at UFC Casa Branca . Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC
Brazil will be represented at UFC Casa Branca . In the co-main event, Alex Poatan attempts an unprecedented feat. The former middleweight (up to 83,9 kg) and light heavyweight (up to 93 kg) champion is seeking the interim heavyweight (up to 120 kg) title against Frenchman Ciryl Gane.
Besides Poatan, Mauricio Ruffy and Diego Lopes are the other Brazilian athletes on the card. They face Michael Chandler and Steve Garcia , respectively.
UFC White House fight schedule
Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Ilia Topuria vs. Justin Gaethje – Title fight
Heavyweight (up to 120 kg): Alex Poatan vs. Ciryl Gane – Interim title fight
Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Sean O'Malley vs. Aiemann Zahabi
Heavyweight (up to 120 kg): Josh Hokit vs. Derrick Lewis
Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Michael Chandler vs. Mauricio Ruffy
Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Kyle Daukaus x Bo Nickal
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Steve Garcia vs. Diego Lopes
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