After the UFC booked Diego Lopes’ upcoming bout, Lopes has been dealing with backlash from the MMA neighborhood and fighters. Now, the Brazilian has urged different contenders to cease complaining.
The 30-year-old, who’s now the quantity two-ranked featherweight contender, confronted Alexander Volkanovski for the vacant 145-pound strap earlier this yr at UFC 314 and misplaced by choice. After that loss, Lopes returned to successful methods by knocking out Jean Silva in September.
The MMA neighborhood had assumed that the quantity four-ranked 145-pounder Lerone Murphy, who knocked out Aaron Pico earlier this yr at UFC 319, could be preventing champion Volkanovski subsequent, or it might be the undefeated Movsar Evloev.
Nevertheless, Dana White stunned everybody with the UFC 325 headliner, wherein Volkanovski and Lopes run it again.
Murphy, Aljamain Sterling, and lots of others weren’t happy with Lopes getting one other title shot. Even Volkanovski seemed surprised. Lopes, alternatively, after noting all of the backlash he has been dealing with, wrote on X:
“My face after I noticed everybody crying 🤣🤣 Sitting round, he received’t offer you a title battle. Get to work and cease whining on social media.”
Take a look at Diego Lopes’ feedback under:
https://twitter.com/Diegolopesmma/standing/1994497653821116695
Diego Lopes Adjustments Tune on Title-Shot Deserving Fighter
Two months earlier than, throughout a sit-down with Ariel Helwani, Diego Lopes was requested who he thinks ought to deserve a crack on the featherweight gold subsequent. Lopes named Lerone Murphy as essentially the most deserving contender. He additionally acknowledged that after he will get previous Jean Silva, he desires to battle for the belt once more. But when UFC asks him to battle one other contender earlier than a second title shot, he would additionally try this.
“I believe Lerone Murphy [should fight next for the belt]. He did an important job in his final battle. I believe he deserves to battle for the title, however I really feel dangerous for Movsar, bro.”
Take a look at Diego Lopes’ feedback under:
