Former featherweight title challenger Diego Lopes has weighed in for two fights on the UFC White Home occasion’s official weigh-ins. Lopes is scheduled to kick off UFC Freedom 250 this weekend and can tackle knockout artist Steve Garcia, who’s using a 7-fight win streak.
On the UFC Freedom 250 official weigh-ins, each featherweight contenders efficiently made weight for his or her June 14 bout. Lopes got here in at 146 kilos, whereas Garcia additionally tipped the scales at 146 kilos, making their conflict official.
Following his first weigh-in, Diego Lopes stepped on the scales once more and weighed in at 154 kilos
The UFC’s official web site has mentioned that the Brazilian is “a possible alternate within the light-weight division.” Thus, Diego Lopes will now function the official backup fighter for the White Home predominant occasion, which is a light-weight title unification bout between Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje.
Initially, Arman Tsarukyan was presupposed to function backup for the UFC Freedom 250 predominant occasion. Nonetheless, Tsarukyan had beforehand made it clear that he would solely formally weigh in if he had been wanted to compete. Up to now, all the things goes based on plan. Each Topuria and Gaethje efficiently made the championship weight for his or her title battle.
Tsarukyan thus didn’t attend the weigh-ins and is now set to face Tony Ferguson later at present at RAF 10 on the Chaifetz Area of Saint Louis College in St. Louis, Missouri.
The 29-year-old had beforehand instructed Ariel Helwani that if the UFC needed him to function a backup fighter, he would have to be knowledgeable a minimum of per week earlier than UFC Freedom 250 in order that he may make weight. He additionally acknowledged that if “The Spotlight” or “El Matador” had been to endure an harm within the remaining 4 days earlier than the battle, he would nonetheless be prepared to step in. Nonetheless, in that situation, the Armenian wouldn’t be capable of minimize all the way down to the 155-pound championship restrict on such quick discover. Thus, the bout must happen at a catchweight, with no title on the road.
Nonetheless, the UFC didn’t want Tsarukyan’s companies, and he’ll now fulfill his RAF duties.
However to be on the safer facet, they’ve made Diego Lopes the backup for the primary occasion, with Hunter Campbell permitting him to weigh in twice.
In case Diego Lopes known as upon as an Eleventh-hour alternative, his scheduled opponent, Steve Garcia, wouldn’t compete on the South Garden of the White Home. Nonetheless, “Imply Machine” would nonetheless obtain his battle purse.
