Surging featherweight contender, Diego Lopes has made a suggestion that he and former champion, Alexander Volkanovski should compete for an interim divisional crown as soon as UFC 312 in February — particularly if incumbent gold holder, Ilia Topuria targets a hiatus or a trip to fight in his residence in Spain.
Lopes, who currently dons the number three rank at the featherweight limit, most recently featured on the main card of Noche UFC back in September at the Las Vegas Sphere, earning his fifth straight Octagon win.
Making light work of former multiple time title challenger, Brian Ortega over the course of three rounds in their rescheduled matchup in ‘Sin City’, Brazilian native, Lopes added the veteran to a run of prior wins over Dan Ige, Sodiq Yusuff, Pat Sabatini, and Gavin Tucker after a short-notice loss to Movsar Evloev in his first UFC outing.