Diego Lopes wasn’t happy about not being included in the UFC’s initial list of potential opponents for Ilia Topuria.
Topuria successfully defended his featherweight title by knocking out Max Holloway for the first time at UFC 308 on Oct. 26. Lopes, who was also in attendance for the event, was pitched as a potential opponent for Topuria during the champ’s post-fight interview. However, Topuria expressed more interest in a rematch against Alexander Volkanovski, whom he dethroned via knockout at UFC 298 this past February.
Meanwhile, Topuria is also looking to move up to lightweight for a double-champ bid against Islam Makhachev.