On Saturday, Diego Lopes rumbled with Alexander Volkanovski pound-for-pound at UFC 314 for the featherweight title. Ilia Topuria vacated the championship to move up to the lightweight division.
The main event bout earned “Fight of the Night” honors; Lopes came up short on the judges’ scorecards.
Lopes entered the fight ranked No. 3, riding a five-fight streak. He managed to hand with Volkanovski for most of the fight, but Volkanovski ended earning the victory by unanimous decision.
On Sunday, Lopes released a statement via his social media and vowed to ‘correct mistakes and improve’.