Diego Lopes gives his plans for December.
Diego Lopes is coming off a victory over Brian Ortega at UFC 306 and is currently on a five-fight winning streak.
Speaking to MMA Fighting, Lopes says his current plan is to be the backup fighter for the UFC Featherweight Title fight between Max Holloway and Ilia Topuria at UFC 308 in October.
If Holloway vs. Topuria goes through as planned, Lopes hopes to face Alex Volkanovski in December.
“If that doesn’t happen, we’d like the possibility of fighting [Alexander] Volkanovski in December,” Lopes said. “He doesn’t like to wait, and neither do I, so that could be a good fight. A lot can happen, but I think the two most viable options for us right now are being the backup fighter in Abu Dhabi, or fighting Volkanovski in December. The UFC is aware that I’m available for [UFC 308], so it depends on what they want to do.”
Volkanovski is coming off a KO loss to Topuria at UFC 298 in February 298.
Fightful will update fans on Lopes' future when it is known.
