After the UFC booked Diego Lopez’s subsequent struggle, Lopez is dealing with backlash from the MMA neighborhood and fighters. Now the Brazilian is urging different contestants to cease complaining.
The 30-year-old, presently No. 2 within the featherweight rankings, fought Alexander Volkanovski for the vacant 145-pound strap at UFC 314 earlier this 12 months, dropping by resolution. After that loss, Lopez returned to profitable methods with a knockout of Jean Silva in September.
The MMA neighborhood anticipated No. 4-ranked 145-pounder Lerone Murphy, who knocked out Aaron Pico at UFC 319 earlier this 12 months, to subsequent face champion Volkanovski or undefeated Movsar Evloev.
However Dana White shocked everybody with a come-from-behind efficiency between Volkanovski and Lopez within the UFC 325 headliner.
Murphy, Aljamain Sterling, and lots of others weren’t pleased about Lopez getting one other shot on the title. Volkanovski appeared shocked, too. In the meantime, after declaring all of the backlash he is dealing with, Lopez wrote of X:
“My face after I noticed everybody crying 🤣🤣 He will not give me a title struggle if I sit there. Get to work and cease whining on social media.”
Try Diego Lopez’s feedback under.
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Diego Lopez adjustments his tune to develop into a title-worthy fighter
Two months in the past, throughout a roundtable dialogue with Ariel Helwani, Diego Lopez was requested who he thought deserved the following featherweight gold medal. Lopez named Lerone Murphy as essentially the most appropriate candidate. He additionally mentioned he wish to struggle for the belt once more if he will get previous Jean Silva. But when the UFC requested him to struggle one other contender earlier than his second title struggle, he would do it.
“I feel Lerone Murphy ought to struggle for the belt subsequent. He did an ideal job in his final struggle. I feel he deserves to struggle for the title, however I really feel unhealthy for Mofusah, brother.”
Try Diego Lopez’s feedback under.
