Just a little over a year into his UFC career, Diego Lopes has experienced a run matched by few.
Lopes (26-6 MMA, 5-1 UFC) finds himself sitting at No. 3 on the UFC official rankings, one of the most popular fighters on the roster, and serving as the official backup for the upcoming main event featherweight title fight pitting Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway at UFC 308. This opportunity has Lopes over the moon, and he can’t help but be in awe of how things have played out in his career.
“It excites me a ton, it really does,” Lopes told MMA Junkie in Spanish. “If something comes up, and I fight for the belt and win, my life would be a movie. It would be insane.
