If Diego Lopes captures the vacant featherweight title in the UFC 314 against Alexander Volkanovski, his first order of business will be to address his lone octagon defeat.
Lopes (26-6 MMA, 5-1 UFC) enters his first championship opportunity against Volkanovski (26-4 MMA, 13-3 UFC) in the April 12 headliner at Kaseya Center in Miami (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) on the power of a five-fight winning streak.
All those victories came on the heels of Lopes dropping his promotional debut to Movsar Evloev by unanimous decision in a fight he took on short notice at UFC 288 in May 2023.
