Alexander Volkanovsky and Diego Lopez defeated one another over the weekend, however clearly there’s solely respect between them.
Volkanovski and Lopes met on the foremost occasion of UFC 314 on Saturday in Miami. The pair collided resulting from a featherweight belt vacant by Ilia Topuria earlier this yr.
They ultimately ended up in all 5 rounds and landed large pictures on one another, however after the Volkanovski resolution victory, there’s clearly a number of love between them.
After the cardboard was completed, Diego Lopez took him to social media to provide Alexander Volkanovsky some props. Volkanovski then responded together with his personal elegant message.
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Diego Lopez and Alexander Volkanovsky share a wholesome alternate after final night time’s battle 🤝❤️#ufc #MMA pic.twitter.com/vdij6qa0b5
– Championship Spherical (@champrds) April 13, 2025
“Congratulations (Volkanovski) And thanks for this battle,” writes Lopes.
“You are an unbelievable fighter and human, you are a brother,” replied Volkanovsky. “I pray just for the most effective.”
His resolution victory over Lopez has now change into two-time UFC featherweight champion. He’s the primary fighter within the division’s historical past to realize that feat. In his first reign, he defended the title 5 spectacular instances, and finally misplaced the belt to Toplia. His title protection got here towards Max Holloway (twice), Yair Rodriguez, Brian Ortega and top-flight enemies in “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung.
Lopez determined to Ortega final September and received a title shot towards Volkanovsky. Previous to that, he selected longtime candidate Dan Ige. That battle got here along with simply hours of notification when the UFC’s first try and e-book a Lopez vs Ortega match fell. He did not get the outcomes he needed in Miami, however he’ll solely have just a little extra wins to battle for the title once more.
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