Aljamain Sterling has turned his consideration to Diego Lopes.
Sterling (24-4 MMA, 16-4 UFC) initially was angling for Movsar Evloev, however their struggle has but to materialize. Now the newly minted featherweight known as out Lopes, who’s coming off a unanimous resolution win over Dan Ige at UFC 303.
Former bantamweight champion Sterling dominated Calvin Kattar in his featherweight debut in April. He needs the red-hot Lopes (25-6 MMA, 4-1 UFC) at UFC 306 on the Sphere.
“I’m excited about Aljamain Sterling vs. Diego Lopes on the Sphere,” Sterling mentioned on his YouTube channel. “It has a pleasant ring to it. Movsar, I don’t know what the hell he’s doing. I gave him a date and he hasn’t accepted but – he began making all these excuses. Both you struggle on my phrases or I struggle any individual else. So Diego Lopes, in case you oblige, let’s make it occur on the Sphere, Sept. 14.”
Lopes at the moment has different concepts. After defeating Ige, Lopes known as for his beforehand scheduled matchup with Brian Ortega to be rebooked or former featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski.
Even Evloev (18-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) has pivoted to Lopes. The undefeated contender, who handed Lopes the lone lack of his octagon profession, not too long ago traded barbs with Lopes. He mentioned he’d be open to operating issues again, however Lopes dismissed him.
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