UFC featherweight Diego Lopes received’t go on a suggestion to headline UFC Rio towards Charles Oliveira.
The promotion is but to announce a substitute for the injured Rafael Fiziev on the Oct. 11 present in Rio de Janeiro and the top-ranked featherweight mentioned he’s prepared to maneuver as much as light-weight to face the previous UFC champion.
“Certain. Why not?” Lopes advised Laerte Viana. “After all, I’d do it, particularly as a result of Charles is a legend of the game in Brazil. I’ll by no means flip down any combat. If the UFC thinks I’m the man to combat him and calls me, undoubtedly [yes]. I wouldn’t suppose twice.”
Lopes beat Jean Silva by second-round knockout earlier this month at Noche UFC in San Antonio, rebounding from a title defeat to Alexander Volkanovski. Lopes is concentrated on getting one other crack on the belt and received’t actively pursue the Oliveira match, however would say “sure” if provided.
“We simply received a combat, and we’re in an excellent place to combat for the belt, so I wouldn’t ask for that,” Lopes mentioned. “I’ve talked to my supervisor, we wish the [featherweight] belt. But when the UFC calls us like, ‘We’d like you,’ after all, let’s go, no drawback in any respect.”
Renato Moicano, Mateusz Gamrot and even bantamweight Vinicius Oliveira have taken to social media asking for the slot, however the UFC is but to disclose who will enter the octagon towards “do Bronx” at Farmasi Enviornment in Rio de Janeiro.
