April 11, 2025
Surging Diego Lopes is scheduled to take on former featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski in the main event of UFC 314 on Saturday. Lopes was last seen in action back in September 2024 at UFC 206, where he defeated former title challenger Brian Ortega via unanimous decision. Since joining the promotion, Lopes has gone 5-1, losing only to Movsar Evloev in his UFC debut. DraftKings sees Lopes as a slight underdog with a salary of $8,000.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
September 16, 2024
Diego Lopes extended his win streak to five with a unanimous decision win over former title challenger Brian Ortega at UFC 306 on Saturday. Lopes almost knocked out Ortega in the first round but Ortega managed to survive. Lopes stunned Ortega again in the second round and even managed to knock Ortega down in the third round. In 15 minutes of action, Lopes landed a takedown and 105 significant strikes, compared to Ortega who landed 63. After the impressive win, Lopes should get a top-5 opponent next time out at featherweight.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
September 13, 2024
This Saturday, Diego Lopes takes on Brian Ortega in the featured main card fight of UFC 306. Lopes was last seen in action at UFC 303, defeating Dan Ige via unanimous decision. Since losing his UFC debut to Movsar Evloev, Lopes has been on a roll, winning four fights in a row. DraftKings sees Lopes as the favorite with a salary of $8,700. Throughout his UFC career (five bouts), he averages 82.1 fantasy points per contest.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
June 30, 2024
Diego Lopes (25-6) scored a unanimous decision win over Dan Ige in the co-main event of UFC 303. Lopes was supposed to fight Brian Ortega but on fight day, Ortega had to pull out due to an injury. On just hours' notice, Dan Ige stepped up to face Lopes at a 165lbs catchweight. In the first round, Lopes had success as he outstruck Ige 23-to-9. Lopes then controlled the second round with his grappling as he had over three minutes of control. But, in the third round, he did slow down, as Lopes was outstruck 41-to-16, but did enough to win the first two rounds to get the decision win. With the victory, Lopes is on a four-fight winning streak and should get a top-five opponent next time out.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
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