Sodiq Yusuff vs. Diego Lopes added to UFC 300
Diego Lopes is getting but every other shot to crack into the featherweight top 15.
On Wednesday, UFC announced that Lopes will wrestle Sadiq Yusuf on the prelims of UFC 300which is living to disappear down on April 13 on the T-Cell Arena in Las Vegas.
Lopes earned MMA Preventing’s 2023 Rookie of the Yr honors, after a sensational year in UFC. Kicking things off with a short-gaze debut in opposition to Movsar Evloev the attach Lopes misplaced a aggressive resolution that gained Combat of the Night, the 29-year-frail featherweight adopted that up with aid-to-aid Performance bonuses for first-spherical wins over Gavin Tucker and Pat Sabatini. Moreover a prominent coach in MMA, that is Lopes’s chance to carry out a UFC ranking and originate making moves against a title shot.
Yusuff, alternatively, had a disappointing 2023. Competing entirely once closing year, Yusuff misplaced a unanimous resolution to Edson Barboza at UFC Vegas 81though he did also take dwelling Combat of the Night honors. The misplaced left Yusuff at to No. 12 on the UFC’s featherweight rankings, and so he’ll hope to defend his region in opposition to Lopes.
Despite the indisputable truth that UFC 300 does no longer but obtain a confirmed valuable tournament, quite loads of fights had been announced for the card. The road-up of confirmed fights will also be found underneath.
Justin Gaethje vs. Max HollowayBMF title wrestle
Zhang Weili vs. Yan Xiaonanstrawweight title wrestle
Charles Oliveira vs. Arman Tsarukyan
Aljamain Sterling vs. Calvin Cats
Jiri Prochazka vs. Aleksandar Rakic
Cody Garbrandt vs. Deiveson Figueiredo
