When Charles Oliveira vs. Diego Lopes was introduced for UFC’s year-end numbered present, it generated fairly a buzz.
The announcement was made throughout the UFC 332 broadcast, and Dana White instructed reporters that followers contained in the Delta Heart in Salt Lake Metropolis have been fairly happy. Oliveira vs. Lopes shall be contested for the BMF title at UFC 335 on Dec. 12. A sure “Underground King” is simply as pumped up because the followers are.
Mike Bohn of MMAJunkie.com received an opportunity to talk with Eddie Alvarez, who couldn’t disguise his pleasure for Oliveira vs. Lopes.
“Hell yeah,” Alvarez mentioned. “That’s a twister and a volcano. What a battle. I’d like to see that for a predominant occasion. That’s BMF-worthy for certain. Even each of their jiu-jitsu is unbelievable, so even seeing each of them on the bottom can be nice. Standing up can be nice. I feel that’s going to be a full blended martial arts battle. That’s going to go in all places we would like it to go.”
Oliveira’s final outing occurred again in March when he earned the BMF distinction. He defeated Max Holloway by way of unanimous choice in a bout that didn’t produce the fireworks many anticipated. Nonetheless, “do Bronxs” placed on a dominant grappling show to comb “Blessed” on the scorecards.
Lopes had been teasing making the transfer from 145 kilos to the light-weight division. Having overwhelmed his share of names at featherweight, but failing to dethrone Alexander Volkanovski twice, Lopes felt the correct transfer was to attempt his hand at 155 kilos. Lopes was final seen contained in the Octagon again in June when he scored a second-round knockout win over Steve Garcia within the UFC Freedom 250 opener.
How excited are you for Charles Oliveira vs. Diego Lopes? Are we in for a barnburner, or is there potential for a letdown very similar to Oliveira’s final BMF title battle? Hold forth within the feedback beneath.
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