Former UFC light-weight star turned analyst, Din Thomas has claimed incoming vacant featherweight title chaser, Diego Lopes’ sheer energy on the ft might result in his downfall in his headliner towards ex-champion, Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 314.
Lopes, who options for the primary time in a title struggle since his debut within the promotion simply two years in the past, has ridden a powerful profitable spree of 5 consecutive outings since his short-notice loss towards Movsar Evloev in his first enterprise to the Octagon.
And final day out, the Brazilian dropped common-foe, Brian Ortega within the opening exchanges, earlier than driving out a shocking unanimous determination victory over the course of three rounds at Noche UFC final September at The Las Vegas Sphere.
Diego Lopes warned towards punching himself out in UFC 314 title struggle
And priced because the sizeable underdog to topple Volkanovski this weekend at UFC 314, Lopes might tempo himself out of the pairing with the Aussie along with his sheer capacity to hunt for the end — based on ex-lightweight star, Thomas.
“Diego Lopes carries lots of pressure in his punches; it’s pointless pressure, nevertheless it makes him hit actually exhausting,” Thomas mentioned throughout an interview with Laura Sanko. “Volkanovski is a five-round fighter—you know the way I do know? As a result of he’s defended his belt 5 occasions.
“Diego Lopes will put on himself out making an attempt to harm you and end you—he has no filter for when to decelerate,” Thomas defined.
Himself making an attempt to forestall a three-fight shedding skid, Volkanovski most lately dropped a shocking second spherical knockout loss to soon-to-be former featherweight champion, Ilia Topuria final yr.
That defeat got here off the again of a primary spherical high-kick knockout loss towards present light-weight kingpin, Islam Makhachev of their short-notice rematch for the divisional crown.
