00:00Alexander Volkanovski vs Diego Lopez Breakdown
00:05A featherweight title rematch between Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopez
00:10on Jan. 31. Volkanovski reclaimed the belt from Lopez at UFC
00:15314, rebounded from his 2024 stoppage loss to Ilya Tapuria,
00:20and at 37, seeks to end retirement rumors. Lopez has been the division's most
00:25active contender since their first meeting, rebounding from a unanimous
00:28decision loss with a September
00:302025's spinning back elbow TKO of Gene Silva. Having already heard
00:35Volkanovski in their first fight, his confidence is high.
00:38I don't plan on retiring on this
00:40one because I'm going to get my hand raised and taking minimal damage,
00:43sending a statement,
00:45putting on a show for the fans, and maybe we'll see what happens after that,
00:48who we're going to have after that.
00:50And maybe it's going to be a little more appealing fight to retire on.
00:54Volkanovski
00:55Volkanovski
00:56I'm sorry guys, but this is my plan. This is my plan.
01:00That is my plan for coming here to Australia and taking the belt. This is my dream.
01:05And this is my whole life. I've been working for this for a long time and now I feel
01:10like I have the experience for taking the belt. The knockout is coming, Lopez said.
01:15Volkanovski controlled distance and landed 158 significant strikes in their first fight and will
01:20likely use clinch pressure and wrestling in the rematch. Lopez at 5 feet 11 inches
01:25with a 72 inch reach, combines hooks and submissions, having nearly finished Volkanovski with an
01:30uppercut and stopped Gene Silva with a spinning back elbow. The card features Alexander
01:35Volkanovski versus Diego Lopez for the featherweight title. Lightweight fights Dan Hooker versus
01:40Benoit Saint-Denis. Raphael Fiziev versus Mauricio Ruffi. Quilon Salkin
01:45Hild versus Jamie Malarkey and heavyweight Tai Tuivasa versus Taliesin Teixeira.
01:50The card features a light heavyweight bout between Junior Taffa and Billy Elacana, middleweight
01:55fights Cam Rosten versus Cody Brundage and Jacob Malcown versus Torres Finney.
02:00And a welterweight clash between Jonathan McAuliffe and Oban Elliott.
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