While Lopes should be more than proud of his valiant effort against Volkanovski, the weight of the loss clearly took an emotional toll on the Brazilian fighter. In a video posted online by Iridium ...

It's been nearly a month since Alexander Volkanovski recaptured the featherweight championship at UFC 314 by defeating Diego Lopes. "The Great" is now looking ahead to who he'll face next.

Volkanovski has now won seven featherweight title fights, moving him into second place all-time in the division behind Jose Aldo's eight title victories. The loss snapped Lopes' five-fight win streak.

Nelson defeated him via a third-round TKO to hand him his first career loss. Alexander Volkanovski faced Islam Makhachev for the first time at UFC 284 in a lightweight title showdown. After five ...

that was plenty of cause to doubt Volkanovski. In his last fight, he was brutally knocked out by Ilia Topuria — a loss that ended his legendary reign as featherweight champion. Prior to that ...

Volkanovski is already a bona fide icon of ... Despite starting his UFC career with a loss to fellow up-and-comer Movsar Evloev – who has enjoyed a rapid rise of his own – Lopes is now on ...

Volkanovski lost the title to Topuria at UFC 298 by knockout in the second round in Feb. 2024. Lopes has won five straight fights in the UFC after suffering a loss to Movsar Evloev at UFC 288 on ...

Facing Diego Lopes wasn't Alexander Volkanovski's first choice. He hoped to get another shot at Ilia Topuria and avenge his loss from more than a year ago at UFC 298. But Topuria moved up to the ...

Alexander Volkanovski’s been through a rough patch lately, but it’s not just his opponents keeping him on his toes. After getting knocked out by Islam Makhachev, his own daughter delivered a ...