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Diego Lopes says Ilia Topuria vacating title after UFC's 'very clear' message

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Diego Lopes claims the UFC is no longer willing to stage champion-vs.-champion fights, and that’s why Ilia Topuria is giving up the featherweight title. UFC CEO Dana White rocked the MMA world this week when he announced that Topuria would be giving up the 145-pound title because he thinks he’s cleaned out the division and is struggling to make the weight. As a result, Lopes (26-6 MMA, 5-1 UFC) will face Alexander Volkanovski (26-4 MMA, 13-3 UFC…

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Diego Lopes says Ilia Topuria vacating title after UFC's 'very clear' message

Diego Lopes claims the UFC is no longer willing to stage champion-vs.-champion fights, and that’s why Ilia Topuria is giving up the featherweight title. UFC CEO Dana White rocked the MMA world this week when he announced that Topuria would be giving up the 145-pound title because he thinks he’s cleaned out the division and is struggling to make the weight. As a result, Lopes (26-6 MMA, 5-1 UFC) will face Alexander Volkanovski (26-4 MMA, 13-3 UFC…

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Diego Lopes claims UFC forced Ilia Topuria to vacate featherweight title for lightweight move: "They were very clear"

Featherweight Diego Lopes has claimed the UFC forced Ilia Topuria to vacate his title ahead of a move to the lightweight division.

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UFC to ditch double champions like Conor McGregor as 'clear message' sent

UFC brass have informed fighters that they will no longer allow two-weight simultaneous champions to be crowned, according to Diego Lopes. The bombshell news comes in light of Ilia Topuria vacating his featherweight world title to move up to lightweight. Topuria will vacate his featherweight title to move up to lightweightGetty UFC president Dana White announced the news on social media on Thursday, saying: “Topuria felt like he’s done all that …

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Diego Lopes claims UFC forced Ilia Topuria to vacate featherweight title in exchange for lightweight move: "This is what the UFC has said to all champions"

Diego Lopes recently weighed in on Ilia Topuria's decision to relinquish his featherweight championship in favor of a permanent move to lightweight.

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Diego Lopes Claims UFC Set To Prevent Two Weight Champions Without Vacating Titles

Ahead of his return at UFC 314, incoming title challenger, Diego Lopes has claimed the promotion have informed current champions that they will no longer be able to attempt to become two-weight titleholders, without previously vacating their gold in their current weight class. Lopes, the current number three ranked featherweight champion, is set to headline UFC 314 in April, competing for vacant title spoils in a high-stakes main event fight wit…

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Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes react to Ilia Topuria vacating featherweight title

Alexander Volkanovski | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes aren’t thinking too much about Ilia Topuria now. Wednesday night, the MMA world was shocked by the news that featherweight champion Ilia Topuria was vacating his title, and former champion Alexander Volkanovski and rising contender Diego Lopes are set to fight for the belt at UFC 314 in April in Miami. Most assumed a rematch between Topu…

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