Diego Lopes quickly became one of the biggest stars in the UFC, but his MMA trip started with a heartbreaking vow for his family.
On April 12 at UFC 314, Diego Lopes will take on Alexander Volkanovski for the empty UFC -Fedweight title after Ilia Topuria has shocked the belt.
Despite the fight that comes as a surprise, Lopes drives an impressive five-Fight win-streak and previously called Volkanovski for a fight.
In anticipation of the greatest fight of his career to date, Lopes and 'The Great' have already confronted each other during the pre-Fight Press Conference, and Volkanovski Hilarious Serenade with a song.
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Diego Lopes made a heartbreaking vow for his family before he started his MMA trip
The UFC debut of Lopes in 2023 came under relatively unfortunate circumstances after he received a late Notice-kans to step in to fight Movsar Evloev.
After he has barely lost the fight, the Brazilian has not lost since then and earned his title shot by dominating Brian Ortega on UFC 306 in September.
Although the trip from Lopes to the top seems to have been fast, it was never that simple.
The 30-year-old, who was born in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, began to compete in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at a young age. His career, however, became a turn of just 19 years old when he was offered the opportunity to move to Mexico to bring his training to a higher level.
Lopes started training in Lobo Gym in Mexico with people like Francisco Grasso and former UFC women's flying weight champion Alexa Grasso.
After being out of the blue before he moved to Mexico, Lopes made a heartbreaking vow for his family, who set him on his way in his career.
“Yes, I never said I would come back, but I perfectly remember a few words that I said to my father and mother and especially to my brothers and sisters, because we are a very close family,” Lopes began to explain in an interview with ESPN MMA.
“I said,” I'm going there and I just want to come back and see you if I can offer a better life for you. ” And I think things have happened little by little, I can come back now and I can offer a better life for them.
“So that has been my promise to them, and it is something that has kept me strong. I don't want to fail with that promise, because I stopped with school, I left everything behind to pursue that dream, and I couldn't disappoint them,” Lopes continued.
Alexander Volkanovski swims with sharks prior to UFC 314 Title Fight
With Lopes who trains extremely hard for his first UFC option option, Alexander Volkanovski knows what it takes to reach the top of the mountain.
During his UFC 314 Vechtkamp, 'The Great' was sensation by swimming with swimming with sharks in Australia.
UFC fans hope that the sensation of people will not lead to last -minute changes to the UFC 314 schedule.
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