Diego Lopes explains why he’s at peace with UFC 325 loss to Alexander Volkanovski
Diego Lopes has no regrets over his UFC 325 loss to Alexander Volkanovski.
Lopes was rematching for Volkanovski at the top of January for a rematch for the featherweight belt. In the rematch, Lopes was outclassed once more, as Volkanovski cruised to a lopsided win.
Over a month for the reason that loss, Lopes opened up on the defeat and admitted he’s at peace with it.
“I’m good. I’m at peace with myself,” Lopes advised Let’s talk MMA in Spanish. “We had to lose one more time in another title, but what can you do? You have to continue with life. It’s not the end of the world.”
Although Lopes misplaced once more, he felt like he gave his finest and had one of the best recreation plan he may, which is why he’s not dropping sleep over the loss, as he would not assume there’s the rest he may have finished.
“I did a bit of everything,” Lopes mentioned. “People talked after the final combat, saying I did not go for takedowns. I did take him down this time, however I did not do something large with it. His protection was actually good. He stood up shortly and defended properly the again, and the submission. ‘Oh, you did not kick.’ I kicked a ton – a lot I destroyed my ft kicking. Unfortunately, there’s not a lot to say. I did greater than the primary combat. “He was just simply better than me that night.”
Diego Lopes would not perceive UFC 325 criticism
Even although Diego Lopes is at peace with the loss, he mentioned he’s gotten loads of feedback questioning why he misplaced.
Lopes would not perceive that crtisicm as he is aware of how elite Volkanovski is at combating
“We truly made the adjustments we needed to make,” Lopes mentioned. “We did a very good job. If you actually focus in on the combat, and look at the stats, when it comes to strikes landed, we landed the identical quantity. I feel I even threw two greater than him. It was 169 to 168. Round after spherical, the distinction between us was a strike or two, max 5 strikes. In Round 5, we did essentially the most scrambles and he took a bonus there. But the fact is that we did all the things that was in attain. Simply that we simply want to settle for and admit that Volkanovski is an clever motherf*cker when it comes to combating.
“What am I going to do or what do I’ve to complain? He beat me twice. There’s not a lot to say. I simply have to give him the credit score. I felt we did give a extra aggressive combat than the primary, although some folks do not see it that approach. I felt it was extra aggressive. I used to be in a position to take him down. I locked in a submission. I defended takedowns, submissions. I lower the angle when he was shifting left. I kicked him. I did all the things and it wasn’t sufficient. “I just have to give him credit.”
With the loss to Volkanovski, Lopes fell to 27-8 as a professional. He has now hinted at probably shifting up to light-weight.
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