Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2024-09-14, disappointing mma bout: Brian Ortega vs Diego Lopes gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2024).Lopes vs Ortega is scheduled to take place Saturday, September 14th, at the Sphere in Las Vegas (Nevada, United States), in a 3-round featherweight (145 lbs, 66 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Sean O’Malley vs Merab Dvalishvili – UFC 306 (also known as Riyadh Season Noche UFC). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Brian Ortega record
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brian Ortega entered this fight with a mma record of 16-3-0 (69% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 featherweight in the world.
He lost two consecutive fights between 2021 and 2022, with Alexander Volkanovski (4-stars match, Alexander Volkanovski vs Brian Ortega) and Yair Rodriguez in their first match (Brian Ortega vs Yair Rodriguez I), but then he came back to win and took revenge on Rodriguez in February 2024 (Yair Rodriguez vs Brian Ortega II).
Among the best fights of Ortega we suggest the Users’ mma Fights of the Year 2018: Max Holloway vs Brian Ortega.
Diego Lopes record
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj Diego Lopes, has an official record of 25-6-0 (88% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.14 in the featherweight division.
He lost to Movsar Evloev last year (Movsar Evloev vs Diego Lopes) but then he has won over Gavin Tucker, Pat Sabatini (Pat Sabatini vs Diego Lopes), Sodiq Yusuff and Dan Ige (Dan Ige vs Diego Lopes).
Fight card
Here is the UFC 306 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN PPV)
Sean O’Malley vs Merab Dvalishvili
Alexa Grasso vs Valentina Shevchenko 3
Brian Ortega vs Diego Lopes
Daniel Zellhuber vs Esteban Ribovics
Ronaldo Rodriguez vs Ode Osbourne
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPNews / ESPN+)
Irene Aldana vs Norma Dumont
Ignacio Bahamondes vs Manuel Torres
Yazmin Jauregui vs Ketlen Souza
Joshua Van vs Edgar Chairez
EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Raul Rosas Jr vs Qileng Aori
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Brian Ortega vs Diego Lopes as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIR_JLfWErU
Official highlights
Result
Who won Ortega vs Lopes fight?
Diego Lopes defeated Brian Ortega via unanimous decision. Scores were 30–26, 30–27, 30–27.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC 306 post-fight octagon interview of Brian Ortega and Diego Lopes.
