Featherweights Yusuff, Lopes to meet at UFC 300
Featherweight prospect Diego Lopes will get a chance to crack the top 15 at UFC 300.
Lopes is scheduled to face Sodiq Yusuff at the landmark event on April 13 in Las Vegas, the UFC announced Wednesday.
Lopes emerged as one of the hottest up-and-comers at 145 pounds last year by recording consecutive first-round stoppage wins over Gavin Tucker and Pat Sabatini in the span of three months. Lopes, a 29-year-old Brazilian who trains out of Mexico, made his Octagon debut in a short-notice bout last May and lost via unanimous decision to Movsar Evloev.
Yusuff is looking to get back on track after suffering a unanimous decision defeat to Edson Barboza in a UFC Fight Night main event last October. The 30-year-old is 2-2 in his last four appearances dating back to 2021. Yusuff is ranked No. 12 in the division.
UFC 300, which is shaping up to be one of the most stacked events in promotion history, doesn't yet have an official main event.