close
close
UFC 314 Results: Alexander Volkanovski makes history with an exhausting title victory against Diego Lopes

UFC 314 Results: Alexander Volkanovski makes history with an exhausting title victory against Diego Lopes

by

Alexander Volkanovski is again a UFC champion. The legend in spring weight brought the story on Saturday evening with a strenuous effort around Diego Lopes to win back the 145 pound title and to win a unanimous decision-making victory in the main event of UFC 314 in the Kaseya Center in Miami.

The 36-year-old Volkanovski becomes the first fighter under £ 155, who wins a UFC championship over 35 age-olds. He also grabs the first defeat of his brilliant MMA career after back-to-back-Back-KO losses to Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria-a stroke in which the sport was sore in the feet to turn to sport.

Advertising

The final points were in 48-47, 49-46 and 49-46 for the now two-time UFC title defender.

Volkanovski (27-4) had no longer participated in February 2024, a 14-month route, which was by far the longest break from his nine-year UFC career.

“Man, many people counted me. Right? Two knockout losses. The 35-year-old curse, 36 years old, big pause and hit a weapon like Diego Lopes, who comes and brings it?” For everyone who watches, adverse is a privilege. You hear about it all the time. It's really. This moment is incredible.

Advertising

“See what can happen. Break Records. This is that people will write books, that will be films. This kind of S ***, that's what it's about.”

Volkanovski expected Topuria 2025 Topuria for the belt. However, these plans changed as soon as Topuria had its title and instead in the lightweight department impaired a glory of two divisions. As a result, Lopes (26-7) came out at UFC 314 around Volkanovski for the vacant title-and the two delivered a five-round battle for wear and tear, which was very worthy of these championship operations.

Volkanovski started strongly, set a rapid pace in the opening round and repeatedly marked Lopes with stiff bumps and loop hooks. Volkanovski also achieved his only successful takedown in this early and beat Lopes with heavy soil and pound in a vintage opening salvo.

But Lopes gathered with an increased feeling of urgency and aggression in the course of the rounds. He dropped Volkanovski in the second stanza with a picture perfection right hand and opened a wide cut under Volkanovski's right eye with his blows. Volkanovski continued to work in volume and landed four or five strikes for each of the only connections from Lopes, but the Power Edge clearly belonged to Lopes when he put Volkanovski on the background several times during the entire competition.

Lopes's best work came when he protruded to his Gumshield and started hard combinations in his pocket and often ate a number of Volkanovski bumps and hooks to do this.

Advertising

Ultimately, Volkanovski exceeded with a long lead of 165-71 in overall strikes and 158-63 in significant strikes. In reality, however, the fight was much closer than these numbers.

“It was an honor to share the octagon with a man like Alexander Volkanovski, but I will be back,” said Lopes after his defeat by a translator.

“I might have been neglected in the technical piece tonight, but I can see how I come back. I only have two years in this organization and I think I will train better, I will train better and I'll come back and I'll be a champion.”

Volkanovski is not only the oldest UFC master in history in history, but also only the second fighter in the division, who recaptured the title after the loss and follows the legend José Aldo in this elite category.

Advertising

At the co-main event of the evening, the British fan favorite Paddy Pimblett achieved a monster statement victory in a brutal exhibition against a unique UFC title challenger Michael Chandler. After Pimblett dominated most of the competition, he sealed the victory with a stopover from the third round due to strikes.

Fang UFC 314: Volkanovski against Lopes results and highlights below as well as the play-by-play game of the TV and Pay-Per-View main map from Uncrorted.

Main card

Vallante Feathe Extenders: Alexander Volkanovski Def. Diego Lopes about a unanimous decision (48-47, 49-46, 49-46)

Light weight: Paddy pimblett def. Michael Chandler via TKO (strikes) at 3:07 of R3 | Take a look at

Advertising

Springweight: Yair Rodriguez Def. Patricio Pitbull on unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Springweight: Jean Silva Def. Bryce Mitchell about submission (Ninja Choke) at 3:52 by R2 | Take a look at

Light heavyweight: Dominick Reyes Def. Nikita Krylov about Ko (strokes) at 2:24 of R1 | Take a look at

Title

Springweight: Dan Ige Def. Sean Woodson Def. Via TKO (strokes) at 1:12 by R3 | Take a look at

Straw weight: Virna Jandiroba Def. Yan Xiaonan about unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Light weight: Chase Hooper Def. Jim Miller about unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Springweight: Julian Erosa Def. Darren Elkins via TKO (strokes) at 4:15 of R1 | Take a look at

Early preliminary runs

Medium weight: Michal Oleksiejczuk Def. Sedriques Dumas from TKO (strikes) at 2:49 of R1 | Take a look at

Advertising

Flying weight: Sumudaerji Def. Mitch Raposo about shared decisions (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Middle weight: Marco Tulio Def. Tresean Gore via TKO (strikes) at 3:16 R2 | Take a look at

138 pound fishing weight: Nora Cornolle Def. Hailey Cowan via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:52 of R2 | Take a look at

Leave a Comment