Diego Lopes secured the decision win over Dan Ige at UFC 303 following one of the most unique builds to a fight in the history of the promotion.
The Brazilian won the first two rounds fairly convincingly with a mix of his combinations and grappling control but his opponent was able to keep himself in the fight.
Ige, who agreed to the bout on the very same day after Brian Ortega withdrew due to illness, was able to stay competitive and rally in the third round which was where he had the most success by a considerable distance.
It was a rollercoaster ride to get to the Octagon for both men with the defining characteristic of the fight being the incredible attitudes of both Lopes and Ige to make it happen.
MMA World Reacts To Diego Lopes’ Hard-Fought Win Over Dan Ige
MMA fans reacted to a co-main event that is sure to go down in the history books because of how we got to that point on June 29.
Both men stepped up in a fight where despite Lopes getting the win via unanimous decision, neither came away as the loser.
Respect to both those beasts great comain
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) June 30, 2024
Full camp, Diego Lopes gets this easy #UFC303
— Wardo (@mister_eddiee) June 30, 2024
Dan Ige is one of my favorite fighters of all time. #UFC303
— iGOTTi (@invertedgotti) June 30, 2024
Lopes lost some Aura #UFC303
— Mike (@mancunianstud27) June 30, 2024
Huge respect to Ige.#UFC303
— #1 JDM ENJOYER (@JDMSZN24) June 30, 2024
That was a gangster performance from Ige. Fucking hell.
A lot of credit needs to be given there. #UFC303
— MMA Commander (@CommanderMma) June 30, 2024
I hope the give those two a trailer full of money each #UFC303
— ArmandDark (@ArmandDark09) June 30, 2024
Your biggest win in UFC is losing to me #ufc303
— Movsar Evloev (@MovsarUFC) June 30, 2024
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— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) June 30, 2024
