Diego Lopes vs Yair Rodriguez at UFC gala in Mexico

Diego Lopes and Yair Rodriguez will face off in the evening bout of the UFC Mexico gala, the event will take place March 29 in the country’s capital.

Diego Lopes and Yair Rodrigues will meet in the octagon of the UFC organization when the world’s top MMA league returns to Mexico. The clash between the two featherweights ranked in the top 5 will highlight the gala, which will take place on March 29 in Mexico City.

Diego Lopes has a string of five wins in a row. The 30-year-old fighter has performed well in recent appearances adding more and better names to his record. Lopes defeated Sodiq Yusuff, Dan Ige and Brian Ortega last year. Diego has been working on wrestling at the University of Oklahoma in recent days.

Yair Rodriguez has had an unsuccessful 2024, in which he fought just one fight in addition to a loss. The excellent striker prevailed from the beginning of his clash with Brian Ortega, however, he eventually lost to the American by submission. El Pantera is a former UFC interim featherweight champion who failed to reach for a full-fledged title.

The situation in the up to 66 kilogram division seems to be clear. The UFC organization is working to set up a rematch between Topuria and Volkanovski, so Diego Lopes, in the event of a victory in his clash with Rodriguez, can pave the way to a duel for the championship belt. Yair’s path to the title is more complicated. The Mexican has lost three of his last five fights and even an impressive win over Diego will not give him a renewed chance to fight for the title.

Diego Lopes and Yair Rodriguez will face each other on March 29 in the fight of the evening at the UFC gala in Mexico. The clash will be contracted for five rounds, five minutes each. The duel will, of course, take place at the featherweight division’s limit.