A featherweight headliner between Diego Lopes vs. Josh Emmett is within the works for the UFC’s return to Mexico Metropolis in 2025.
Per a report from Australian reporter Benny P on X, Lopes will look to land his sixth-straight win contained in the Octagon when he meets Emmett on March 29.
Initially, it seemed like Lopes was being lined up for an interim featherweight title battle with ex-champion Alexander Volkanovski. That now not gave the impression to be the case after Volkanovski revealed his subsequent battle could be a rematch with 145-pound titleholder Ilia Topuria.
Lopes final stepped contained in the Octagon towards former title challenger Brian Ortega at UFC 306 in September. Lopes earned a unanimous determination victory, transferring him to 5-1 underneath the UFC banner — his lone loss coming in his promotional debut towards Movsar Evloev in Could 2023.
Josh Emmett heads to Mexico metropolis after scoring a brutal KO towards Bryce Mitchell final yr
Anticipated to satisfy Lopes inside Enviornment CDMX is Josh Emmett who will likely be making his fifteenth stroll to the Octagon and carrying a stable 10-4 file on MMA’s largest stage. It’s been greater than a yr since ‘CC0’ scored a horrifyingly brutal first-round KO towards Bryce Mitchell at UFC 296 in December 2023.
Emmett is 2-2 in his final 4, dropping back-to-back bouts towards Yair Rodriguez and Ilia Topuria earlier than bouncing again along with his win over ‘Thug Nasty.’ Earlier than that, Emmett was on a five-fight win streak with wins towards the likes of Shane Burgos, Dan Ige, and Calvin Kattar.
