If all goes as planned, Diego Lopes won’t be needed on Oct. 26.
However, it’s always good to have a contingency in place, which is why Lopes will serve as the backup fighter for thethe role late last month, which means he will weigh in ahead of the event along with Topuria and Holloway.“I definitely would rather fight with Ilia for the undisputed title. That would be amazing. We’ve also really analyzed everything. We’ve sat down to analyze both fighters.
Against Max, it’s a fight where we have to mount a more complex strategy with no errors. With Topuria, as well, I’m not saying no, but I think against him things would be more favorable because I like to exchange and clash, and I hit hard. I’m capable of knocking out people. And since Ilia throws with everything and I throw with everything, we can say it’s a shootout and let’s see who falls first. So the fight against Ilia definitely suits more my style.
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