Diego Lopes has responded to Mateusz Gamrot’s post-fight interest in facing him at lightweight following Gamrot’s submission win over Esteban Ribovics at UFC 327 in Miami.
Gamrot used his moment after the victory to make it clear he was willing to meet Lopes at 155 pounds, a division Lopes has openly targeted. Lopes, however, said he initially missed the callout. "I saw the comments after the fact. I didn't see the fight and the event because I was busy with other things," he explained.
Lopes later caught up on the buzz online. "When I got on Instagram, I saw that UFC Europe had posted the callout, and I also got comments on Twitter and all that. Honestly, it's interesting. It's interesting because I've talked about my desire to move up to 155 pounds. I don't want to say unfortunately, but for now, the UFC is keeping me at 145 pounds. But definitely, yeah, if the UFC gives me a chance to move up to 155 pounds, Mateusz is definitely a good fight. I think it's a tough test for me at 155 pounds, and winning it would put me in a really good spot since he's fought the best of the division."
For now, Lopes remains at featherweight and is scheduled to face Steve Garcia in a 145-pound bout on June 14 at UFC Freedom Fights 250 at the White House in Washington D.C., but he continues to keep a close eye on potential future opponents at lightweight, including Gamrot.
