Media Diego Lopes Absolutely Torches Top Featherweight UFC Contender

[Xoleth]

Nobody got torched, it was quite rather boring, just like Movsar.
And Diego should be banned from MMA and everything for his hair cut.

 

[Limeade]

Nobody got torched, it was quite rather boring, just like Movsar.
And Diego should be banned from MMA and everything for his hair cut.

You say worst haircut, I say best.

Imagine if other fighters adopted that style.

 

[OldBoy91]

Evloev sure does talk a lot of shit for a guy who "wins" fights by cuddling his opponents and barely survives being choked out or having his bones snapped every time.

 

[Shaolin Alan]

LOL since when do we give fighters credit for ALMOST winning a fight.
That is ridiculous. Who cares what these 2 human cockfighters talk about on twitter. Fight is over.

Have you not met Volkanovski or Strickland fans yet??
They never shut up about their decision losses, despite most of their wins coming by decisions.

 

[moosaev]

Feels like more and more fighters are just coping by making it seem like there's something wrong with winning by decision. It's like some of these guys seem to think getting finished in an exciting fight is better than winning a boring decision lol

A win is a win, and even as far as finishes being better it's a flawed way of thinking, because I feel like many decision fighters would get more finishes if the action didn't stop every 5 minutes, and the opponent got a minute to rest and adjust to them.

It's not exactly fair to be wrestlefucking someone for 5 minutes and be close to breaking them, and suddenly they get a break and you have to start from scratch. Maybe if he had another 2 or 3 minutes without that break in the action, he and some others would be finishing guys, who knows

This. It's a giant cope when people harp on undefeated fighters not getting finishes. Some people simply aren't finishers, it is what it is. Volk was not a finisher until well into his title reign. That didn't make him any less talented.

 

[NoSmilez]

I am not a fan. He doesn’t even try to improve his position. He rather hang out with his face on people’s booty while holding their waist from behind.

 

[Blastbeat]

Mr. Decision haha
a win is a win - thats true. but an exciting win will endear you more to the fans and the company. simple as that.

 

[moosaev]

Mr. Decision haha
a win is a win - thats true. but an exciting win will endear you more to the fans and the company. simple as that.

fan endearment doesn't put food on the table or pay the long term medical bills. In rare circumstances being a fan favorite can make u a lot of money but 90% of the time it will leave you with nothing but CTE.

 

[Conan the K-9]

Mr. Decision haha
a win is a win - thats true. but an exciting win will endear you more to the fans and the company. simple as that.

And Dana loves Diego, so do the fans. Can’t say the same about Mr. Decision.

 

[Blastbeat]

fan endearment doesn't put food on the table or pay the long term medical bills. In rare circumstances being a fan favorite can make u a lot of money but 90% of the time it will leave you with nothing but CTE.

Diego has 3 performance bonuses in his 3 UFC fights and has only been stopped by strikes twice in a 30+ fight career. Sherdog says he's only been properly KO'd once.
Movsar only has 1 performance bonus and it was vs Diego.

play it safe all you want as a fighter. but the reality is, you wont get the recognition from the company, itll take longer to get the top contender fights you desire and since fans dont want to see you fight that means you wont get put on big cards for exposure. see Belal Muhammed for the best example for this.

fighting is about risk. if you dont take the risks, dont expect disproportionate awards.

 

[TheMMAnalyst]

Diego has 3 performance bonuses in his 3 UFC fights and has only been stopped by strikes twice in a 30+ fight career. Sherdog says he's only been properly KO'd once.
Movsar only has 1 performance bonus and it was vs Diego.

play it safe all you want as a fighter. but the reality is, you wont get the recognition from the company, itll take longer to get the top contender fights you desire and since fans dont want to see you fight that means you wont get put on big cards for exposure. see Belal Muhammed for the best example for this.

fighting is about risk. if you dont take the risks, dont expect disproportionate awards.

He also has 6 losses because he takes so many “risks” as a fighter. How many does Movsar have?

This is like Edson Barboza talking shit to Khabib after losing to him.

Lopes put on a great performance against Movsar and still lost like 12/15 minutes, he had some great sub attacks but mostly got controlled and beat up.

I’ll take the 0 losses over the extra bonuses, but to each his own.

 

[moosaev]

Diego has 3 performance bonuses in his 3 UFC fights and has only been stopped by strikes twice in a 30+ fight career. Sherdog says he's only been properly KO'd once.
Movsar only has 1 performance bonus and it was vs Diego.

play it safe all you want as a fighter. but the reality is, you wont get the recognition from the company, itll take longer to get the top contender fights you desire and since fans dont want to see you fight that means you wont get put on big cards for exposure. see Belal Muhammed for the best example for this.

fighting is about risk. if you dont take the risks, dont expect disproportionate awards.

When it's all said and done, the fighters who minimize their risk, don't take multiple concussions every time they fight and prioritize winning do better in the long run. A measely $50K performance bonus to get your head bashed in and literally take yrs off your life is not the genius move you think it is.

 

[Blastbeat]

He also has 6 losses because he takes so many “risks” as a fighter. How many does Movsar have?

This is like Edson Barboza talking shit to Khabib after losing to him.

Lopes put on a great performance against Movsar and still lost like 12/15 minutes, he had some great sub attacks but mostly got controlled and beat up.

I’ll take the 0 losses over the extra bonuses, but to each his own.

if youre talking from a fighter's perspective then sure, keep the 0.
but also the 0 is a bit overrated since it doesnt tell us how a fighter can recover from a loss and improve. i do not want MMA to be boxing, where the loss of a 0 can be a death sentence.
Khabib kept his 0 because he didnt fight long enough.
Khabib ALSO tried to finish every fight he was in. whereas Movsar has shown zero urgency and is content to rely on judges, thats another big difference.

bottom line - Diego and Khabib both got performance bonuses. Movsar doesnt because he fights boring. the only fights that he's in that are exciting are because his opponents make it so. he's gonna get to a point eventually where he will need to hunt a finish to win. judges obviously cant be trusted 100% of the time.

 

[Blastbeat]

When it's all said and done, the fighters who minimize their risk, don't take multiple concussions every time they fight and prioritize winning do better in the long run. A measely $50K performance bonus to get your head bashed in and literally take yrs off your life is not the genius move you think it is.

and im telling you, right now, in the short term, WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IN THIS THREAD, is that Movsar is boring to watch and Diego is not.
and guess what? thats not universally true about minimizing risk. look at Randy Couture, George Foreman, Rampage, Lennox Lewis, etc. so many fighters who have been KO'd or TKO'd and they are fine mentally. its not just about results in fights, its about how you train. thats why dudes like Wanderlei Silva's brains are so messed up - they went super hard in sparring in addition to going super hard in the cage.

as a fan, i watch fighters who are exciting. if Movsar has a good retirement, thats great for him. you know who will be watching that? no one. this is a sport with spectators and if you dont play to them at least a little bit, dont be surprised when no one cares about you! i dont know how thats so hard to understand.

 

[JoeRowe]

Is this for real? Is he for real? Evloev should thank him. He got outta there by the skin of his teeth. Just like he barely squeezed by Allen. How many dangerously close subs did Lopes wrap him in? I lost count. Lopes by far the more exciting fighter. I’m surprised Evloev is talking shit. You’d think he’d be showing respect after that barn burner. Not a great look. His last 2 fights could easily have gone a different way.

Almost got slept by 3rd round Dawadu as well. What a weird ufc stint so far for Movsar.

 

[Dana's Conscience]

Diego Lopes Torches Top Featherweight Contender Movsar Evloev

He might've just lost his title shot from just this alone


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Dana wasn't going to give him a title shot. He complained about the fight after the event. Since the fight wasn't actually that bad, it's clear that he was doing this to justify not giving Movsar one. Why? Because he, nor anyone else, wants Movsar as champion. Similar to the Ankalaev situation.

 

[moosaev]

and im telling you, right now, in the short term, WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IN THIS THREAD, is that Movsar is boring to watch and Diego is not.
and guess what? thats not universally true about minimizing risk. look at Randy Couture, George Foreman, Rampage, Lennox Lewis, etc. so many fighters who have been KO'd or TKO'd and they are fine mentally. its not just about results in fights, its about how you train. thats why dudes like Wanderlei Silva's brains are so messed up - they went super hard in sparring in addition to going super hard in the cage.

as a fan, i watch fighters who are exciting. if Movsar has a good retirement, thats great for him. you know who will be watching that? no one. this is a sport with spectators and if you dont play to them at least a little bit, dont be surprised when no one cares about you! i dont know how thats so hard to understand.

People called Khabib boring, he made tens of millions of dollars. People called Islam boring, he'll probably end his career with tens of millions. People called Volk boring early in his title reign, he'll end his career with tens of millions. Movsar Evloev right now has a direct line of sight to the FW title shot, he's at most 1-2 fights away. Once he gets there he has a LEGIT shot at becoming champ, which means PPV points. Sacrificing that just to "put on a show" is financially the most retarded thing he could possibly do.

 

[Paulsp]

Y’all left out the best one

https://x.com/diegolopesmma/status/1753886554752201077?s=46

 

[Neck&Neck]

The Emo Era has only just begun

Evloev looking crispy after that torching

 

[Yep]

LOL since when do we give fighters credit for ALMOST winning a fight.
That is ridiculous. Who cares what these 2 human cockfighters talk about on twitter. Fight is over.

When they were winning before they lost.