Media UFC trying to put together Yair vs Lopes for Noche

[JoeRowe]

I thought this was a done deal. Several media outlets reported it as official. I guess not yet.

Just a rumor and the card honestly doesn't need it at all if it adds Yan, also a rumor. Rob, Yan, Bryce, Sharaputin, Krylov/Bogdan, + Ribas/Ricci is a very good main card.

 

[Jackonfire]

I thought this was a done deal. Several media outlets reported it as official. I guess not yet.

A lot of us thought it was a done deal. This was Volk just last week:

“Pretty clear that it wasn’t going to be Movsar,” Volkanovski told Main Event TV. “Cause that’s who I thought would be, being undefeated and the sort of tear that he’s on. But I think they matched him up, you see him tweet something about that. So he’s already went out and made that public that he obviously, unfortunately can’t fight for the title. Yair’s name has popped up.No dates set right now… The rumors you’re hearing are pretty much true but nothing’s locked in.”

Alexander Volkanovski: Matchup Rumors Are True

Alexander Volkanovski recently detailed his next title defense scenario.

www.sherdog.com

 

[Koro_11]

I don't think lopes should get to fight yair. I think yair should have to fight again while evloev gets the shot but it should be against Murphy. Lopes should have to go further down the ladder than Yair. Lopes should fight jean silva.



UFC must have finally read the room and realized we all want the evloev title fight

What?

Yair is 3-3 in his last 6 fights.

Lopes is 5-1 in his last 6 fights, with the only loss being to the champ.

By what logic does Lopes not "get to" fight Yair, I think you have that backwards, Yair should be jumping at the opportunity to fight a guy who's higher in the rankings than him.

 

[SalvadorAllende]

Bitchass Yair will probably duck.

Hope they force him to fight diego and he gets badly beaten.

 

[NoSmilez]

2 top-5 contenders is the epitome of a Headliner for a FN.

Fight night is fine but not for a PPV.

 

[RockyLockridge]

What?

Yair is 3-3 in his last 6 fights.

Lopes is 5-1 in his last 6 fights, with the only loss being to the champ.

By what logic does Lopes not "get to" fight Yair, I think you have that backwards, Yair should be jumping at the opportunity to fight a guy who's higher in the rankings than him.

Lopes just fought for the title and has to take a sizable step back. He shouldn't be gate keeping the title. Yair lost, took his step back fought Pitbull, and now should be fighting an eliminator with Murphy. Lopes just had his and he didn't even deserve it over Evloev.

Not even sure Yair beats Murphy, but lopes does not deserve a contenders fight.

 

[LincolnHawk1]

Yair vs Lopez? Sign me up to watch, that sounds like fireworks. Makes a lot of sense too.

 

[Koro_11]

Lopes just fought for the title and has to take a sizable step back. He shouldn't be gate keeping the title. Yair lost, took his step back fought Pitbull, and now should be fighting an eliminator with Murphy. Lopes just had his and he didn't even deserve it over Evloev.

Not even sure Yair beats Murphy, but lopes does not deserve a contenders fight.

Yair fought for the title two and got his ass handed to him, got finished, Lopes did much better in his loss to Volk.

Yair followed up the Volk loss by getting finished by Ortega.

So now he gets a decision win over a 40 year old Bellator washout and suddenly he's in the title picture despite being 1-2 in his last 3, getting finished in both losses, and only fighting once a year?

Nah, that makes no sense sherbro, Lopes' stock is much higher than Yair's right now.

 

[LincolnHawk1]

Lopes just fought for the title and has to take a sizable step back. He shouldn't be gate keeping the title. Yair lost, took his step back fought Pitbull, and now should be fighting an eliminator with Murphy. Lopes just had his and he didn't even deserve it over Evloev.

Not even sure Yair beats Murphy, but lopes does not deserve a contenders fight.

I think evloev has done more than enough from a win/loss standpoint to fight for the title especially since there isn’t another obvious choice at this point. But I also understand why the ufc wouldn’t be too thrilled to have him fight for a title. I do think volk beats him though.

 

[JoeRowe]

A lot of us thought it was a done deal. This was Volk just last week:

“Pretty clear that it wasn’t going to be Movsar,” Volkanovski told Main Event TV. “Cause that’s who I thought would be, being undefeated and the sort of tear that he’s on. But I think they matched him up, you see him tweet something about that. So he’s already went out and made that public that he obviously, unfortunately can’t fight for the title. Yair’s name has popped up.No dates set right now… The rumors you’re hearing are pretty much true but nothing’s locked in.”

Alexander Volkanovski: Matchup Rumors Are True

Alexander Volkanovski recently detailed his next title defense scenario.

www.sherdog.com

Things change. Especially once Noche was announcing as a FN instead of PPV

 

[RockyLockridge]

So now he gets a decision win over a 40 year old Bellator washout and suddenly he's in the title picture despite being 1-2 in his last 3, getting finished in both losses, and only fighting once a year?

yes? he didn't fall too far I agree ne needs another, should need 2 to get back to the title minimium. Lopes should also need two. Don't see why his first of 2 should be as close to the title as yair, should be even further considering he got a shot over evloev. He'd 1 fight behind fighting yair. he should have to fight maybe some one in the low top 10, then if he wins that a top 5. Yair did his top 10, how he has to do the top 5. Lopes should have to do his top 10, then his top 5.

 

[Cheese_&_mma_lover]

This means it will be Volk vs Lerone Murphy, which is a way better fight in my opinion.

 

[CC27]

This tells me something funny is going on with the FW title shot. First, news breaks that the UFC doesn't want to give it to Evloev and they book him vs Pico. Everyone looses their shit and thinks Yair is getting the next shot, but it turns out the UFC has other plans and didn't want to give Yair the shot either.

Maybe their waiting to see what happens with Evloev/Pico and Jean Silva/Arnold Allen

They were gonna go with Yair title shot only cause it was a PPV in Mexico but once that changed then there really is no reason to give Yair a title shot and booking him vs Lopes on fight night makes more sense.

And isnt Volk having a kid around then? Maybe he gets pushed to Oct/Nov instead of Sept so that could open the door for Evloev or even Pico to slide in there.

 

[CC27]

It is fun but it's not headliner event. I will admit it is way better than Valentina vs Grasso

How is a Yair vs Lopes not worthy of a fight night main event? Its literally the perfect Noche main event for a fight night.

 

[Neck&Neck]

Noche San I Toadaso

 

[fortheo]

Fight night is fine but not for a PPV.

UFC noche is not a PPV

 

[markys00]

Now that it's not a ppv, this is the match to make

 

[NoSmilez]

UFC noche is not a PPV

Isn't it? The last one was a PPV?

 

[fortheo]

Isn't it? The last one was a PPV?

Since they can't do it in mexico they decided to move it to the states and make it a fight night this year.