Lopes vs Ige is scheduled to take place Saturday, June 29th, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (Nevada, United States), in a 3-round catchweight (165 lbs, 74.8 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Alex Pereira vs Jiri Prochazka 2 – UFC 303. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Dan Ige record
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Dan Ige (who replaces Brian Ortega) entered this fight with a pro mma record of 18-7-0 (61% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.16 welterweight in the world.
He was defeated by Bryce Mitchell last year (Dan Ige vs Bryce Mitchell) but he came back to win against Andre Fili in February 2024 (Dan Ige vs Andre Fili).
Ige’s next fight: Lerone Murphy vs Dan Ige
Diego Lopes record
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj Diego Lopes, has a record of 24-6-0 (92% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.24 in the featherweight division.
He lost to Movsar Evloev last year (Movsar Evloev vs Diego Lopes) but then he has beat Gavin Tucker, Pat Sabatini (Pat Sabatini vs Diego Lopes) and Sodiq Yusuff.
Lopes’ next fight: Brian Ortega vs Diego Lopes
Fight card
Here is the UFC 303 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN PPV)
Alex Pereira vs Jiri Prochazka 2
Dan Ige vs Diego Lopes
Anthony Smith vs Roman Dolidze
Macy Chiasson vs Mayra Bueno Silva
Ian Garry vs Michael Page
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN / ESPN+)
Joe Pyfer vs Marc-Andre Barriault
Cub Swanson vs Andre Fili
Charles Jourdain vs Jean Silva
Payton Talbott vs Yanis Ghemmouri
EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Gillian Robertson vs Michelle Waterson-Gomez
Martin Buday vs Andrei Arlovski
Rei Tsuruya vs Carlos Hernandez
Ricky Simon vs Vinicius Oliveira
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Dan Ige vs Diego Lopes as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Official video
Official highlights – Spanish
Result
Who won Ige vs Lopes fight?
Diego Lopes defeated Dan Ige via unanimous decision. Scores were 29–28, 29–28, 29–28.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC 303 post-fight octagon interview of Dan Ige and Diego Lopes.