A featherweight headliner between Diego Lopes vs. Josh Emmett is within the works for the UFC’s return to Mexico Metropolis in 2025.
Per a report from Australian reporter Benny P on X, Lopes will look to land his sixth-straight win contained in the Octagon when he meets Emmett on March 29.
Initially, it seemed like Lopes was being lined up for an interim featherweight title combat with ex-champion Alexander Volkanovski. That now not gave the impression to be the case after Volkanovski revealed his subsequent combat can be a rematch with 145-pound titleholder Ilia Topuria.
Lopes final stepped contained in the Octagon in opposition to former title challenger Brian Ortega at UFC 306 in September. Lopes earned a unanimous determination victory, shifting him to 5-1 below the UFC banner — his lone loss coming in his promotional debut in opposition to Movsar Evloev in Could 2023.
Josh Emmett heads to Mexico metropolis after scoring a brutal KO in opposition to Bryce Mitchell final 12 months
Anticipated to satisfy Lopes inside Enviornment CDMX is Josh Emmett who will probably be making his fifteenth stroll to the Octagon and carrying a stable 10-4 file on MMA’s greatest stage. It’s been greater than a 12 months since ‘CC0’ scored a horrifyingly brutal first-round KO in opposition to Bryce Mitchell at UFC 296 in December 2023.
Emmett is 2-2 in his final 4, dropping back-to-back bouts in opposition to Yair Rodriguez and Ilia Topuria earlier than bouncing again together with his win over ‘Thug Nasty.’ Earlier than that, Emmett was on a five-fight win streak with wins in opposition to the likes of Shane Burgos, Dan Ige, and Calvin Kattar.
