Brian Ortega ML (+114) over Diego Lopes
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- Ortega’s only losses in UFC have come against current top-five featherweights in Alexander Volkanovski, Yair Rodriguez, and Max Holloway.
- Lopes has won three straight fights but this bout represents a step up in level of competition for him.
One of the more significant fights on the UFC 303 card is the Brian Ortega vs Diego Lopes matchup in the featherweight division. In this huge fight from Las Vegas, both men will be looking to stake their claim to move up in a division that is very crowded at the top. Here, we give you our UFC best bets for Ortega vs Lopes from T-Mobile Arena.
Brian Ortega
Brian Ortega comes into his matchup with Diego Lopes at UFC 303 with a record of 16-3 for his career. Each of those three losses have come against fighters that are currently in the top-five in the UFC featherweight rankings (Max Holloway, Alexander Volkanovski, Yair Rodriguez). Ortega will look to remain perfect against fighters outside of that elite group here, to help his chances of getting a future championship fight.
Ortega is capable of beating opponents in a number of different ways, though he is best at generating submissions. He has the kind of gas tank needed to impress in a fight like this, even if he will look to end things early throughout. The big question for Ortega is whether the up-and-coming Lopes can get him on the back foot and take away what Ortega likes to do best.
Diego Lopes
Entering Saturday’s Brian Ortega vs Diego Lopes bout, Diego Lopes has won three straight fights. He is 3-1 since joining UFC, with his lone loss coming against a very good featherweight fighter in Movsar Evloev. But this fight against Ortega is the biggest test for Lopes in his UFC career and it will be interesting to see how he responds to the pressure of this moment as he looks to break into the top-10 in the UFC featherweight rankings.
Each of Lopes’ last three wins have come via stoppage. He submitted Gavin Tucker before knocking out Pat Sabatini and Sodiq Yusuff. But those fighters are not as good as Ortega is and Lopes will have to produce something truly special if he is going to earn a victory via stoppage again here, one which would certainly gain him some respect.
