Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2024-09-14, disappointing mma fight: Brian Ortega vs Diego Lopes gets two stars (check out our rankings of Best Mma Fights of 2024).The Lopes vs Ortega match is scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 14, at The Ball in Las Vegas (Nevada, USA)in a 3-round featherweight (145 lbs, 66 kg) fight; it was on the undercard of Sean O’Malley vs Merab Dvalishvili – UFC 306 (also known as Riyadh Season Noche UFC). Watch the video and Rate this fight!
Brian Ortega’s record
Black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brian Ortega entered this fight with an MMA record of 16-3-0 (69% completion rate) and he is ranked as Number 5 featherweight world
He lost two consecutive fights between 2021 and 2022, to Alexander Volkanovski (4-star fight, Alexander Volkanovski vs Brian Ortega) and Yair Rodriguez in their first match (Brian Ortega vs Yair Rodriguez I), but he then came back to win and get revenge on Rodriguez in February 2024 (Yair Rodriguez vs Brian Ortega II).
Among Ortega’s best fights We recommend the MMA fights of 2018 as voted by users: Max Holloway vs Brian Ortega.
Diego Lopes’ record
His opponent, a Bjj black belt Diego Lopezhave official records of 25-6-0 (88% completion rate) and he entered the game as Number 14 in the featherweight division.
He lost to Movsar Evloev last year (Movsar Evloev vs Diego Lopes) but then he convinced Gavin Tucker, Pat Sabatini (Pat Sabatini vs Diego Lopes), Sodiq Yusuff and Dan Ige (Dan Ige vs Diego Lopes).
Battle Card
Here’s the full UFC 306 schedule (we’ll update after weigh-ins):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN PPV)
Sean O’Malley vs Merab Dvalishvili
Alexa Grasso vs Valentina Shevchenko 3
Brian Ortega vs Diego Lopes
Daniel Zellhuber vs Esteban Ribovics
Ronaldo Rodriguez vs Ode Osbourne
PROJECTED CARD (live on ESPNews / ESPN+)
Irene Aldana vs Norma Dumont
Ignacio Bahamondes vs Manuel Torres
Yazmin Jauregui vs Ketlen Souza
Joshua Van vs Edgar Chairez
EARLY FIGHT CARD (live on ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Raul Rosas Jr vs Qileng Aori
Full match video / highlights
Here we will post some of the best videos of the Brian Ortega vs Diego Lopes match right after the match ends. If you have watched the whole match, you can rate it at the end of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms like Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and are not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIR_JLfWErU
Official Highlights
Result
Who won the match between Ortega and Lopes?
Diego Lopes defeated Brian Ortega by unanimous decision. The score was 30–26, 30–27, 30–27.
Post-match interview
Hear from the winner or two fighters after their fight, here is the interview between Brian Ortega and Diego Lopes after their fight at UFC 306.
