Alexander
Volkanovski and Diego Lopes
were caught in a weird position in the final seconds of their
rematch.
Volkanovski put his featherweight title on the line in a rematch
against Lopes at UFC 325 last weekend in Sydney, Australia.
Volkanovski showed superior technique to stifle Lopes’ offense and
earn a unanimous decision. Volkanovski and Lopes were caught in a
bizarre north-south position against the fence just before the
final bell.
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Volkanovski kept swinging while sitting on Lopes with his back
towards the Brazilian’s face. “The Great” revealed that he didn’t
realize that he was precisely sitting on Lopes’ face. Volkanovski
light heardtedly apoligized to Lopes for the position.
‘Why Can’t I Hit His Head’
“I didn’t realize my ass was actually on his face,” Volkanovski
said on YouTube. “I thought that I was sitting on his chest. That’s
why I was trying to swing back these punches, thinking his head’s
there. And I’m like, ‘Why can’t I hit his head?’ That was because I
was literally sitting on his face. So I apologize for all that,
Lopes.”
Volkanovski (28-4) won the vacant featherweight title in his first
encounter with Lopes (27-7) last year. Lopes rebounded with a
stoppage win over Jean Silva
to earn a rematch against Volkanovski. Many believe Lopes fared
better in his initial fight against Volkanovski than in the
rematch.
Alexander
Volkanovski apologizes to Diego Lopes
for sitting on his face 😂😂„I didn’t realize my a** was actually on his face. I thought that I
was sitting on his chest; that’s why I was trying to swing back
these punches, thinking his head’s there. So I apologize for all
that,… pic.twitter.com/1Ba8Ygvir5— Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA)
February 3, 2026