Fury FC 52: Lopes vs. Richardson is an upcoming mixed martial arts event scheduled for October 17, 2021 at the Escapade 2001 in Houston, Texas, United Staes.
Fight Card
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Diego Lopes vs. Nate Richardson 145 lbs Featherweight Championship
Levi Mowles vs. Johnny Campbell 135 lbs Bantamweight Championship
Gabriel Macário vs. Shakeem Richardson 145 lbs
Jonathan Davis vs. Joey Elzea 125 lbs
Vinicius Zani vs. Teruto Ishihara 135 lbs
Nico Echeverry vs. Eddie Hoch 155 lbs
Josh Walker vs. Kale Moniz 135 lbs
Jacob Silva vs. Tyler Bialecki 125 lbs
Manny Lozoya vs. Jonathan Eiland 135 lbs
John Herrera vs. Nazim Sadykhov 155 lbs
Scotty Juarez vs. Santiago Guzman 155 lbs
Joshua Thawng vs. Tony Esquivel 125 lbs
Derrick Ageday vs. Roger Reyes 185 lbs
Kaleo Meheula vs. Andrew Slater 145 lbs
Background
Diego Lopes remains one of the best kept secrets in MMA. At only 26 years old, he has a professional record of 19-4 and has wins over former UFC fighters as well as the current LUX bantamweight champion.
With all these accolades, as well as notably acting as Irene Aldana and Alexa Grasso’s BJJ coach, what is keeping Lopes out of the UFC?
Short answer, his DWCS loss to Joanderson Brito earlier this season.
Should Lopes leave Houston with the Fury FC featherweight belt on October 17, it’d be hard to imagine that his DWCS loss could keep him out of the UFC any longer. While nothing is guaranteed, going from LUX featherweight champion to DWCS loss to Fury FC featherweight champion in nine months is hard to deny.