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Diego Lopes just went to war twice with Alexander Volkanovski for the featherweight title, and now he's back hunting finishes against Steve Garcia. That's the kind of fight that tells you everything about where someone's head is at. Lopes took those back to back title losses (unanimous decisions in Miami and Sydney) and immediately bounced back with a nasty second round TKO over Jean Silva in September. The Brazilian's not here to rebuild slowly.
Garcia's early blitzes are terrifying, but if Lopes survives the first round storm, his cardio from those Volk wars could take over.
Garcia's been on an absolute tear with four straight finishes. He slept SeungWoo Choi in 96 seconds, then crushed Kyle Nelson with elbows from half guard. Most recently, he starched David Onama in the first round last November and outworked Calvin Kattar over three rounds in Nashville. The Jackson Wink product is dangerous as hell early, landing 60% of his strikes against Onama before putting him away at 3:34 of round one.
This is southpaw power against an orthodox pressure fighter who just headlined a Fight Night. Lopes showed he can hang in championship rounds against Volk, landing 74 strikes in that Sydney rematch. Garcia's got that Mean Machine nickname for a reason, four first round finishes in his last five wins. The question is whether Lopes' championship experience gives him an edge when Garcia tries to take his head off early, or if Garcia catches him before he finds his rhythm.
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Diego Lopes just went to war twice with Alexander Volkanovski for the featherweight title, and now he's back hunting finishes against Steve Garcia. That's the kind of fight that tells you everything about where someone's head is at. Lopes took those back to back title losses (unanimous decisions in Miami and Sydney) and immediately bounced back with a nasty second round TKO over Jean Silva in September. The Brazilian's not here to rebuild slowly.
Garcia's early blitzes are terrifying, but if Lopes survives the first round storm, his cardio from those Volk wars could take over.
Garcia's been on an absolute tear with four straight finishes. He slept SeungWoo Choi in 96 seconds, then crushed Kyle Nelson with elbows from half guard. Most recently, he starched David Onama in the first round last November and outworked Calvin Kattar over three rounds in Nashville. The Jackson Wink product is dangerous as hell early, landing 60% of his strikes against Onama before putting him away at 3:34 of round one.
This is southpaw power against an orthodox pressure fighter who just headlined a Fight Night. Lopes showed he can hang in championship rounds against Volk, landing 74 strikes in that Sydney rematch. Garcia's got that Mean Machine nickname for a reason, four first round finishes in his last five wins. The question is whether Lopes' championship experience gives him an edge when Garcia tries to take his head off early, or if Garcia catches him before he finds his rhythm.
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+1.6 significant strikes/min
Steve Garcia averages 5.4 significant strikes per minute while Diego Lopes sits at 3.8.
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