A recurring theme has popped up on the main event of many UFC Fight Night cards recently. There are young up-and-coming fighters with sparkling records who are eager to show they are legitimate superstars paired against durable veteran fighters.
If UFC 300 was given a title as was the custom with the numbered events, the name “For One Night Only” feels appropriate. The tradition of catchy slogans to capture an overall theme to a fight card fizzled out in the early 2010s.
The opening bout on the UFC 300 main preliminary card was a featherweight bout between The post Diego Lopes finishes Sodiq Yusuff in just 89 seconds at UFC 300 first appeared on MyMMANews.
Diego Lopes burst onto the UFC scene with a short-notice fight against future title challenger Movsar Evloev. He dropped a decision but went to war with a legitimate top 5 featherweight on the roster.
Sodiq Yusuff faces rising newcomer Diego Lopes at UFC 300. One of the many Nigerian-born staples of the promotion’s roster, Yusuff has a lively and friendly demeanor.