Diego Lopes details the ‘craziest 24 hours’ of his life before beating Dan Ige at UFC 303 | ESPN MMA

Megan Olivi speaks with Diego Lopes after his win against Dan Ige at UFC 303, a fight that was finalized during the prelims of the event.
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[@ChrisClasby-gg6xq]

The best translator in the world ive seen him remember 10 minutes of translations with olives talking a million miles an hour

[@rigomeraz9340]

Olives 🫒 lol 😅

[@ballkans]

The translator gentlemen is the beast.

[@Sal3600]

christopher nolan

[@panchitoperez5639]

He's a great addition. I don't get why Diego insists in doing his interviews in Spanish. He has such a thick accent that it's very difficult to understand. I've never heard Spanish with what appears to be a Portuguese accent.

[@michaelslack6891]

For real!

[@MRT408]

​@@panchitoperez5639he's Brazilian residing in Mexico

[@juanjuarezofficial]

Fabio is The GOAT of the comjnication, crazy, how he keeps whole the information o speaking about the people who is translating insane

[@alcottdevalte7440]

Fun fight considering all the problems. Lopes always fun and entertaining. Hope the kid gets a big fight next.

[@timhughes3684]

I knew right away this translator was legit

[@eerrrrrrrr4.5]

dan ige is a beast taking this on a couple hours notice

[@northernpenguin2188]

Not just he took that fight in 3 hours notice but he almost finished him in 3rd round. Diego was tired and gassed out, 20 seconds more in that fight and he's done. Man's a beast

[@gusvonk8442]

@@northernpenguin2188 Diego would of finished him would of been a different fight if he didn't have to drain himself to 146 lol.

[@LunaticTheCat]

Bro was literally in the middle of getting a massage when he took the fight 🤣

[@BuntarouMori]

​@@northernpenguin2188Dan Ige was preparing to fight in three weeks HE WAS READY They both picked up a different opponent out of nowhere and were at camp prepared But Diego Lopes was much worse. He cut weight by 66kg, went through weeks of weight cutting and on the day of the cut And in the end the fight was at 74kg Dan Ige had no stress from this crazy week that Ortega had with Diego. Didn't cut weight In fact, the disadvantage was all for Diego, not Dan Ige, because Dan Ige came in lightly, if he lost, no one would judge.

[@YouTube-na-Pratica]

​@@BuntarouMori That's true bro, insane what Diego Did.

[@lostandlooking]

While homeless in my car, in Ohio, I enjoyed this card, even with all the cancellations. UFC gives me something to always look forward to.

[@HYPEMANTV0]

Bro you ain’t homeless stop faking

[@dlife7427]

Danajust said he's heading up to his multi million dollar compound in Maine.

[@Oolivas006]

Praying for you brother. Life will get better !!

[@LEFTHOOKBYPEREIRA]

Life will get better Bro !!!!

[@jaspionccv9426]

That's what impress me about America. So much wealth, so much land, and still a ton of homeless people.

[@Sal3600]

Had no idea Nolan was so good at translating!!! Brazilian Dark Knight incoming???

[@Reeldrivenoutdoors]

My favorite thing about this translator is that he conveys the fighters emotions perfectly. He doesn’t just translate the words… he translates their emotions which is very important in bridging that gap.

[@ORA777-xj4vt]

Lopes is him

[@JoseRodriguez-je9vr]

He’s a Gangster for taking the fight!

[@GK-gr2mx]

No Paige vanzant is a gangster 😂

[@jaspionccv9426]

Why i got the impression he was speaking spanish like a portuguese speaking person?

[@cdg_claudio]

He was. Good spanish, though. Fluent and not that much accent.

[@eddiearre]

They where speaking proper Spanish , I’m used to that Mexican slang accent lmao, but yeah it was straight Spanish what he was speaking

[@odbwukillabee3957]

The translator legit has that Spanish from Spain accent except without a lisp. Diego definitely has that Mexican Spanish but with his Brazilian Portuguese flavor. With that said, they both speak Spanish better than me and its my 1st language

[@hildebrandocastro9879]

Cause he’s a Brazilian speaking Spanish! That isn’t new to anyone!

[@NOP115]

Fabiano is Brazilian speaking Spanish like he's from Argentina. Diego is Brazilian speaking Spanish from Mexico with a slight Brazilian accent.

[@Sonofawildanimal4241]

YA DIEGO 👏🏼

[@fernandotvchannel]

The translator is 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@MaduxOG]

He won but he wasnt beating him

[@NOP115]

Fabiano Buskei aka Brazilian Christopher Nolan 😅

[@dorukbaglan3923]

wow that translator. never seen anything like him

[@GK-gr2mx]

5 round fight and Dan would have won

[@zneszn]

diego weighed in 3 times and dan was heavier

[@leodeleon2011able]

Dan had a 8-week camp and didn't have to cut weight like Diego did. Diego didn't have a camp Diego with a camp beats anybody in the division

[@shiiswii4136]

the fact that ige didnt win says everything, fighters who weigh more than the other guy almost always win and ige still lost. ige thought he could come in and get an easy W and he shouldve but he didnt. it was almost cheating and he still lost

[@zneszn]

@@shiiswii4136 i don't think he thought he'd get an easy win, lopes is a tough out for anyone

[@hanoitripper1809]

This translater is very entertaining!

[@user-br5rz4cb3f]

He can translate , English to Portuguese , to Spanish , and back... I think he can do Italian pretty good also...

[@startorfinish]

the craziest change of events since Khabib had to accept 3 different opponents before winning the belt that week in NY. at that time, they tried to get Pettis to fill in, but he kept holding out for more money, so they gave the opportunity to Al Iaquinta

[@lamontrob9125]

Ever since weili translator flopped they brought a great one

[@strictlybangers]

the translator has a name his name is charles ... hang on

[@odbwukillabee3957]

I wish someone would ask him about his tendency to grab at his throat/adams apple during fights. I mean that in a respectful manner, wether its a tick or bad habbit im just curious. Because i noticed it yesterday Vs Dan Ige and the ref mentioned it to the Doc to check him thinking it was due to a strike, when the Doc asked Diego said he was fine but the cameras panned away. I noticed he has done this in a prior fight Vs Sadiq Yussuf so i doubt it was an injury. Maybe him cutting weight to 145 messes with his throat? Idk

[@forrestmalcom8351]

Love to see Alex Perreira learn Spanish like Diego & the translator who our of Brazilian and Portuguese descent 😂

[@8bit_paul]

Megan is a pro.

[@NesControl]

how come he didnt translate for Alex when he won the belt? they had the other guy who does translate well but never with the same emotion as the fighter. other guy is very monotone lol this guy is the 2 lang champ

[@user-gc9kr5pp6v]

Он далеко не пойдет

[@M0B05H1]

Steve Irwin

[@cineris2389]

Dude is Glibert Burns with a hair relaxer..

[@HS-oh8xh]

Dan Ige probably had 10 lbs on Diego since Diego was probably fully hydrated at that point and weighed in at 161 lbs. ige was coming down in weight

[@tenlapongen1153]

Cardio issue

[@andorbodnar8606]

dude needs a haircut bad.

[@FazzzyV]

Shoulda called Volk 🤣

[@j.hermanarmstrong]

Why do these guys all win a fight and then start dressing like Mexican gang members from the 80’s

[@AntonioMontana_7.5]

LMAO Why does he insist on speaking spanish if he's Brazilian?

[@Sonofawildanimal4241]

Larger audience maybe?

[@ali56]

He fights out of Mexico

[@Lbcyoung]

Because he lives in Mexico? Doing your research can avoid stupid questions.

[@pedrobpuente650]

cause he wants

[@Stravinsky_Fyorodovich]

Many of us Brazilians speak Spanish easily... It's not a big deal.