Diego Lopes Agrees to Short-Notice Fight vs. Steve Garcia Two Days After Title Loss

Diego Lopes said the UFC called him two days before announcing the card and asked about a fight with Steve Garcia. Lopes stated that the UFC did not mention anything about fighting at the White House when initially contacting him. He said he replied, "Yeah, don't worry.

The people know me. " Two days later, during the Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira card, the UFC began showing the fights and Lopes saw his name listed. " Lopes had just lost his second chance at the title.

He said he likes to say yes to every fight the UFC offers him and added that he did not have a lot of choices after the recent defeat.