Filed under: Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos RIO DE JANEIRO – Before he stepped into the cage with Johnny Eduardo, Matthew Lopez sounded like a guy with a score to settle – against a previous opponent. In multiple interviews , Lopez (10-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) called for a rematch with Rani Yahya (23-9 MMA, 8-3 UFC), the guy who spoiled his UFC debut. Come hell or high water, that was a fight he wanted to do again. But after emphatically stopping Eduardo (28-11 MMA, 3-3 UFC) in front of hostile crowd at UFC 212, Yahya’s name didn’t come up once. Apparently, time and key victories heal all wounds. Related UFC 212 results: Matthew Lopez pounds his way to TKO win over Johnny Eduardo “Anybody that’s in front of me,” Lopez told MMAjunkie when asked what he wants next for his career.
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Rani who? UFC 212′s Matthew Lopez shifts focus to moving up bantamweight ladder – MMA Junkie