MIAMI – Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes are just one sleep away from crowning a new featherweight champion after a final pre-fight staredown at UFC 314 ceremonial weigh-ins. Volkanovski (26-4 MMA, 13-3 UFC) and Lopes (26-5 MMA, 5-1 UFC) will clash in Saturday’s headliner at Kaseya Center ( ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN/Disney+, ESPN+) in a contest that will determine who fills the role as 145-pound champion in the wake of Ilia Topuria vacating to move up to the lightweight division. Former champion Volkanovski, 36, will return from a nearly 14-month layoff and back-to-back losses against Topuria and Islam Makhachev in hopes of becoming a two-time undisputed titleholder. Lopes, 31, looks to continue to his trajectory to the top and claim gold less than two years after his promotional debut
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