Alexander Volkanovski sets his sights beyond Diego Lopes, already planning to call out his next opponent after their fight.

Diego Lopes meteoric ascent up the featherweight ranks comes to a head when he battles Alexander Volkanovski for the vacant title at UFC 314.

With UFC 145-pound champion Ilia Topuria relinquishing his title, Lopes (26-6 MMA, 5-1 UFC) will take on former champ Alexander Volkanovski (26-4 MMA, 13-3 UFC) for the vacant title in the UFC 314 main event April 12 at Kaseya Center from Miami.

Most notably, the UFC boss revealed that 16-0 superstar Ilia Topuria has vacated his featherweight title. White also confirmed that 145lb gold will be on the line when Volkanovski vs Lopes headlines UFC 314 in Miami on April 12.

Alexander Volkanovski doesn’t have much time left in MMA. In April, Volkanovski faces Diego Lopes for the vacant featherweight title at UFC 314 after former foe Ilia Topuria vacated the belt to move up to lightweight.

Alexander Volkanovski revealed he plans on competing a few more times before calling it a career. With Ilia Topuria relinquishing his featherweight title, Volkanovski (26-4 MMA, 13-3 UFC) will take on Diego Lopes (26-6 MMA,

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