Brian Ortega vs Diego Lopes Prediction: It's gonna be a long, hard fight

Prediction for the UFC 306 Brian Ortega vs Diego Lopes match which will take place on September 15th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Brian Ortega

Brian Ortega has been competing in the UFC for ten years and has even fought for the title twice (both times unsuccessfully). He's only fought the best in recent years, so his losses have been so few (he's lost three of his last five fights).

But Ortega won his last fight (his most important fight). In February, he fought Yair Rodriguez. It was a rematch (Brian lost the first fight due to injury). Ortega lost the first round cleanly, but then he started to fight more actively and took the initiative. In the second round, he took the fight to the ground (through takedowns and ground control), and in the third, he smothered his opponent.

Ortega's second fight with Rodriguez came after almost two years off, during which he healed and worked on his skills.

Diego Lopes

Diego Lopez only lost one fight in the UFC (to Movsar Evloev in 2023), but since then, he has won four in a row, three of them by decision.

Interestingly, current champion Ilia Topuria considers both Ortega and Lopez's worthy challengers, forgetting about Movsar Evloev, who has yet to suffer a defeat.

In his last fight, Diego Lopez defeated Dan Ige unanimously.

Expert Betting Tips

Brian Ortega has been treading water for a while now, but he's always lacking something, and it looks like he will not get any higher than where he is now. But Diego Lopez is not a man to be feared, and he's undoubtedly weaker in class than Ortega's last few opponents.