BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » joe lopez https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:45:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Joe Lopez: Movsar Evloev won’t be able to handle UFC champ Alexander Volkanovski’s strength https://www.badmma.com/joe-lopez-movsar-evloev-wont-be-able-to-handle-ufc-champ-alexander-volkanovskis-strength.html https://www.badmma.com/joe-lopez-movsar-evloev-wont-be-able-to-handle-ufc-champ-alexander-volkanovskis-strength.html#comments Mon, 14 Apr 2025 23:47:47 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/joe-lopez-movsar-evloev-wont-be-able-to-handle-ufc-champ-alexander-volkanovskis-strength.html Both UFC champion Alexander Volkanovski and his coach are on board with Movsar Evloev getting the next title shot. Volkanovski (27-5 MMA, 14-4 UFC) reclaimed the featherweight title when he defeated Diego Lopes (27-6 MMA, 6-1 UFC) by unanimous decision in Saturday’s UFC 314 main event at Kaseya Center from Miami. Volkanovski’s head coach Joe Lopez is aware of Evloev’s (19-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) strong grappling skills, but thinks his star student will be too strong for him. “I think he is a good wrestler, but he’s not a – what would you call him? He’s good at getting people down, but he doesn’t really do much with it once he gets them down,” Lopez told Submission Radio . “And that’s what I guess makes him boring … So he just hangs on to them, and I don’t think he’s going to be able to hang onto Volk

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/joe-lopez-movsar-evloev-wont-be-able-to-handle-ufc-champ-alexander-volkanovskis-strength.html/feed 0 Joe Lopez not at all surprised to see Alexander Volkanovski counted out at UFC 314 https://www.badmma.com/joe-lopez-not-at-all-surprised-to-see-alexander-volkanovski-counted-out-at-ufc-314.html https://www.badmma.com/joe-lopez-not-at-all-surprised-to-see-alexander-volkanovski-counted-out-at-ufc-314.html#comments Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:42:54 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/joe-lopez-not-at-all-surprised-to-see-alexander-volkanovski-counted-out-at-ufc-314.html Joe Lopez understands the doubt surrounding Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 314. Volkanovski (26-4 MMA, 13-3 UFC) takes on Diego Lopes (26-6 MMA, 5-1 UFC) for the vacant featherweight title in Saturday’s headliner at Kaseya Center from Miami ( ESPN+  pay-per-view, ESPN/Disney+, ESPN+). Although betting odds have Volkanovski as a slight favorite, many pundits are questioning the former UFC champion’s form after suffering back-to-back knockout losses to lightweight champion Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/joe-lopez-not-at-all-surprised-to-see-alexander-volkanovski-counted-out-at-ufc-314.html/feed 0 Joe Lopez not at all surprised to see Alexander Volkanovski counted out at UFC 314 https://www.badmma.com/joe-lopez-not-at-all-surprised-to-see-alexander-volkanovski-counted-out-at-ufc-314-2.html https://www.badmma.com/joe-lopez-not-at-all-surprised-to-see-alexander-volkanovski-counted-out-at-ufc-314-2.html#comments Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:42:54 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/joe-lopez-not-at-all-surprised-to-see-alexander-volkanovski-counted-out-at-ufc-314-2.html Joe Lopez understands the doubt surrounding Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 314. Volkanovski (26-4 MMA, 13-3 UFC) takes on Diego Lopes (26-6 MMA, 5-1 UFC) for the vacant featherweight title in Saturday’s headliner at Kaseya Center from Miami ( ESPN+  pay-per-view, ESPN/Disney+, ESPN+). Although betting odds have Volkanovski as a slight favorite, many pundits are questioning the former UFC champion’s form after suffering back-to-back knockout losses to lightweight champion Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria. “Nah, not at all (surprised),” Lopez told Submission Radio of Volkanovski being counted out

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/joe-lopez-not-at-all-surprised-to-see-alexander-volkanovski-counted-out-at-ufc-314-2.html/feed 0 Joe Lopez not at all surprised to see Alexander Volkanovski counted out at UFC 314 https://www.badmma.com/joe-lopez-not-at-all-surprised-to-see-alexander-volkanovski-counted-out-at-ufc-314.html https://www.badmma.com/joe-lopez-not-at-all-surprised-to-see-alexander-volkanovski-counted-out-at-ufc-314.html#comments Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:42:54 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/joe-lopez-not-at-all-surprised-to-see-alexander-volkanovski-counted-out-at-ufc-314.html Joe Lopez understands the doubt surrounding Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 314. Volkanovski (26-4 MMA, 13-3 UFC) takes on Diego Lopes (26-6 MMA, 5-1 UFC) for the vacant featherweight title in Saturday’s headliner at Kaseya Center from Miami ( ESPN+  pay-per-view, ESPN/Disney+, ESPN+). Although betting odds have Volkanovski as a slight favorite, many pundits are questioning the former UFC champion’s form after suffering back-to-back knockout losses to lightweight champion Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/joe-lopez-not-at-all-surprised-to-see-alexander-volkanovski-counted-out-at-ufc-314.html/feed 0 Alexander Volkanovski’s coach against Ilia Topuria’s pursuit for two UFC titles: ‘You’re just holding up divisions’ https://www.badmma.com/alexander-volkanovskis-coach-against-ilia-topurias-pursuit-for-two-ufc-titles-youre-just-holding-up-divisions.html https://www.badmma.com/alexander-volkanovskis-coach-against-ilia-topurias-pursuit-for-two-ufc-titles-youre-just-holding-up-divisions.html#comments Tue, 05 Nov 2024 22:13:25 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/alexander-volkanovskis-coach-against-ilia-topurias-pursuit-for-two-ufc-titles-youre-just-holding-up-divisions.html Alexander Volkanovski ’s coach, Joe Lopez , doesn’t think UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria has earned the right to fight for a second belt just yet. Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC), who’s coming off back-to-back knockouts of Volkanovski and Max Holloway , expressed interest in moving up to lightweight to challenge champ Islam Makhachev.

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