UFC 303: Dan Ige vs. Diego Lopes: Live round-by-round updates

News recently broke that the UFC 303 co-main event has been altered on the day of the event. Brian Ortega has dropped out of the fight with Diego Lopes due to illness and his place has been taken by Dan Ige.

Ige and Lopes will now grace the co-main event slot for the UFC 303 in a catchweight bout (165 pounds). The event is being held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Lopes is currently riding a three-fight win streak and all of them have been finishes. Ige, on the other hand, is coming off a knockout victory against Andre Fili in February 2024.

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UFC 303: Dan Ige vs. Diego Lopes: Live round-by-round updates

Round 1

Lopes opens the fight by landing a leg kick. The Brazilian throws a flurry of punches, followed by a knee to Ige's head. Lopes continues to throw combos in an aggressive manner. The 29-year-old lands a solid right hand on Ige.

'50K' lands a right hand of his own. Lopes returns the favor by hitting him with an elbow. Ige attempts to take his opponent down but the Brazilian catches him in a D'Arce choke. Ige gets out of the submission attempt seconds before the end of the round.

Round 2

Lopes lands a calf kick to start the round. Ige hits him with a right hand a few seconds later. Ige throws a head kick but it is caught by Lopes, who gets a hold of the Hawaiian's back on the ground. Lopes has Ige in a body triangle but struggles to submit him.

Round 3

'50K' has success with his strikes in the beginning of the round. Lopes lands a leg kick that appears to affect the 32-year-old. However, Ige keeps pressuring his opponent and throws several heavy blows.

Lopes tries a takedown but Ige stuffs it and gets into top position on the ground. The Hawaiian lands significant elbow strikes from the top and follows them up with multiple punches.

The fight ends in a unanimous decision victory for Lopes. All three judges scored the bout 29-28 in favor of the Brazilian.