'What a legend': Fighters react to Alexander Volkanovski's title win over Diego Lopes at UFC 314

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Alexander Volkanovski is just the second two-time featherweight champion in history after regaining gold with a win over Diego Lopes in Saturday's UFC 314 headliner.

After Ilia Topuria vacated the strap to move up to lightweight, Volkanovski (27-4 MMA, 14-3 UFC) reassumed his position at the top of the 145-pound division with a unanimous decision victory over Lopes (26-7 MMA, 5-2 UFC) in the main event at Kaseya Center in Miami.

It's Volkanovski's first victory since July 2023 after he was knocked out by Topuria and Islam Makhachev in consecutive fights.

Check below for the top X (formerly Twitter) reactions to Volkanovski's title triumph over Lopes at UFC 314.

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Últimas palabras de sus coaches antes de entrar a la guerra #UFC314pic.twitter.com/FeQ3qJj8Mu

— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) April 13, 2025

Tweets by alexvolkanovski

MAIN EVENT TIME #UFC314

Alex Volkanovski vs Diego Lopes... who you got?! pic.twitter.com/VMuaYPKftc

— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) April 13, 2025

R1 - Alex vs. Diego - Right to the middle. Alex with his usual wide stance. Leg kick for him. Another. Now high.

Inside leg kicks from both. #UFC314

— Cageside Press (@Cagesidepress) April 13, 2025

COME ON VOLK!!

I BELIEVE!!#UFC314

— Corey 'Overtime' Anderson (@CoreyA_MMA) April 13, 2025

10-9, Volkanovski. #UFC314

— Danny Segura (@dannyseguratv) April 13, 2025

Volks is looking lethal rn bruh is lock the fudge in

— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) April 13, 2025

Volk looking like he came to teach a lesson

— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) April 13, 2025

Diego is pacing him self he needs to get reckless

— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) April 13, 2025

20-18, Volkanovski, but that was a big, big shot by Diego Lopes at the end of the round. He's game here. #UFC314

— Danny Segura (@dannyseguratv) April 13, 2025

Lopes needs to throw combinations. When he does, he is touching Volk. And he hits hard. #UFC314

— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) April 13, 2025

Tweets by Diegolopesmma

30-27, Volk.

R2 is the only real question for the former champ. #UFC314

— Phil Murphy © (@Phil_Sports) April 13, 2025

Very competitive scrap! I think Volk 29-28 so far. #UFC314

— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) April 13, 2025

Championship Rounds #UFC314

How are you scoring Alex Volkanovski vs Diego Lopes?! pic.twitter.com/5i2ASoPGKM

— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) April 13, 2025

Volk in deep crap late in round 4 !!!! High Drama as Lopez prowls #UFC314

— Fight Ghost (@Fight_Ghost) April 13, 2025

Tied 2-2 heading into the final round #UFC314

— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) April 13, 2025

39-37 Volkanovski. Lopes takes that one.

Volk was super bothered by the glove scrapped his eyelid – and then the uppercut that followed #UFC314

— Nolan King (@mma_kings) April 13, 2025

FINAL ROUND INCOMING! #UFC314pic.twitter.com/ojpn69GulJ

— UFC (@ufc) April 13, 2025

Ilia Topuria vacating the featherweight belt , just doesn’t sit right with me . Dude was on fire and looking HOF at that weight class. Has to be the weirdest vacate ever IMO !

— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) April 13, 2025

Not the highest of bars, but Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes just gave the 2025 Fight of the Year so far. Now who gets the win? #UFC314

— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohn) April 13, 2025

The card lives up to the hype

— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) April 13, 2025

48-47 Volkanovski. It very well may come down to how those judges saw the two knockdowns in Round 2 #UFC314

— Nolan King (@mma_kings) April 13, 2025

Tweets by alexvolkanovski

#UFC314 results: Alexander Volkanovski (@AlexVolkanovski) def. Diego Lopes via unanimous decision (48-47, 49-46, 49-46) – to win vacant featherweight title

Full coverage: https://t.co/GaSN2ndUZVpic.twitter.com/h5QvWCHLZh

— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) April 13, 2025

Alex Volkanovski's seven title fight wins are 2nd most in UFC featherweight history (Aldo, 8). #UFC314

— Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) April 13, 2025

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: 'What a legend': Fighters react to Alexander Volkanovski's title win over Diego Lopes at UFC 314

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