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Diego Lopes targets Yair Rodriguez or Movsar Evloev for Noche UFC in Guadalajara

Diego Lopes is eager to get to another title fight following his first UFC championship defeat last month in Miami. He knows that to do so, he'll need to fight a top contender in the division, and that's why he's got two names in mind.

Lopes wants his octagon return to be on Sept. 13 at this year's Noche UFC – the UFC's annual event celebrating Mexican Independence. The pay-per-view card is set to go down in Guadalajara, Mexico – home of Lobo Gym, where Lopes does a bulk of his training. His ideal opponents would be Yair Rodriguez or Movsar Evloev.