Watching Diego Lopes dominate Brian Ortega gave Dan Ige a better gauge of where he stands in the UFC featherweight division.

UFC featherweight contender Brian Ortega got involved in a confrontation with a fan moments after his UFC 306 loss to Diego Lopes this past Saturday.

Diego Lopes was looking to make a statement in the featherweight division. And while he didn't get a finish, despite looking like he was close to one, he can consider UFC 306 mission accomplished. Lopes (26-6 MMA,

Lopes (25-6 MMA, 5-1 UFC) extended his octagon winning streak to five fights with a lopsided unanimous decision win over Ortega (16-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) in the featured bout at Sphere in Las Vegas, elevating his position closer toward championship in the featherweight division.

Let’s try this again, shall we? Top UFC Featherweights Brian Ortega and Diego Lopes were scheduled to face off at this year’s International Fight Week but Ortega withdrew from UFC 303 at the last second due to sickness,

Diego Lopes mauled Brian Ortega in their three-round feature fight at Noche UFC 2 (UFC 306) at Sphere on September 14. Ortega and Lopes were scheduled to fight once before at UFC 303 in June. Unfortunately,

Diego Lopes set out to send a message to the entire featherweight division at UFC 306. In his own post-fight estimation, that mission has been accomplished. "My goal was to give a message to the whole division,

Diego Lopes dished out a whole lot of punishment to win a lopsided decision over Brian Ortega at UFC 306 for the biggest win of his career.