Overview

• Lopes stopped Jean Silva with a spinning back elbow at 4:48 of Round 2 in the San Antonio main event and collected a $100,000 double bonus for Fight of the Night and Performance of the Night.
• Tensions flared when Silva struck Lopes in the back of the head after the bout, but backstage video later showed the fighters shaking hands and making peace.
• Separate footage showed Lopes becoming sick during a post-fight interview, and he was examined on site and reportedly cleared of a concussion.
• Former bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling publicly called for a title eliminator against Lopes, writing that the winner should get a title shot as he builds a 2-1 start at featherweight.
• Top contender Movsar Evloev offered a rematch with Lopes and said he can beat Volkanovski, while the champion named Lopes, Sterling, Evloev and Lerone Murphy as possibilities and made no commitment.