“Leon Murphy I will give you the opportunity to fight the number one contender. Tell your people your ready to fight me on the same card as the championship”

– via X, calling out Lerone Murphy for a number one contender fight, suggesting they fight on the same card as the title bout.

“I’m the only guy who can beat Volk right now, but if I have to fight Lerone or Diego then I have no problem doing it.”

“Congratulations Diego Lopes, let’s do the rematch or maybe I can fight Lerone Murphy, it doesn’t matter any of these two guys”