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There is no love lost between Vasiliy Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez heading into Saturday\u2019s fight.<\/p>\n
Both fighters made weight today in Las Vegas<\/a>, and now Vasiliy Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez are geared up and ready to go for tomorrow night\u2019s ESPN main event from the Top Rank bubble at the MGM Grand.<\/p>\n The social distancing rules got broken a bit as the two got right up in each others faces after making weight, leading to an intense stare down. ESPN\u2019s Bernardo Osuna asked Lopez (15-0, 12 KO) about that in a post-event interview.<\/p>\n Date: <\/strong>Saturday, Oct. 17 | Start Time: <\/strong>10:00 pm ET (Main Card) \/ 7:30 pm ET (Prelims) \u201cThat\u2019s how it should be. This is a fight. I\u2019m in here to \u2014 I don\u2019t like this COVID stuff, so this is what it is,\u201d Lopez said. \u201cHe came out negative, I came out negative, so why not be close up? That\u2019s how everybody wants it, man, it\u2019s bad blood. I\u2019m ready.\u201d<\/p>\n (As far as \u201cI don\u2019t like this COVID stuff\u201d goes, it should be said that Lopez has been a strong proponent of wearing masks and practicing safety with the pandemic. I can\u2019t say for certain what he might mean here, but I also don\u2019t think anyone likes<\/em> \u201cthis COVID stuff.\u201d I just figured it\u2019s good to head off any wild tangents about that comment, which came in a heated moment, too.)<\/p>\n Asked how he plans to attack Lomachenko (14-1, 10 KO), Lopez broke it down pretty simply: he wants to use his superior natural size, but not in a reckless way.<\/p>\n \u201cLotta body shots, lotta head shots. There\u2019s many things I can do,\u201d Lopez said. \u201cI\u2019m gonna muscle him. I\u2019m gonna whoop his ass. And I\u2019m gonna play it smart at the same time, because I\u2019m able to do that. I\u2019m excited and I\u2019m very grateful for this opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nHow to Watch Lomachenko vs Lopez<\/h2>\n
Location: <\/strong>MGM Top Rank Bubble, Las Vegas, NV
TV: <\/strong>ESPN (Main Card) <\/strong>| Stream: <\/strong>ESPN+<\/a> (Prelims)<\/p>\n
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