UFC 314 has been creating quite an uproar in the realm of mixed martial arts. Set to be a war between Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes for the featherweight belt, the main event will finally glorify Ilia Topuria’s move to the lightweight division, and let ‘The Great’ have another chance to fight for the belt. In the co-main event, fans will get to witness a battle between Michael Chandler and Paddy Pimblett. People have been anticipating this bout for ages now. And as the UFC dropped the official poster for the event, the hype hit the roof.

The official UFC 314 poster was divided into 4 sections. The two sections on top were reserved for the main eventers, and those on the bottom were for the co-main eventers. The fighters had a dramatic pose with an orange hue on them. And the background in greyscale with streaks of what seemed like a brownish orange created a pleasant contrast. At the very bottom, the sponsors Bud Light and Intuit Turbotax got a shoutout. On the other side, the poster pointed out that the event would take place at Kaseya Center, Miami. 

Needless to say, this poster was one of the first in recent times where the contestants weren’t facing each other or standing beside each other. MMA Orbit also shared the poster on X. The caption to the tweet read, “The OFFICIAL #UFC314 poster just dropped! 🔥” This was followed by the MMA account asking the fighting community to rate the poster out of 10. 

As soon as MMA Orbit shared the news, the fighting community swooped in to reveal their thoughts. Of course, the fight fans seemed to have an extreme outburst of enthusiasm for the upcoming event. Let’s take a look at what the netizens had to say. 

UFC 314 poster raises excitement for the event

It seemed like the fighting community were waiting to see a change in the UFC posters for a long while. The fight fans also had to rate the poster out of 10, and many seemed to believe that it was well above 10. Some fans even dropped 11 in the comments section. But the ratings weren’t lower than 8. One of the fans wrote, “heattttt, solid 9/10.” Another fan commented, “10/10 that’s heat tbh.” One more fan compared the new poster with the older, familiar ones and wrote, “8, or about 5 points higher than their usual posters.” 

While most of the credit went to the matchmaking team, some were reeled in because of the poster. One fan commented, “Now that’s a poster.” Another fan commented, “This is FIREEEE.” Meanwhile, a few of the fans planned on putting the poster up on their walls, with one comment reading, “this gonna look great on my wall.”

Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes is slated to be filled with action, and so is the co-main event. The energy among the fans seemed to be bursting at the seems and didn’t look to be waning anytime soon. One fan added to the hype and wrote, “This will be historic, in that, if @alexvolkanovski wins that is a great story for his legacy against the rising Diego Lopes. If he loses, it is quite likely the end of the road for the one of the greatest to ever do it.”

However, some of the fans seemed to have a few concerns. One fan claimed, “The fight is in Miami it should’ve been something tropical.” Another pointed out that the team wasn’t really content with Lopes. A fan wrote, “They chose the worst photo of Diego Lopes and his mullet!” Another fan commented, “Diego get stung by a bee?” Fighting words from fans already, it seems!

Who knows, all this naysaying might even motivate the Brazilian to claim a victory at UFC 314. What are your thoughts about the poster for UFC 314? How much would you rate the poster out of 10? Let us know in the comments down below!