Who of these former UFC fighters could get a second chance with the promotion in 2024?
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According to MMAjunkie,
These 20 UFC fighters are the most likely to be coming back to the promotion considering great records after they were let go of the promotion(Some rumored to already be coming back)
Who do you guys want to see coming back the most?
It's definitely Timur for me as he got a raw deal being let go in the first place and his only loss was against Jack Shore
List Of Fighters(Records after leaving the UFC) -Credit to @BEATDOWNS :
Humberto Bandenay- 9-1 - four fight win streak
Talita Bernardo - 4-0
Dakota Bush - 3-0
Shane Campbell - 12-2 - seven fight win streak
Randy Costa - 1-0
Kyle Daukaus - 2-0
Alex Da Silva - 2-1
Khadis Ibragimov - 6-0
Anthony Ivy - 5-3 - five fight win streak
Mason Jones - 2-0
Joseph Morales - 3-0
Vince Morales - 3-0
Kris Moutinho - 3-0 - 3 finishes
Justin Scoggins - 4-0
Eric Shelton - 5-2
Albert Tumenov - 8-0
Timur Valiev - 1-1 on TUF last fight was a loss
Youssef Zalal - 3-0
Will Brooks - 8-1-1
Curtis Millender - 4-4-1 - three fight winning streak
Joe Giannetti - only UFC fights are on TUF went 2-1 lost the one that mattered.
Honestly, I thought that list was pretty poor on first sight, but then I read the article and they made more sense.
Not a big stab at it, in all honesty.
I'd take:
Shane Campbell, yeah, at 35 he's kinda old, but he's on form and pretty entertaining. He could be a decent test for some fighters, can almost see him putting a mini-run together like a little Dustin Jacoby
Alex da Silva but only if he beats Distislam Kamavov
Saidyokub Kakhromonov it was interesting to hear him talk about maturity, he obviously wasn't cut because he wasn't good enough, so if he's addressed whatever issues he's had, then yeah, obviously I'd take him
Joseph Morales he's not a bad flyweight, he's beating decent level opposition even in a sparse regional scene
Albert Tumenov but I'm not sure why the UFC aren't, so they might continue to avoid him
I'd consider on short notice:
Kyle Daukaus because he did okay in the UFC, beat a couple of guys that are still there, and is a typical short notice-level fighter
Humberto Bandenay is sorta getting there, but the post-UFC loss to Rafa Garcia really hurts him. Even though he's 8-1, he hasn't really got many high level wins. I could see him in Bellator/PFL maybe?
Talita Bernardo (bit old at 36, but it's a shallow division and her Invicta run is good - has to be in 2024 or it's too late for her)
Mason Jones but I think he'd be reluctant to take it after bowing out last time
Bobby Moffett but probably not
Timur Valiev but again, probably not
I'd pass on:
Randy Costa dude was a one round machine and it continues to play out like that outside the UFC - but he's 7-4 overall, 1-0 post-UFC, that's just not enough
Dakota Bush needs a few more for me, Jordan Griffin is an okay win, but he lost to a 6-5 dude so he looks finished anyway
Khadis Ibragimov but only because I doubt they could tempt him, he's currently boxing and fighting regularly in Russia
Anthony Ivy his recent run of finishes is appealing, but there are younger, better fighters than him - but if he keeps going, who knows?
Vince Morales for now
Kris Moutinho guy is nowhere near UFC level
Justin Scoggins when you're losing in BKFC, you've basically given up on your MMA career
