- Joined
- Jul 16, 2023
- Messages
- 53
- Reaction score
- 149
(C) Jon Jones vs (IC) Tom Aspinall - Glad to see Jon will be sticking around, Alex will be occupied with Magomed, THIS IS THE FIGHT WE WANT TO SEE!
Stipe Miocic - RETIRED - Congrats on a great career Stipe.
#2 Charles Oliveira vs The Winner of (C) Makhachev vs #1 Tsarukyan - Charles did exactly what he needed to do and executed his gameplan perfectly. Dana has said that once Islam defends his belt, if he wins, he will fight for the Belt at 170 for Double Champ Status. So Charles has a chance to fight for an Interm belt against someone if Islam beats Arman and he also has a chance to rematch Arman for the undisputed, either rematch I'm certainly interested in.
#7 Michael Chandler vs #5 Max Holloway - Listen I absolutely love Michael Chandler and the way he fights.... about to be 39 years old and the dude just comes out nonstop and shows up for the fans every time. I do unfortunately think the UFC will more than likely go another way with the Conor fight but nonetheless a Holloway fight is still HUGE and could easily Co-Main a PPV for 5 rounds for the BMF Belt and that is something I think UFC fans much rather see.
Bo Nickal vs Andre Petroski - If Bo Nickal went out there and finished Paul Craig, I would've 100 percent said he was ready for a low ranked opponent within the Top 15, but after that? Nah... not yet. I want to see him against someone who is in the Top 20-25 again and Petroski is that person. Andre is far from entertaining but he has a good wrestling background along with some solid Jiu-Jitsu.. so if Bo Nickal can go out there and finish him.. then we can talk about a ranked opponent but he's going to need to get his Hype back after that fight.
Paul Craig vs Gerald Meerschaert - Yea not the best performance from either men but Paul Craig did what he could on the feet, but at 37 years old I kind want to just see fun styleistic matchups from now on from Craig and I think him against GM3 is a fun one in the Jiu-Jitsu department. Both men want it along with the fans.
#9 Viviane Araújo vs #7 Katlyn Cerminara 2 - Good to see Araujo get a win, there isn't much for her currently but there is a rematch that could take place against Cerminara. The first fight was extremely close where most of the Media Members were split on who won, could be an interesting rematch.
#11 Karine Silva vs Winner of Maverick / Horth - That was one of the worst performances I have seen in a while on a PPV main card by a "prospect". Silva is going to need to defend her rank and Miranda Maverick and Jamey-Lyn Horth fight in Tampa in December and the winner will deserve a ranked opponent.
Mauricio Ruffy vs Bobby Green - One thing we know about Ruffy... the UFC LOVESSSS Him... and I mean... how can you not? The dude is insanely fun to watch but he really needs a pretty big step up in competition and who better than Bobby Green? This fight absolutely could be on the Main Card of a PPV if they go back to Brazil. Ruffy called for BSD but I don't think he is quite ready for a ranked opponent to be honest.
James Llontop vs Darrius Flowers - 0-3 ususally means you are on the block to be cut be the UFC but if you look at it, he's fought all 3 times within 8 months, which is INSANELY active and he is a former Contender Series winner so he has a bit of leverage so I think they will keep him for 1 more fight. Flowers is also 0-3 and steps up on short notice here and there. Winner Stays and the Loser Leaves.
#13 Marcus McGhee vs #12 Kyler Phillips - Good win for McGhee, did what he had to and got the job done by decision. He is already 34 years old and is gonna need a bit of time off but not to much. I would love to see him in the late early quarter of 2025, this could make for a barn burner on any card they put it on as McGhee tries to rise through the ranks and Kyler tries to clinch any momentum he can.
Jonathan Martinez vs Chris Gutierrez - Safe to say that Jonathan Martinez will be unranked come Tuesday Morning and rightfully so. He took way to long to get going and pretty much just handed McGhee the first 2 rounds without doing to much other than a few leg kicks here and there that came in handy in the 3rd round. This fight though makes all the sense in the world, they match each other to an absolute Tee. 2 fighters who are heavy leg kickers and who are now formally ranked and are trying to sneak back into the rankings. Let's preferably see this on a Main Card of an Apex Fight Night though.
Jim Miller vs Kurt Holobaugh - Congrats to Jim Miller, always good to see him get the win and by impressive fashion nonetheless. I would love for the UFC to keep giving him fun veteran matchups and I think Kurt Holobaugh would be an absolutely fun fight for the fans to watch. Holobaugh is 38 years old and is a scrapper to say the least. Would be amazing to throw this one the prelims of a PPV similar to how they did tonight.
Damon Jackson - RETIRED - Have a good life Damon, congrats on the career.
David Onama vs Joanderson Brito - Risky for Onama to even take the fight but he did and he got it done after facing early adversity. He is now on a 3 fight winning streak and is close to the rankings but needs to face a pretty big test and I think him against Joanderson Brito would be absolutely fireworks. You can easily throw this fight on a the high prelims of a PPV and get a ton of people talking about it. I need this fight....
Roberto Romero vs Sung Woo Choi - Couldn't ask for a better performance for someone stepping on a weeks notice. Great job for Romero and he certainly made a name for himself tonight and the best part about it? He's only 24 years old! I would love to see him against Sung Woo Choi, who lost by TKO to Steve Garcia earlier this year, he is someone who will get a KO or get KOed, if you get my drift. This is a perfect fight for Romero's 2nd fight and a chance for his name to get even bigger, and also a pretty big test.
#9 Marcin Tybura vs The Loser of #10 Rozenstruik / #4 Pavlovich - Great win for Tybura who took the match on about 2 weeks notice, will probably go up a few ranking spots because of the Jones/Stipe retirement but looked pretty bad in the early part of the fight but kept his composure and took Diniz down and it as soon as that happened, it was a downfall for Diniz. Tybura is 39 years old and has practically faced everyone in this division except Rozenstruik and Pavolvich so I think the loser makes sense in this case, somewhere around Summer of 2025.
Jhonata Diniz vs Chris Barnett - Just when I thought the UFC could be looking at a promising future HW Contender in Diniz.... he runs into 39 year old Tybura. Diniz is going to need a TON of time off after that damage he took tonight, I expect we won't see him until late 2025 so with that, I think it's safe to match him up with someone who will more than likely be on the same timeline as him and Barnett fits that bill as he recently had a pretty bad hamstring injury at UFC 308.
Ramiz Brahimaj vs Kevin Jousset - AMAZING win for Ramiz, probably saved his career tonight. I think there is a few interesting matchups for him that could lay ahead but there is one that is more interesting than most and I think that is Kevin Jousset. Jousset is 2-1 in the UFC and suffered his first defeat in September of this year against Bryan Battle and I can only assume he is trying to get back in there soon, probably for the Australia card in February could work.... but could be a bit to soon. Jousset needs a bit of a reset in competition while Ramiz needs a bit of a step up.
Mickey Gall - RELEASED - Well... I think that's going to go ahead and put a wrap on Mickey Gall's career. I enjoyed watching him fight and I think some regional promotion will enjoy his services.
Oban Elliott vs Khaos Williams - That was for sure not on my Bingo card tonight.... Great win for Oban Elliott on such a big card. He is 3-0 in the UFC and all his wins are in 2024 so it's safe to say he is quite the active fighter. I'm assuming he's going to want on that March UK Fight Night Card and I think he is well deserving of a Main Card spot on that card. On the other hand I really want Khaos Williams to get a ranked opponent but his activity kills him, his last year where he had 2 fights was all the way back in 2021. This is the perfect fight to make for that card in March and I think the winner 100 PERCENT gets a ranked opponent in their next fight.
Bassil Hafez vs Ange Loosa - Wow.... Now it seems like he's going to be remembered as the guy who "almost beat JDM on short notice". Nonetheless he is still incredibly fun to watch fight despite being 1-2 in the promotion. I would love to see him go against Ange Loosa who has a couple of stinkers recently and can certainly win some fans back. With Hafez knowing his job is possibly on the line, I'm sure he'll come out swinging and showing out for the fans.
Eduarda Moura vs #14 Ariane Lipski - Great win for Moura, if she is smart, she and her team should decide to stay here instead of trying to move back down to 115. This division is actually getting more and more interesting every year we enter and Moura can certainly make some noise. Let's see how she does against a ranked opponent in Ariana Lipski who has lost 2 straight and needs to defend her rankings.
Veronica Hardy vs Maryna Moroz - Tough loss for Hardy, can't say she looked bad on the fight offensively, she for sure was the faster one but her defense on the other hand wasn't the best. She ends her 3 fight winning streak with this loss but she was on the cusp of a ranking shot, so I think giving her Moroz should be a fun one. Moroz usually fights once a year and is pretty inactive making "videos." but she's going to come back sooner than later and this should be the fight to make.
Stipe Miocic - RETIRED - Congrats on a great career Stipe.
#2 Charles Oliveira vs The Winner of (C) Makhachev vs #1 Tsarukyan - Charles did exactly what he needed to do and executed his gameplan perfectly. Dana has said that once Islam defends his belt, if he wins, he will fight for the Belt at 170 for Double Champ Status. So Charles has a chance to fight for an Interm belt against someone if Islam beats Arman and he also has a chance to rematch Arman for the undisputed, either rematch I'm certainly interested in.
#7 Michael Chandler vs #5 Max Holloway - Listen I absolutely love Michael Chandler and the way he fights.... about to be 39 years old and the dude just comes out nonstop and shows up for the fans every time. I do unfortunately think the UFC will more than likely go another way with the Conor fight but nonetheless a Holloway fight is still HUGE and could easily Co-Main a PPV for 5 rounds for the BMF Belt and that is something I think UFC fans much rather see.
Bo Nickal vs Andre Petroski - If Bo Nickal went out there and finished Paul Craig, I would've 100 percent said he was ready for a low ranked opponent within the Top 15, but after that? Nah... not yet. I want to see him against someone who is in the Top 20-25 again and Petroski is that person. Andre is far from entertaining but he has a good wrestling background along with some solid Jiu-Jitsu.. so if Bo Nickal can go out there and finish him.. then we can talk about a ranked opponent but he's going to need to get his Hype back after that fight.
Paul Craig vs Gerald Meerschaert - Yea not the best performance from either men but Paul Craig did what he could on the feet, but at 37 years old I kind want to just see fun styleistic matchups from now on from Craig and I think him against GM3 is a fun one in the Jiu-Jitsu department. Both men want it along with the fans.
#9 Viviane Araújo vs #7 Katlyn Cerminara 2 - Good to see Araujo get a win, there isn't much for her currently but there is a rematch that could take place against Cerminara. The first fight was extremely close where most of the Media Members were split on who won, could be an interesting rematch.
#11 Karine Silva vs Winner of Maverick / Horth - That was one of the worst performances I have seen in a while on a PPV main card by a "prospect". Silva is going to need to defend her rank and Miranda Maverick and Jamey-Lyn Horth fight in Tampa in December and the winner will deserve a ranked opponent.
Mauricio Ruffy vs Bobby Green - One thing we know about Ruffy... the UFC LOVESSSS Him... and I mean... how can you not? The dude is insanely fun to watch but he really needs a pretty big step up in competition and who better than Bobby Green? This fight absolutely could be on the Main Card of a PPV if they go back to Brazil. Ruffy called for BSD but I don't think he is quite ready for a ranked opponent to be honest.
James Llontop vs Darrius Flowers - 0-3 ususally means you are on the block to be cut be the UFC but if you look at it, he's fought all 3 times within 8 months, which is INSANELY active and he is a former Contender Series winner so he has a bit of leverage so I think they will keep him for 1 more fight. Flowers is also 0-3 and steps up on short notice here and there. Winner Stays and the Loser Leaves.
#13 Marcus McGhee vs #12 Kyler Phillips - Good win for McGhee, did what he had to and got the job done by decision. He is already 34 years old and is gonna need a bit of time off but not to much. I would love to see him in the late early quarter of 2025, this could make for a barn burner on any card they put it on as McGhee tries to rise through the ranks and Kyler tries to clinch any momentum he can.
Jonathan Martinez vs Chris Gutierrez - Safe to say that Jonathan Martinez will be unranked come Tuesday Morning and rightfully so. He took way to long to get going and pretty much just handed McGhee the first 2 rounds without doing to much other than a few leg kicks here and there that came in handy in the 3rd round. This fight though makes all the sense in the world, they match each other to an absolute Tee. 2 fighters who are heavy leg kickers and who are now formally ranked and are trying to sneak back into the rankings. Let's preferably see this on a Main Card of an Apex Fight Night though.
Jim Miller vs Kurt Holobaugh - Congrats to Jim Miller, always good to see him get the win and by impressive fashion nonetheless. I would love for the UFC to keep giving him fun veteran matchups and I think Kurt Holobaugh would be an absolutely fun fight for the fans to watch. Holobaugh is 38 years old and is a scrapper to say the least. Would be amazing to throw this one the prelims of a PPV similar to how they did tonight.
Damon Jackson - RETIRED - Have a good life Damon, congrats on the career.
David Onama vs Joanderson Brito - Risky for Onama to even take the fight but he did and he got it done after facing early adversity. He is now on a 3 fight winning streak and is close to the rankings but needs to face a pretty big test and I think him against Joanderson Brito would be absolutely fireworks. You can easily throw this fight on a the high prelims of a PPV and get a ton of people talking about it. I need this fight....
Roberto Romero vs Sung Woo Choi - Couldn't ask for a better performance for someone stepping on a weeks notice. Great job for Romero and he certainly made a name for himself tonight and the best part about it? He's only 24 years old! I would love to see him against Sung Woo Choi, who lost by TKO to Steve Garcia earlier this year, he is someone who will get a KO or get KOed, if you get my drift. This is a perfect fight for Romero's 2nd fight and a chance for his name to get even bigger, and also a pretty big test.
#9 Marcin Tybura vs The Loser of #10 Rozenstruik / #4 Pavlovich - Great win for Tybura who took the match on about 2 weeks notice, will probably go up a few ranking spots because of the Jones/Stipe retirement but looked pretty bad in the early part of the fight but kept his composure and took Diniz down and it as soon as that happened, it was a downfall for Diniz. Tybura is 39 years old and has practically faced everyone in this division except Rozenstruik and Pavolvich so I think the loser makes sense in this case, somewhere around Summer of 2025.
Jhonata Diniz vs Chris Barnett - Just when I thought the UFC could be looking at a promising future HW Contender in Diniz.... he runs into 39 year old Tybura. Diniz is going to need a TON of time off after that damage he took tonight, I expect we won't see him until late 2025 so with that, I think it's safe to match him up with someone who will more than likely be on the same timeline as him and Barnett fits that bill as he recently had a pretty bad hamstring injury at UFC 308.
Ramiz Brahimaj vs Kevin Jousset - AMAZING win for Ramiz, probably saved his career tonight. I think there is a few interesting matchups for him that could lay ahead but there is one that is more interesting than most and I think that is Kevin Jousset. Jousset is 2-1 in the UFC and suffered his first defeat in September of this year against Bryan Battle and I can only assume he is trying to get back in there soon, probably for the Australia card in February could work.... but could be a bit to soon. Jousset needs a bit of a reset in competition while Ramiz needs a bit of a step up.
Mickey Gall - RELEASED - Well... I think that's going to go ahead and put a wrap on Mickey Gall's career. I enjoyed watching him fight and I think some regional promotion will enjoy his services.
Oban Elliott vs Khaos Williams - That was for sure not on my Bingo card tonight.... Great win for Oban Elliott on such a big card. He is 3-0 in the UFC and all his wins are in 2024 so it's safe to say he is quite the active fighter. I'm assuming he's going to want on that March UK Fight Night Card and I think he is well deserving of a Main Card spot on that card. On the other hand I really want Khaos Williams to get a ranked opponent but his activity kills him, his last year where he had 2 fights was all the way back in 2021. This is the perfect fight to make for that card in March and I think the winner 100 PERCENT gets a ranked opponent in their next fight.
Bassil Hafez vs Ange Loosa - Wow.... Now it seems like he's going to be remembered as the guy who "almost beat JDM on short notice". Nonetheless he is still incredibly fun to watch fight despite being 1-2 in the promotion. I would love to see him go against Ange Loosa who has a couple of stinkers recently and can certainly win some fans back. With Hafez knowing his job is possibly on the line, I'm sure he'll come out swinging and showing out for the fans.
Eduarda Moura vs #14 Ariane Lipski - Great win for Moura, if she is smart, she and her team should decide to stay here instead of trying to move back down to 115. This division is actually getting more and more interesting every year we enter and Moura can certainly make some noise. Let's see how she does against a ranked opponent in Ariana Lipski who has lost 2 straight and needs to defend her rankings.
Veronica Hardy vs Maryna Moroz - Tough loss for Hardy, can't say she looked bad on the fight offensively, she for sure was the faster one but her defense on the other hand wasn't the best. She ends her 3 fight winning streak with this loss but she was on the cusp of a ranking shot, so I think giving her Moroz should be a fun one. Moroz usually fights once a year and is pretty inactive making "videos." but she's going to come back sooner than later and this should be the fight to make.
