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Matches to make after Pantoja vs Asakura

Cutting 1-3 Gracie but keeping 1-5 Brzeski is a strange move
They should probably both go but there's something to be said for the idea that people who consistently lose in extra boring ways like pulling guard and stalling there, should get cut ahead of guys who at least put on fights
 
Pantoja vs KKF or Cejudo/Figgy if they move to FLW
Asakura vs Taira
Shavkat vs Belal
Garry vs Covington
Gane vs Jailton
Volkov vs wait for a title shot or Gane rematch
Mitchell vs Korean Superboy
Evloev vs Topuria
 
The Winners
Alexandre Pantoja vs. Kai Kara-France
Shavkat Rahkmonov vs. Belal Muhammad (UFC WW Title)
Ciryl Gane vs. Curtis Blaydes
Bryce Mitchell vs. Doo Ho Choi
Dominick Reyes vs. Khalil Rountree Jr
Vicente Luque vs. Gunnar Nelson
Movsar Evloev vs. Ilia Topuria (UFC FW Title)
Bryan Battle vs. Muslim Salikhov
Eryk Anders vs. Ismail Naurdiev
Joshua Van vs. Alex Perez
Michael Chiesa vs. Gilbert Burns
Chase Hooper vs. Alexander Hernandez
Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Martin Buday


The Losers
Kai Asakura vs. Steve Erceg
Ian Machado Garry vs. Stephen Thompson
Alexander Volkov vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima
Nate Landwehr vs. Kyle Nelson
Themba Gorimbo vs. Trevin Giles
Aljamain Sterling vs. Josh Emmett
Randy Brown vs. Bassil Hafez
Cody Durden vs. Tatsuro Taira]
Max Griffin vs. Court McGee
Clay Guida vs. Vinc Pichel


The Cull
Kron Gracie
Anthony Smith
Chris Weidman
Lukasz Brzeski
 
Reyes vs Walker is a great fight... For Dom hahaha. When Dom sparks Johnny out that'll be 3 straight wins, 3 straight finishes and he'll be firmly back on track.
 
The Winners
Alexandre Pantoja vs. Kai Kara-France
Shavkat Rahkmonov vs. Belal Muhammad (UFC WW Title)
Ciryl Gane vs. Curtis Blaydes
Bryce Mitchell vs. Doo Ho Choi
Dominick Reyes vs. Khalil Rountree Jr
Vicente Luque vs. Gunnar Nelson
Movsar Evloev vs. Ilia Topuria (UFC FW Title)
Bryan Battle vs. Muslim Salikhov
Eryk Anders vs. Ismail Naurdiev
Joshua Van vs. Alex Perez
Michael Chiesa vs. Gilbert Burns
Chase Hooper vs. Alexander Hernandez
Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Martin Buday


The Losers
Kai Asakura vs. Steve Erceg
Ian Machado Garry vs. Stephen Thompson
Alexander Volkov vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima
Nate Landwehr vs. Kyle Nelson
Themba Gorimbo vs. Trevin Giles
Aljamain Sterling vs. Josh Emmett
Randy Brown vs. Bassil Hafez
Cody Durden vs. Tatsuro Taira]
Max Griffin vs. Court McGee
Clay Guida vs. Vinc Pichel


The Cull
Kron Gracie
Anthony Smith
Chris Weidman
Lukasz Brzeski
I forgot about Gunnar Nelson. But does he really deserve to fight for a ranking spot off his recent work? Beating Bryan Barbarena and Sato doesn't exactly make you a world beater.

Micheal Chiesa also doesn't deserve a ranked opponent. His 2 fight streak is Ferguson and Griffin. No one to write home about. Honestly let him fight someone like Rinat.
 
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