#3 Virna Jandiroba - Wait until the UFC gives you the call - The UFC might do Zhang vs Suarez but that doesn't mean you don't arguably have a good chance to get a shot after Suarez. I think this fight could be made early 2025 as they do Zhang vs Suarez later this year, possibly in MSG. Also another reason to wait is cause there is literally no other contenders outside the Top 5, at least any notable ones.
#4 Amanda Lemos vs #2 Yan Xiaonan - Lemos is an entertaining fighter and despite the loss and her age, she will stay around the top 5. Mostly cause no one deserves a top 5 fight with her and the only person she hasn't fought within the top 5 is Yan Xiaonan.
Sean Garcia vs #14 Dan Ige - That's 4 in a row from Garcia! All by knockout! That's usually enough to get you a ranked opponent and he made a perfect callout, I had him either facing Barboza or Ige and he took Ige in his octagon interview so let's do it! Garcia took literally no damage other than a leg kick, so let's run this at The Sphere! Dan Ige get's his wish at fighting at The Sphere and Sean Garcia get's his ranked opponent, and us fans get a banger!
Choi Seung-Woo vs Francis Marshall - Unfortunate night for Seung-Woo Choi, his chin has been his downfall in almost every fight. He is 4-6 now in the UFC and an overall record of 11-7, which is not pretty whatsoever. Francis Marshall is not a bad prospect but he is 1-2 in the UFC with his 2 loses coming to Issac Dulgarian and Gomis, so like I said, not bad at all. Although the loser of this fight is gonna be on his way out the door.
Kurt Holobaugh vs Michael Johnson - Good to see Holobaugh get the dub tonight. He's gonna be 38 years old this year and had a slug fest tonight, one's gonna assume he will probably be out for the rest of the year and one fighter who I know is returning early next year from surgery is Michael Johnson. I think it's fair that we respect these veterans and actually give them Vet vs Vet matchups instead of giving them up and comers. This is a great fight to make, but please... only in front of a crowd.
Kaynan Kruschewsky vs Michal Figlak - This was a slug fest the entire fight, Kaynan did take the Loss here and even at 33 I think it's fair to just put him in the same playing field as someone like Figlak, who is also 0-2 in the UFC. Both of these men needs a win very badly and the winner could stay in the UFC, I think a loss here is probably it for one of these guys.
#13 Bruno Silva vs #10 Matheus Nicolau - Bruno Silva was looked a bit bad tonight until he landed an amazing upper cut that saved his night. In his last 4 wins he has knocked his opponent down every time and finished them. Nicolau recently lost to Perez by KO and lost to Royval before that by KO also. Nicolau desperately needs a win and needs to show if he still belongs in the top 15, who better than Bruno Silva is on a little bit of a run right now. Bruno called for Moreno and no way he will get that big of a matchup after this fight but Nicolau is a good step up from Durden.
#14 Cody Durden vs The Winner of Jafel Filho vs Allan Nascimento - Wow..... no words. Durden looked the best he has ever looked tonight, he was on his way to winning Round 2 by 10-8 until he got caught by an upper cut that ultimately ended his night. I do think Bruno Silva is quite good though at flyweight so I don't hold this loss against him at all, I think the winner of Filho vs Nascimento is perfect as the winner of that fight will no doubt deserve a ranked opponent.
Doo Ho Choi vs Julian Erosa - What a performance by the Korean Superboy! This is his first win in 8 years (Not even Joking) and he looked quite good, even tried submissions attempts which he never even attempted before in a fight before this. Let's give him fun veteran fights, I think next is Erosa. Eroa is on a 2 fight winning streak, both by first round guillotine submission. This is a guaranteed finish and a guaranteed fun one for the fans, just make sure it's Infront of a crowd.
Bill Algeo vs Jack Shore - This was a fun fight while it lasted, Algeo did good in the start but had his head in some pretty bad positions before getting out of them, even landed an amazing spinning elbow. Nonetheless he lost R2 to the Korean Superboy. Algeo is 35 and although he is fun, it's about time to see how he does against the younger group of prospects. I think Jack Shore is a great fight for both men. Shore is pretty new to 145 and recently lost to Brito by quite a crazy leg injury, so he's gonna need some time off and so will Algeo, we could see this early next year.
Hyder Amil vs Billy Quarantillo - HOLY CRAP! Hyder Amil is so FUN TO WATCH!!!!! That was so unexpected that it actually got me standing up typing this! Amil is now 2-0 in the UFC and both of them are by finish. The sad part is that he is already 34 years of age so let's actually push him up a bit because he won't be here forever. Let's put him against a guaranteed fight of the night in Billy Q! If Hyder can go out there and finish Quarantillo and be on a 3 fight win streak, all by finish..... I don't know how you can deny him a ranked opponent considered the 2 opponents he has beaten in the UFC have never been finished by strikes until they ran into Amil.....
Jeong Yeong Lee vs Steven Nguyen - Tough loss for Lee but went out in a fun way, he is still young so let's give him someone who is gonna standup and make it a fun fight. Nguyen just had his debut against Jarno Errens and lost but the fight won fight of the night. These 2 in December would be a good one to watch.
Cody Gibson vs Kyung Ho Kang - We have our first finish of the night! I don't know how you can't feel happy for Cody Gibson, once a school teacher, quit his job to move to Las Vegas to take up fighting full time now. He started his debut in the UFC in 2014 and had a rough first shot in the UFC and got released and was gone on the regional area for a while until getting a shot on TUF and ultimately getting a contract and a 2nd shot in the UFC. He's almost 37 so feeding him to up and comers isn't going to help anyone. I think putting him against a Vet in Kang is a perfect fight. Kang is also almost 37 and has been here since 2014 and is dangerous on the ground, should be a fun one for the fans and an intriguing one for both men.
Brian Kelleher - Released - A veteran who has been here since 2017 but is now on a 4 fight losing streak, all by first round finish, this was a win or go home fight for both men and Kelleher was on the other side.
Miranda Maverick vs #13 Ariane Lipski - Maverick is now 4-1 in her last 5 after getting a win tonight, and that loss was to #14 Jasmine Jasudavicius, so I would say that loss aged well. I think it's time she gets a ranked opponent and who better than Ariane Lipski? She recently lost to rising prospect Karine Silva but before that she was on a 3 fight winning streak. She's only 30 so she's still young but she will have to protect that #13 ranking against Maverick.
Dione Barbosa vs Ivana Petrovic - Barbosa had her moments in this fight but couldn't do much against the wrestling of Miranda Maverick, at 32 years old and 1-1 in the UFC, let's put her up against someone else is 1-1 in the UFC which if Ivana Petrovic. Petrovic just had her first win the UFC a couple months ago after losing her debut, she won her fight by 3rd round submission. Should be a good matchup for both women.
Trey Ogden vs Claudio Puelles - Trey Ogden is only improving, he is now on a 2 fight winning streak (should be 3) and is looking to keep on improving every time he enters the octagon. He needs to improve on his striking and striking defense a lot though, there were ton of moments in the fight were it almost looked amateurish but I guess that's what to expect when you're watching a Jiu-Jitsu specialist. Know who else is a Jiu-Jitsu specialist who has terrible striking on the fight? Claudio Puelles. Both of these men are amazing on the ground and I'm quite curious to see how this would go, would be a great fight to watch. Will this be an awkward standup affair? Or will one's Jiu-jitsu triumph the other?
Loik Radzhabov vs Maheshate Hayisaer - Loik looked good on the fight, but quite literally could not defend a takedown to save his life. He is 33 years old about to be 34 years of age and is now 2-2 in the UFC. I think a fight against Hayisaer who picked up a win a couple months ago is a good fight. Both are 2-2 and we have about a 10 year age difference. This would actually be a great test for both men, especially for Hayisaer.
Luana Carolina vs Veronica Hardy - Carolina is now on a 3 fight winning streak and so is Hardy. Carolina looked promising at the start of her career in the UFC going 3-1 until she ran into Molly and got brutally Knocked out by a spinning elbow that went viral. I'm fine with either of these girls getting a ranked opponent but some of the lower ranked fighters in the Top 15 of the division are hot prospects trying to fight up in the rankings, so in the mean time let's run this fight and see who really deserves a ranked opponent.
Lucie Pudilová - Released - Now 3-8 in the UFC, this was her second chance in the UFC after she went 2-5 her first run, now going 1-3 in her 2nd run in the promotion, she just isn't UFC level.
Thomas Peterson vs Caio Machado - Good for Peterson with the win tonight, looked pretty decent but also looked like the typical HW fight nowadays. This is his first win within the promotion so he doesn't deserve anyone big but I do think a matchup with Machado is actually quite an interesting one. Machado has had 2 fights in the UFC and lost both, but funny enough, you could make an argument that he won both. Nonetheless he lost them on the scorecards and I think a matchup between these 2 could certainly tell us a lot, and honestly, I don't think it would be a bad fight but no doubt your typical Apex Filler card fight.
Mohammaed Usman vs Jamal Pogues - Mo Usman is clearly lacking a lot, what started off as an interesting prospect and being 3-0, he is now a 2 fight losing streak and looking worst every fight. He has faced a decent amount of the unranked fighters at heavyweight except Pogues who is 2-1 in the UFC. Pogues is not the best either so this fight isn't going to be the best but you never know. He has shown good takedown entries but has slowed down as the fight goes on, such as Usman has also.
#4 Amanda Lemos vs #2 Yan Xiaonan - Lemos is an entertaining fighter and despite the loss and her age, she will stay around the top 5. Mostly cause no one deserves a top 5 fight with her and the only person she hasn't fought within the top 5 is Yan Xiaonan.
Sean Garcia vs #14 Dan Ige - That's 4 in a row from Garcia! All by knockout! That's usually enough to get you a ranked opponent and he made a perfect callout, I had him either facing Barboza or Ige and he took Ige in his octagon interview so let's do it! Garcia took literally no damage other than a leg kick, so let's run this at The Sphere! Dan Ige get's his wish at fighting at The Sphere and Sean Garcia get's his ranked opponent, and us fans get a banger!
Choi Seung-Woo vs Francis Marshall - Unfortunate night for Seung-Woo Choi, his chin has been his downfall in almost every fight. He is 4-6 now in the UFC and an overall record of 11-7, which is not pretty whatsoever. Francis Marshall is not a bad prospect but he is 1-2 in the UFC with his 2 loses coming to Issac Dulgarian and Gomis, so like I said, not bad at all. Although the loser of this fight is gonna be on his way out the door.
Kurt Holobaugh vs Michael Johnson - Good to see Holobaugh get the dub tonight. He's gonna be 38 years old this year and had a slug fest tonight, one's gonna assume he will probably be out for the rest of the year and one fighter who I know is returning early next year from surgery is Michael Johnson. I think it's fair that we respect these veterans and actually give them Vet vs Vet matchups instead of giving them up and comers. This is a great fight to make, but please... only in front of a crowd.
Kaynan Kruschewsky vs Michal Figlak - This was a slug fest the entire fight, Kaynan did take the Loss here and even at 33 I think it's fair to just put him in the same playing field as someone like Figlak, who is also 0-2 in the UFC. Both of these men needs a win very badly and the winner could stay in the UFC, I think a loss here is probably it for one of these guys.
#13 Bruno Silva vs #10 Matheus Nicolau - Bruno Silva was looked a bit bad tonight until he landed an amazing upper cut that saved his night. In his last 4 wins he has knocked his opponent down every time and finished them. Nicolau recently lost to Perez by KO and lost to Royval before that by KO also. Nicolau desperately needs a win and needs to show if he still belongs in the top 15, who better than Bruno Silva is on a little bit of a run right now. Bruno called for Moreno and no way he will get that big of a matchup after this fight but Nicolau is a good step up from Durden.
#14 Cody Durden vs The Winner of Jafel Filho vs Allan Nascimento - Wow..... no words. Durden looked the best he has ever looked tonight, he was on his way to winning Round 2 by 10-8 until he got caught by an upper cut that ultimately ended his night. I do think Bruno Silva is quite good though at flyweight so I don't hold this loss against him at all, I think the winner of Filho vs Nascimento is perfect as the winner of that fight will no doubt deserve a ranked opponent.
Doo Ho Choi vs Julian Erosa - What a performance by the Korean Superboy! This is his first win in 8 years (Not even Joking) and he looked quite good, even tried submissions attempts which he never even attempted before in a fight before this. Let's give him fun veteran fights, I think next is Erosa. Eroa is on a 2 fight winning streak, both by first round guillotine submission. This is a guaranteed finish and a guaranteed fun one for the fans, just make sure it's Infront of a crowd.
Bill Algeo vs Jack Shore - This was a fun fight while it lasted, Algeo did good in the start but had his head in some pretty bad positions before getting out of them, even landed an amazing spinning elbow. Nonetheless he lost R2 to the Korean Superboy. Algeo is 35 and although he is fun, it's about time to see how he does against the younger group of prospects. I think Jack Shore is a great fight for both men. Shore is pretty new to 145 and recently lost to Brito by quite a crazy leg injury, so he's gonna need some time off and so will Algeo, we could see this early next year.
Hyder Amil vs Billy Quarantillo - HOLY CRAP! Hyder Amil is so FUN TO WATCH!!!!! That was so unexpected that it actually got me standing up typing this! Amil is now 2-0 in the UFC and both of them are by finish. The sad part is that he is already 34 years of age so let's actually push him up a bit because he won't be here forever. Let's put him against a guaranteed fight of the night in Billy Q! If Hyder can go out there and finish Quarantillo and be on a 3 fight win streak, all by finish..... I don't know how you can deny him a ranked opponent considered the 2 opponents he has beaten in the UFC have never been finished by strikes until they ran into Amil.....
Jeong Yeong Lee vs Steven Nguyen - Tough loss for Lee but went out in a fun way, he is still young so let's give him someone who is gonna standup and make it a fun fight. Nguyen just had his debut against Jarno Errens and lost but the fight won fight of the night. These 2 in December would be a good one to watch.
Cody Gibson vs Kyung Ho Kang - We have our first finish of the night! I don't know how you can't feel happy for Cody Gibson, once a school teacher, quit his job to move to Las Vegas to take up fighting full time now. He started his debut in the UFC in 2014 and had a rough first shot in the UFC and got released and was gone on the regional area for a while until getting a shot on TUF and ultimately getting a contract and a 2nd shot in the UFC. He's almost 37 so feeding him to up and comers isn't going to help anyone. I think putting him against a Vet in Kang is a perfect fight. Kang is also almost 37 and has been here since 2014 and is dangerous on the ground, should be a fun one for the fans and an intriguing one for both men.
Brian Kelleher - Released - A veteran who has been here since 2017 but is now on a 4 fight losing streak, all by first round finish, this was a win or go home fight for both men and Kelleher was on the other side.
Miranda Maverick vs #13 Ariane Lipski - Maverick is now 4-1 in her last 5 after getting a win tonight, and that loss was to #14 Jasmine Jasudavicius, so I would say that loss aged well. I think it's time she gets a ranked opponent and who better than Ariane Lipski? She recently lost to rising prospect Karine Silva but before that she was on a 3 fight winning streak. She's only 30 so she's still young but she will have to protect that #13 ranking against Maverick.
Dione Barbosa vs Ivana Petrovic - Barbosa had her moments in this fight but couldn't do much against the wrestling of Miranda Maverick, at 32 years old and 1-1 in the UFC, let's put her up against someone else is 1-1 in the UFC which if Ivana Petrovic. Petrovic just had her first win the UFC a couple months ago after losing her debut, she won her fight by 3rd round submission. Should be a good matchup for both women.
Trey Ogden vs Claudio Puelles - Trey Ogden is only improving, he is now on a 2 fight winning streak (should be 3) and is looking to keep on improving every time he enters the octagon. He needs to improve on his striking and striking defense a lot though, there were ton of moments in the fight were it almost looked amateurish but I guess that's what to expect when you're watching a Jiu-Jitsu specialist. Know who else is a Jiu-Jitsu specialist who has terrible striking on the fight? Claudio Puelles. Both of these men are amazing on the ground and I'm quite curious to see how this would go, would be a great fight to watch. Will this be an awkward standup affair? Or will one's Jiu-jitsu triumph the other?
Loik Radzhabov vs Maheshate Hayisaer - Loik looked good on the fight, but quite literally could not defend a takedown to save his life. He is 33 years old about to be 34 years of age and is now 2-2 in the UFC. I think a fight against Hayisaer who picked up a win a couple months ago is a good fight. Both are 2-2 and we have about a 10 year age difference. This would actually be a great test for both men, especially for Hayisaer.
Luana Carolina vs Veronica Hardy - Carolina is now on a 3 fight winning streak and so is Hardy. Carolina looked promising at the start of her career in the UFC going 3-1 until she ran into Molly and got brutally Knocked out by a spinning elbow that went viral. I'm fine with either of these girls getting a ranked opponent but some of the lower ranked fighters in the Top 15 of the division are hot prospects trying to fight up in the rankings, so in the mean time let's run this fight and see who really deserves a ranked opponent.
Lucie Pudilová - Released - Now 3-8 in the UFC, this was her second chance in the UFC after she went 2-5 her first run, now going 1-3 in her 2nd run in the promotion, she just isn't UFC level.
Thomas Peterson vs Caio Machado - Good for Peterson with the win tonight, looked pretty decent but also looked like the typical HW fight nowadays. This is his first win within the promotion so he doesn't deserve anyone big but I do think a matchup with Machado is actually quite an interesting one. Machado has had 2 fights in the UFC and lost both, but funny enough, you could make an argument that he won both. Nonetheless he lost them on the scorecards and I think a matchup between these 2 could certainly tell us a lot, and honestly, I don't think it would be a bad fight but no doubt your typical Apex Filler card fight.
Mohammaed Usman vs Jamal Pogues - Mo Usman is clearly lacking a lot, what started off as an interesting prospect and being 3-0, he is now a 2 fight losing streak and looking worst every fight. He has faced a decent amount of the unranked fighters at heavyweight except Pogues who is 2-1 in the UFC. Pogues is not the best either so this fight isn't going to be the best but you never know. He has shown good takedown entries but has slowed down as the fight goes on, such as Usman has also.
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