Winner: Steve Garcia
Who He Should Face Next: Patricio Pitbull
Garcia could be looking at a spot in the Top 10 after he secured his seventh straight win. If that victory wasn’t good enough to get him in, perhaps a win over Pitbull will do the job. I like this fight a lot since both men love to stand and bang … and Garcia deserves a big name bout. Pitbull is 1-1 inside the Octagon and was last seen defeating Dan Ige at UFC 318. Pitbull is currently ranked No. 11, so the winner is a shoe-in to get a Top 10 position.
Winner: Waldo Cortes-Acosta
Who He Should Face Next: Jailton Almeida
After pulling off his best “Undertaker” imitation by coming back from the dead against Delija, Cortes-Acosta improved to 6-1 in his last seven fights inside the Octagon. Up next for the hard-hitting big man, a showdown against Almeida might be in order. Almeida is coming off a split-decision loss at the hands of Alexander Volkov just last week, but he is still currently ranked No. 5, a spot Cortes-Acosta would love to occupy on his hunt for a title shot.
Winner: Jeremiah Wells
Who He Should Face Next: Drakkar Klose
Ask and you shall receive? I love it when fighters actually call someone out post-fight and aren’t afraid to shoot their shot. After Wells toppled Themba Gorimbo, he called for a fight against “Maverick,” the long-time veteran who is still hanging around after 13 years inside the Octagon. That said, I am not feeling the fight right now since Chiesa is on a three-fight win streak, while Wells just got back on track after two straight defeats. I’d prefer a fight against Klose, instead since he, too, just got back in the win column following a win over Edson Barboza.
Winner: Charles Radtke
Who He Should Face Next: Punahele Soriano
Radtke was able to get back in the win column after defeating Frunza via third round submission. He is now 4-2 inside the Octagon and his latest win should be a great momentum booster. I wouldn’t mind seeing him face off against long-time UFC veteran, Soriano, who recently got back into the win column himself for the third straight time by defeating Nikolay Veretennikov earlier this month.
Winner: Allan Nascimento
Who He Should Face Next: Rafael Estevem
Nascimento won his Catchweight bouts (130 pounds) against Cody Durden via second round submission, giving him his fourth straight win under UFC’s banner after throwing up a dud in his debut back in 2021. On a nice run, the surging Flyweight could go up against Estevem, who he was originally set to face off at this event before he withdrew for undisclosed reasons. I still like this fight and Nascimento should get the chance to hand the exciting Flyweight his first loss, as he currently sits at 14-0, 3-0 UFC.
