UFC Singapore went down yesterday (Sat., Aug. 26, 2023) inside Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. In the principle occasion of the night, Max Holloway and Chan Sung Jung placed on a present for 3 rounds earlier than “Blessed” blasted “The Korean Zombie” with a proper hand that put him out (see it once more right here). Within the co-main occasion, Anthony Smith earned his second win over Ryan Spann (recap).
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Winner: Max Holloway
Who He Ought to Face Subsequent: Wait and see…
A fourth combat towards Alexander Volkanovski could also be “simple” in Holloway’s eyes, however after dropping three title fights to “The Nice,” I simply don’t see it within the playing cards for the time being. Whereas not confirmed, Ilia Topuria needs to be difficult Volkanovski for the 145-pound title subsequent, so if “El Matador” can upset the champion then it opens up the trail for “Blessed” to get one other title combat. After all, that’s assuming “The Nice” doesn’t get a right away rematch. There are quite a lot of variables for the time being, so all Holloway can do is sit again to see the way it performs out.
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Winner: Anthony Smith
Who He Ought to Face Subsequent: Khalil Rountree
As soon as “Lionheart’s” eye is match for battle once more, he could possibly be trying ahead to a combat towards Rountree. Smith is at the moment ranked No. 8 whereas Rountree is sitting at No. 11 and is on a four-fight win streak. There aren’t a ton of contemporary matchups for both man at 205 kilos, however this is without doubt one of the few accessible that is sensible. If Rountree can get a win, it ought to get him nearer to the High 5, whereas Smith can earn his first back-to-back wins since 2021.
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Winner: Giga Chikadze
Who He Ought to Face Subsequent: Josh Emmett
After an prolonged break, Chikadze returned to the win column after scoring a giant win over Alex Caceres practically 17 months faraway from his loss to Calvin Kattar. I’m feeling a combat between he and Emmett subsequent. Emmett is at the moment ranked No. 6 within the division whereas Chikadze is ranked No. 9. Emmett is one a two-fight dropping streak and was final seen arising brief towards Ilia Topuria.
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Winner: Rinya Nakamura
Who He Ought to Face Subsequent: Sergey Morozov
Nakamura improved his report to 8-0 after incomes a unanimous resolution win over Fernie Garcia. Up subsequent for the Japanese-born combatant needs to be a combat towards Morozov, who’s on a two-fight win streak and has received three of 4 contained in the Octagon. Morozov was most lately seen defeating Journey Newson in Dec. 2022, so he’s itching to get again into the swing of issues.
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Winner: Erin Blanchfield
Who She Ought to Face Subsequent: Title combat, or a title eliminator combat
There are two large fights taking place subsequent month as ladies’s Flyweight champion, Alexa Grasso, will defend her title towards Valentina Shevchenko on Sept. 16, whereas Manon Fiorot — the No. 1 ranked fighter within the division — will welcome Rose Namajunas to the burden class on Sept. 2. If Fiorot has a very good exhibiting towards the previous ladies’s Strawweight title holder, she may stamp her ticket to a title combat. Ought to she lose, then the title combat goes to Blanchfield. All of it actually will depend on how these two pivotal bouts go right down to see what really what shall be subsequent for Blanchfield.
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Winner: Junior Tafa
Who He Ought to Face Subsequent: Marcos Rogerio de Lima
Tafa picked up his first win contained in the Octagon after placing Parker Porter’s lights out within the very first spherical. As for de Lima, he would love nothing greater than to get again into the swing of issues sooner, moderately than later, after struggling a 33-second knockout loss by the hands of Derrick Lewis at UFC 291 final month. Whereas de Lima does have extra expertise than Tafa, with regards to large males throwing haymakers, that just about goes out the window.
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