UFC Vegas 77 went down final evening (Sat., July 15, 2023) in Las Vegas, Nevada, which featured one big upset in the principle occasion after Mayra Bueno Silva choked out former Bantamweight champion, Holly Holm (see it once more right here). Within the co-headliner, Jack Della Maddalena pulled out a split-decision win towards Octagon newcomer, Bassil Hafez.
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Winner: Mayra Bueno Silva
Who she Ought to Face Subsequent: Look forward to a title shot or face Irene Aldana
With a win, Holm would have possible been provided a title shot subsequent, however that is probably not the case for Bueno Silva, who’s at the moment ranked No. 10. With Holm shedding, that just about solidifies that Julianna Pena and Raquel Pennington will struggle for the vacant strap, which suggests Bueno Silva will possible should take yet another struggle (and win) or play an prolonged model of the ready sport. If she does take one other struggle, the one bout I see taking place is probably a showdown towards Irene Aldana, who’s coming off a loss to Amanda Nunes in a title struggle. It’s not ideally suited to face somebody coming off a defeat when you’ve got your eyes on the massive prize, however beating Aldana will safe he championship spot.
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Winner: Jack Della Maddalena
Who He Ought to Face Subsequent: Sean Brady
Maddalena narrowly escaped “Sin Metropolis” with a win over a UFC newcomer in a short-notice struggle for each males, however he improved his win streak to fifteen straight and stays undefeated contained in the Octagon with 5 wins. He was initially set to face Sean Brady at UFC 290 earlier than Brady pulled out with an damage, after which Josiah Harrel earlier than he was yanked attributable to a uncommon mind illness found throughout medicals. Maddalena nonetheless has his sights on Brady, so it is smart to ebook that struggle once more, maybe because the co-main occasion to UFC 293 in Sydney, Australia on Sept. 10, which is predicted to be headlining by Isreal Adesanya vs. Dricus Du Plessis.
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Winner: Francisco Prado
Who He Ought to Face Subsequent: Evan Elder
Prado picked up his first win contained in the Octagon by defeating Ottman Azaitar by way of first-round technical knockout (TKO) on the principle card, whereas Elder additionally earned his first UFC win in three tries by defeating Genaro Valdez on the prelims. Each males are simply beginning their UFC journeys in order that they have a ton of observe to cowl, so let’s match them up with one another subsequent to see what’s what.
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Winner: Junyong Park
Who He Ought to Face Subsequent: Caio Borralho
Park picked up an enormous win by submitting Albert Duraev by way of rear-naked choke, extending his win streak to 4 straight and making big strides towards touchdown a spot within the High 15. If he can get a win over somebody like Borralho, that ought to do the trick. Borralho is on a monstrous tear himself, profitable his first 4 fights contained in the Octagon, extending his win streak to 11. This may be a battle between two surging 185 pounders to see who lands a spot on the rankings.
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Winner: Norman Dumont
Who She Ought to Face Subsequent: Josiane Nunes
There aren’t a ton of choices at 145 kilos for Dumont to face, so a matchup towards Nunes is smart seeing as how “Josi” is 3-0 contained in the Octagon and on a nine-fight win streak. Nunes is coming off a win over Zarah Fairn Dos Santos. One of the vital skilled fighters within the division towards an incredible up-and-comer, why not make it occur?
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Winner: Nazim Sadykhov
Who He Ought to Face Subsequent: Drakkar Klose
Sadykhov prolonged his win streak to 9 and improved to 2-0 beneath the UFC banner by submitting Terrance McKinney in spherical two. Sadykhov is one other success story (thus far) from the Contender Sequence and has proven a ton of upside in a brief period of time. A struggle towards Klose can be a steep enhance in stage of competitors, however Sakykhov has confirmed he has the chops to hold within the large leagues. Klose has gained two straight however hasn’t competed in over a yr because of damage, so he must be gearing up for a return quickly.
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