{"id":618130,"date":"2026-04-20T00:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T00:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/618130\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T00:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T00:36:09","slug":"matches-to-make-after-ufc-winnipeg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/618130\/","title":{"rendered":"Matches To Make After UFC Winnipeg"},"content":{"rendered":"

UFC Winnipeg<\/a> went down last night (Sat., April 18, 2026) inside Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, which saw Mike Malott secure a stunning stoppage victory over Gilbert Burns in the third round of their Welterweight headliner (see it again here<\/a>). In the co-main event, Charles Jourdain defeated Kyler Phillips via unanimous decision, while Jai Herbert knocked out Mandel Nallo in the first round after enduring an early blitz (highlights here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Winner: Mike Malott
Who He Should Face Next: Uros Medic<\/p>\n

Malott could likely end up in the No. 11 spot<\/a> following his win over Burns, so a fight against Medic (No. 13<\/a>) sounds like a \u201cProper\u201d next step. Medic is coming off a first round knockout win over Geoff Neal a few months ago (highlights<\/a>), putting him at three straight wins. Malott is currently riding a four-fight win streak, so this battle will let us know who is ready to face Top 10<\/a>-seeded fighters in the division.<\/p>\n

Winner: Charles Jourdain
Who He Should Face Next: Cody Garbrandt<\/p>\n

Jourdain increased his win streak to three in a row following his unanimous decision win over Phillips, but I don\u2019t think it was good enough to warrant a spot in the Top 15<\/a> \u2014 especially since he is only three fights deep into the division. A fight against former division champion, Cody Garbrandt, sounds like a fun fight all the way around. \u201cNo Love\u201d is no longer in the Top 15<\/a>, but he is coming off a win over Xiao Long. This would be a good challenge for Jourdain, and getting a win over an ex-champion would only enhance his stock.<\/p>\n

Winner: Jai Herbert
Who He Should Face Next: Kai Kamaka III<\/p>\n

Herbert earned himself an impressive first round knockout win over Nallo (see it here<\/a>), putting him back in the win column following his loss to Chris Padilla. As for Kamaka III, he earned a win in his 155-pound debut in his UFC return, defeating Dakota Hope earlier this month. Herbert would be a nice step up in competition for Kamaka III.<\/p>\n

Winner: Jasmine Jasudavicius
Who She Should Face Next: Rose Namajunas<\/p>\n

Jasudavicius earned a trip back to the winner\u2019s circle with a unanimous decision win over Karine Silva, putting her at 6-1 in her last seven fights. She is currently holding down the No. 7<\/a> spot in the women\u2019s Flyweight division, so a fight against Namajunas (No. 6<\/a>) sounds appealing. \u201cThug Rose\u201d is coming off a tough loss at the hands of Natalia Silva; therefore, this would be a good challenge for her. I was also feeling a showdown between Jasudavicius versus Erin Blanchfield, but since Blanchfield is ranked No. 4<\/a>, it seems she might have her sights on someone seeded ahead of her that would make more sense. For Jasudavicius, a win over a former champion like Namajunas gets her closer to the Top 5<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Winner: Gauge Young
Who He Should Face Next: Tofiq Musayev<\/p>\n

Young was able to earn his second straight win under UFC\u2019s banner after a hard-fought victory over Thiago Moises, winning via split decision. He is 2-1 so far in his young UFC career, so he is definitely trending upward after stumbling out of the gates in his debut. A fight against Musayev sounds appealing. While Musayev may be fairly new to UFC\u2019s Octagon \u2014 going 1-1 and coming off a win over Ignacio Bahamondes \u2014 he has vast experience in the sport, having competed under the RIZIN and Bellator MMA umbrella\u2019s over the last seven years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UFC Winnipeg went down last night (Sat., April 18, 2026) inside Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":618131,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,786,40762,785,85,1396,6656],"class_list":{"0":"post-618130","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mma","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-fighting","11":"tag-latest-ufc-mma-news","12":"tag-mma","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-ufc-news","15":"tag-ufc-results"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618130","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=618130"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618130\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/618131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=618130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=618130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=618130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}