Winner: Renato Moicano
Who He Should Face Next: Brian Ortega
The two were set to run it back earlier this year before Ortega withdrew with an injury. “Money” still has hard feelings about those plans going up in smoke, as well as with “T-City” handing him his first loss nine years ago via submission. Ortega has lost two straight and is currently ranked No. 11, so a win for Moicano here not only gets him revenge, but a Top 15 seed.
Winner: Virna Jandiroba
Who She Should Face Next: Gillian Robertson
Jandiroba was able to get back into the win column following her loss against Mackenzie Dern with a solid win over Ricci. The former women’s Strawweight title contender moved to 6-1 in her last seven fights, which is good enough to put her at No. 3 in the division. As a result, she can get back into the title hunt with another win over someone like Robertson. And that really is the only fight that makes sense for her against someone who is ranked No. 5. Zhang (No. 1) is at Flyweight now, Tatiana Saurez (No. 2) is facing Loopy Godinez (No. 6) at UFC 327 and Jandiroba recently defeated Yan Xiaonan (No. 4). This fight make sense.
Winner: Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev
Who He Should Face Next: Kennedy Nzechukwu
Yakhyaev secured his second win inside the Octagon, submitting Brendson Ribeiro to improve his overall record to 9-0. Up next for the hard-hitting Turkish slugger could be a showdown against Nzechukwu. ‘The American Savage” was last seen fighting to a draw against Marcus Buchecha in late 2025, and was forced out of his fight against Vitor Petrino last month; therefore, he could be eying a return this summer.
Winner: Ethyn Ewing
Who He Should Face Next: Daniel Marcos
Ewing is proving to be the real deal after taking out yet another previously-undefeated fighter, knocking out Rafael Estevam (see it here). Prior to this victory in “Sin City,” Ewing defeated Malcom Wellmaker, making it two straight wins under UFC’s banner to push his own overall record to 10-2, which includes winning 10 straight. Up next, a fight against Marcos could be a step up in competition, but not too drastic. Marcos is 5-1-1 inside the Octagon and is coming off a big win over Miles Johns.
Winner: Tommy McMillen
Who He Should Face Next: Charles Jourdain
McMillen had himself a nice UFC debut, stopping Manolo Zecchini in the first round (see it here). Now, he has title aspirations in 2027. While admirable, “Gun” has to slow his roll a bit because he has a long road to trek before he sniffs a title fight, naturally. That said, he did show some heart and ability in his first-ever UFC bout, but competition is only going to get tougher moving forward. A fight against Jourdain would be a good test for him. Jourdain has an 8-7-1 record inside the Octagon, so he has plenty of experience on the big stage to really test McMillen.