Winner: Nassourdine Imavov
Who He Should Face Next: Wait and see …

Imavov now sits in the driver’s seat (right?) for a 185-pound title shot against Middleweight kingpin, Khamzat Chimaev, with his dominant win over Borralho. That said, he will now have to wait and see if Reinier de Ridder or Anthony Hernandez can win in a bit more impressive fashion when they throw down next month. If either of those two men can win with an impressive highlight-reel finish, they could very well leapfrog the Frenchman. Indeed, it’s still seemingly an open competition at this stage, so let’s just wait and see.

Winner: Benoit Saint-Denis
Who He Should Face Next: Mateusz Gamrot

After derailing Ruffy’s hype train with his second straight win, Saint-Denis is now eyeing his first three-fight win streak since 2023. “God of War” would make a good foe for Gamrot next. During a recent interview, Saint-Denis revealed that he was eying a showdown against Gamrot for Paris, and now that he has the win for some leverage, he should be calling for it again. Gamrot was last seen defeating Ľudovit Klein this past May.

Winner: Modestas Bukauskas
Who He Should Face Next: Alonzo Menifield

Bukauskas has quietly put together a nice run for himself, winning four in a row — three finishes — including his blistering buzzer-beating knockout win over Paul Craig last night (see it again here). Now, “The Baltic Gladiator” is looking to make a case for a Top 15 spot, and if he can get a win over Menifield — who is seeded No. 13 — it could do the trick. Menifield is an even 2-2 over his last four fights inside the Octagon.

Winner: Mason Jones
Who He Should Face Next: Chris Duncan

Jones secured his sixth straight win — second under UFC’s banner — by eliminating Bolaji Oki via second round technical knockout. For his third challenge inside the Octagon, perhaps a fight against Duncan makes sense. “The Problem” has won three straight and was last seen defeating Mateusz Rebecki earlier this month. It would be an epic car crash.

Winner: Axel Sola
Who He Should Face Next: Adam Fugitt

Sola improved to 7-0 with a stoppage win over Rhys McKee in his UFC debut. It will be a slow approach for Sola if I had my way, so I wouldn’t mind paring him opposite someone like Fugitt next. Fuggitt has been unable to pick up much steam during his five fights with the promotion, amassing a 2-3 record, which includes his most recent loss at the hands of Islam Dulatov via knockout this past summer (see it here).