{"id":225722,"date":"2025-10-20T00:39:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T00:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/225722\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T00:39:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T00:39:07","slug":"matches-to-make-after-ufc-vancouver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/225722\/","title":{"rendered":"Matches To Make After UFC Vancouver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Winner: Brendan Allen<br \/>Who He Should Face Next: Dricus du Plessis<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Since Allen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-news\/389863\/huh-reiner-de-ridder-vs-brendan-allen-is-ufc-vancouvers-new-main-event-with-anthony-hernandez-pulled\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">stepped in on short notice<\/a> to do UFC a solid, it\u2019s time to reward him with a big fight that could catapult him into the championship picture should he pass the test in the form of \u201cDDP.\u201d Of course, du Plessis is coming off a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-319-du-plessis-vs-chimaev-start-time-full-results-espn-mma\/383038\/highlights-khamzat-chimaev-ragdolls-dricus-du-plessis-for-25-minutes-to-win-ufc-gold-ufc-319\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">one-sided loss<\/a> at the hands of Khamzat Chimaev, so he also needs a big win to get back in the title hunt. It\u2019s a good test for both men, and for Allen, a win over a former world champion gets him on the fast track to his first-ever shot at a world title.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Winner: Mike Malott<br \/>Who He Should Face Next: Daniel Rodriguez<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">After winning his third straight fight, Malott is eyeing spot in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-mma-rankings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Top 15<\/a>, and the bigger fights that come with being ranked. As far as what could be next for him, perhaps a showdown against \u201cD-Rod\u201d is in order. Rodriguez\u2019s last win was also over Holland and he, too, is on a three-fight win streak just like Malott. The winner of this fight gets closer to a spot in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-mma-rankings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Top 10<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Winner: Aiemann Zahabi<br \/>Who He Should Face Next: Deiveson Figueiredo<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Zahabi secured his seventh straight win inside the Octagon, defeating Marlon Vera via split decision (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-results\/397103\/marlon-vera-reacts-to-close-split-decision-loss-at-ufc-vancouver-got-robbed-in-canada\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">robbery?<\/a>). Zahabi can expect to move up at least one spot in the rankings, which will set him up nicely for a showdown against \u201cDaico,\u201d who is back on track after defeating Montel Jackson (also via split decision) just last week. It\u2019s a good matchup for both men, as Figueiredo can rise a bit further by stopping the Canadian\u2019s momentum, while a win for Zahabi over a former world champion will only do big things for his career.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Winner: Manon Fiorot<br \/>Who She Should Face Next: Natalia Silva<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Fiorot returned to the win column thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-espn-plus-fight-pass-events-schedule-mma\/396903\/video-highlights-ufc-vancouver-results-espn-fiorot-knockout-jasudavicius\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">first round technical knockout win <\/a>over Jasmine Jasudavicius to improve to 8-1 under UFC\u2019s banner. I wouldn\u2019t mind seeing her go up against Silva next to see who gets the next shot at the strap. Silva is currently ranked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-mma-rankings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">No. 1<\/a>, while Fiorot sits behind her at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-mma-rankings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">No. 2<\/a>. Silva is currently on a seven-fight win streak, so it may take some work to convince her to accept the bout since she probably feels she\u2019s deserving of the next title fight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Winner: Charles Jourdain<br \/>Who He Should Face Next: Marcus McGhee<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Jourdain secured his second straight victory after choking out Davey Grant in the first round (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-espn-plus-fight-pass-events-schedule-mma\/396712\/video-highlights-ufc-vancouver-results-espn-jourdain-submission-grant\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">see it again here<\/a>). It\u2019s a nice little run for \u201cAir,\u201d who had previously lost two straight before turning it around for himself. After the fight, he called for a showdown against McGhee and I, for one, am not mad at the move, since McGhee is coming off a unanimous decision defeat at the hands of former Bantamweight champion, Petr Yan. Prior to that, he was scorching hot with six straight wins, so this matchup just seems like a lot of fun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Winner: Brendan AllenWho He Should Face Next: Dricus du Plessis Since Allen stepped in on short notice to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":85342,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[444],"tags":[49,48,641,33601,638,82,37644,702,7788],"class_list":["post-225722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-fighting","tag-latest-ufc-mma-news","tag-mma","tag-sports","tag-ufc-on-espn-fight-night","tag-ufc-news","tag-ufc-results"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=225722"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225722\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=225722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=225722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=225722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}