{"id":584941,"date":"2026-04-06T02:11:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T02:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/584941\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T02:11:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T02:11:10","slug":"matches-to-make-after-ufc-vegas-115","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/584941\/","title":{"rendered":"Matches To Make After UFC Vegas 115"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Winner: Renato Moicano<br \/>Who He Should Face Next: Brian Ortega<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The two were set to run it back earlier this year before Ortega withdrew with an injury. \u201cMoney\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/latest-news\/434157\/i-want-his-head-renato-moicano-demands-brian-ortega-rematch-after-dominant-ufc-vegas-115-win\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">still has hard feelings<\/a> about those plans going up in smoke, as well as with \u201cT-City\u201d handing him his first loss nine years ago via submission. Ortega has lost two straight and is currently ranked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-mma-rankings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">No. 11<\/a>, so a win for Moicano here not only gets him revenge, but a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-mma-rankings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Top 15<\/a> seed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Winner: Virna Jandiroba<br \/>Who She Should Face Next: Gillian Robertson<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">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\u2019s Strawweight title contender moved to 6-1 in her last seven fights, which is good enough to put her at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-mma-rankings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">No. 3<\/a> 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-mma-rankings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">No. 5<\/a>. Zhang (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-mma-rankings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">No. 1<\/a>) is at Flyweight now, Tatiana Saurez (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-mma-rankings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">No. 2<\/a>) is facing Loopy Godinez (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-mma-rankings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">No. 6<\/a>) at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-fight-cards\/424558\/ufc-327-fight-card-start-time-date-location-jiri-vs-ulberg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UFC 327<\/a> and Jandiroba recently defeated Yan Xiaonan (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-mma-rankings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">No. 4<\/a>). This fight make sense.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Winner: Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev<br \/>Who He Should Face Next: Kennedy Nzechukwu<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">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. \u2018The American Savage\u201d 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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Winner: Ethyn Ewing<br \/>Who He Should Face Next: Daniel Marcos<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Ewing is proving to be the real deal after taking out yet another previously-undefeated fighter, knocking out Rafael Estevam (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-paramount-plus-news-hub-fight-cards-schedule\/433655\/watch-ufc-vegas-115-video-highlights-results-paramount\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">see it here<\/a>). Prior to this victory in \u201cSin City,\u201d Ewing defeated Malcom Wellmaker, making it two straight wins under UFC\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Winner: Tommy McMillen<br \/>Who He Should Face Next: Charles Jourdain<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">McMillen had himself a nice UFC debut, stopping Manolo Zecchini in the first round (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-paramount-plus-news-hub-fight-cards-schedule\/433652\/watch-ufc-vegas-115-video-highlights-results-paramount-mcmillen-knockout-zecchini\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">see it here<\/a>). Now, he has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-news\/434214\/belt-bros-tommy-mcmillen-has-visions-of-dual-champ-run-with-training-partner-sean-omalley#comments\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">title aspirations in 2027<\/a>. While admirable, \u201cGun\u201d 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Winner: Renato MoicanoWho He Should Face Next: Brian Ortega The two were set to run it back earlier&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":584942,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[444],"tags":[49,48,641,33601,638,82,139445,702,7788],"class_list":{"0":"post-584941","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mma","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-fighting","11":"tag-latest-ufc-mma-news","12":"tag-mma","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-ufc-on-paramount","15":"tag-ufc-news","16":"tag-ufc-results"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584941","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=584941"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584941\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/584942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=584941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=584941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=584941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}