UFC Vegas 93 went down final Saturday evening (Sat., June 15, 2024) in Las Vegas, Nevada which noticed Tatsuro Taira defeat Alex Perez within the headlining act through second-round technical knockout (TKO) because of an damage (recap) In different motion, Miles Johns defeated Douglas Silva de Andrade through unanimous resolution within the co-main occasion of the night.
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Winner: Tatsuro Taira
Who He Ought to Face Subsequent: Tim Elliott
In his first six wins with the promotion, Taira has made a reputation for himself by defeating all challenger put in entrance of him, together with his newest win ending in anti-climactic style because of an damage to his opponent. However, the 24-year outdated Japanese-born contender is placing everybody on discover and will inch nearer to the High 10 subsequent week. A combat in opposition to Elliott is smart for the reason that two males had been beforehand booked to combat final month earlier than Elliott bowed out of the combat with an damage.
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Winner: Miles Johns
Who He Ought to Face Subsequent: Jonathan Martinez
After securing his second straight win, Johns may very well be looking at a combat in opposition to Martinez, who was final seen developing quick in opposition to Jose Aldo at UFC 301 final month. Previous to the loss, Martinez was driving excessive with a six combat win streak, together with securing two post-fight bonus awards. This bout has the makings of an all-out struggle.
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Winner: Lucas Almeida
Who He Ought to Face Subsequent: David Onama
Almeida managed to snap his two-fight shedding streak final evening by defeating Timmy Cuamba through unanimous resolution, bringing his UFC file to an excellent 2-2. As for a doable matchup in opposition to Onama, that might be a superb check for each males. Onama is presently having fun with a two-fight win streak, together with his final win coming in opposition to Jonathan Pearce through unanimous resolution two months in the past.
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Winner: Brady Hiestand
Who He Ought to Face Subsequent: Sergey Morozov
After stumbling out of the gates with a loss in his UFC debut, Heistand has now gained three straight fights, together with his submission win (rear-naked choke) over Garrett Armfield. As for Morozov, he has a UFC file of 3-2 and has gained his final two fights. Each males are pretty younger of their UFC careers, so could as nicely ebook them in opposition to each other to see who can take an enormous step ahead.
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Winner: Asu Almabayev
Who He Ought to Face Subsequent: Charles Johnson
Almabayev elevated his win streak to 16 straight, which incorporates three contained in the Octagon, after defeating Jose Johnson through unanimous resolution. How the promotion handles his subsequent opponent will probably be essential. Do you progress him a bit sooner giving his win streak? Do you proceed to deliver him alongside slowly? For my cash, a combat in opposition to Charles Johnson is smart. “Inside G” has extra UFC expertise than Almabayev with a file of 4-4 and was final seen in motion defeating Jack Hadley final month, his second straight win.
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