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UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen Matchmaking


Cory Sandhagen throws a flying knee in his win over Marlon Vera
Cory Sandhagen throws a flying knee in his win over Marlon Vera

Cory Sandhagen - Sandhagen is in a tough spot, he’s fought a few guys ahead of him in the rankings, he’ll be ranked third next. I see him taking on the winner of Rob Font/Adrian Yanez which takes place at UFC 287.


Marlon Vera - Chito will fight down next, issue is, the guys beneath him are Rob Font and Dominick Cruz, two guys he beat pretty handily. I think the UFC will look to put him up against Umar Nurmagomedov.

Holly Holm - The easy option here is Julianna Pena and I think that’s the road they’ll go down.


Yana Santos - Yana will most likely take some time out here, she should come back into a bout with Pannie Kianzad ideally in a European city this year.


Nate Landwehr - Rebook the original matchup for this card which was Nate Landwehr vs Alex Caceres.


Austin Lingo - Give me Austin Lingo vs Daniel Pineda. Their timelines work perfectly and both guys, with a win, would look to fight into the top 15 afterwards.



Maycee Barber in her victory over Andrea Lee
Maycee Barber in her victory over Andrea Lee

Maycee Barber - Maycee will take Lee’s ranking spot and will fight up the rankings, number 10 ranked Viviane Araújo makes the most sense who just fought at UFC 285.


Andrea Lee - I’d like to see her face Tracy Cortez, however, she hasn’t fought since last year and who knows where she is right now.


Albert Duraev - Gregory Rodrigues should be next for Duraev, both guys are on the verge of being in the top 15 and a win could propel Duraev’s career.


Chidi Njokuani - Julian Marquez just fought recently and would be a bigger name fight for Njokuani who’s now found himself 2-2 in the UFC.


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