UFC on ESPN 60 / UFC Vegas 94 on Saturday featured an undercard of fights that had just one finish. The main card, however, completely delivered with five of six fights ending in a stoppage. All of the night’s performance bonuses were, in fact, delivered to fighters on the main card. In the main event, Virna Jandiroba all but cemented herself as the next strawweight title challenger with her submission victory over Amanda Lemos. Multiple fighters will need to pick up the pieces after devastating stoppages and look for their next opponents after Saturday’s card.
Amanda Lemos
In the main event of UFC Vegas 94, Amanda Lemos was armbar’d in the second round by surging contender Virna Jandiroba. Lemos entered the fight as the #3 ranked UFC women’s strawweight. Jandiroba entered the fight the #5 ranked women’s strawweight and will likely be next in line for a title shot at 115lbs.
Tatiana Suarez should be the next fighter that Lemos faces. Lemos has only beaten #7 ranked Mackenzie Dern since losing to Weili Zhang for the belt last August. If Lemos is able to beat the #1 ranked UFC women’s strawweight in Suarez, then that would put her right back in line for title contention. Lemos was also temporarily matched up to face Tatiana Suarez in February, but Suarez withdrew.
Lemos’s next fight: Tatiana Suarez
Seung Woo Choi
Seung Woo Choi was added to Steve Garcia’s finish streak in the co main event of UFC Vegas 94. ‘Sting’ is now 4-6 with the UFC and has lost four of his last five bouts. His last win was against Jarno Errens in August of last year. Perhaps a fight against a fighter in-between weight classes or battling back in their career as well would be the best fit.
Julio Arce or Alexander Hernandez would be excellent competitors to fight against Seung Woo Choi in his next bout at 145lbs.
Arce was last in the octagon back in March when he missed weight ahead of his second-round finish against Herbert Burns. The fight was at 145lbs. However, the four fights prior to that one were at bantamweight where he went 2-2. And he’s also missed weight at 135lbs. He’s a 2017 Contender Series product that began his 6-4 UFC career with 5 fights at featherweight.
Alexander Hernandez is also a solid pick that is in a similar position. Hernandez has lost four of his last five fights. Three of those five fights have been at featherweight. Hernandez is 6-7 in the UFC and although he has had many notable fights at 155lbs. has started an experiment at featherweight in recent years. Alexander was last in action back in April when he lost a co main event via split decision at the hands of Damon Jackson.
Choi’s next fight: Julio Arce or Alexander Hernandez
Kaynan Kruschewsky
Kaynan Kruschewsky lost a unanimous decision to TUF 31 winner Kurt Holobaugh on Saturday. Kruschewsky is now 0-2 in the UFC since signing with the promotion last year as a result of his Contender Series win.
Undoubtedly Kaynan is in a tough spot as a lightweight and will have to fight for his roster spot. Cage Warriors veteran Michal Figlak would be a good fight for Kruschewsky. Michal last fought in April when he lost a unanimous decision to Austin Hubbard (Hubbard was the man who Holobaugh beat to win TUF 31). In his UFC debut he lost a unanimous decision to Fares Ziam. Solid fight to make for two winless fighters at lightweight.
Kruschewsky’s next fight: Michal Figlak
Cody Durden
Cody Durden was stopped when Bruno Silva completed an improbable comeback to finish him in the second round of their fight on Saturday. Durden entered the fight at the #14 slot in the UFC’s flyweight divison, while his opponent was unranked.
Durden should fight the winner of the Jafel Filho vs. Allan Nascimento on August 10th. Jafel Filho is a 2022 Contender Series product. Filho has finished both of his wins, and his only loss is to (#6 ranked UFC flyweight) Muhammed Mokaev in March of last year. Allan Nascimento is also 2-1 in the UFC, has finished his most recent opponent and his only loss in the UFC, is a split decision to (#13 ranked UFC Flyweight) Tagir Ulanbekov.
Durden’s next fight: Jafel Filho vs. Allan Nascimento Winner
Bill Algeo
Bill Algeo was finished in a wild back-and-forth fight to Doo Ho Choi on Saturday. Algeo is now 5-5 with the UFC, though all of the 2019 Contender Series alum’s losses have been to names. (Ricardo Lamas, Ricardo Ramos, Andre Fili, Kyle Nelson)
Charles Jourdain should be Algeo’s next fight. Jourdain has also last his two fights, both having been in 2024, as well. Jourdain was finished for the first time in his career nearly a month ago at the hands of Jean Silva. With a similar record to Algeo at 6-7-1 in the UFC and having faced mutual opponents in Andre Fili, Doo Ho Choi, and Ricardo Ramos, this would be a great striking matchup.
Algeo’s next fight: Charles Jourdain
Jeong Yeong Lee
To open the UFC Vegas 94 main card on Saturday, Jeong Yeong Lee lost a barn burner fight at the hands of Hyder Amil. Jeong Yeong Lee, the winner of Road to UFC in 2022, is now 2-1 with the promotion.
Morgan Charriere should be Jeong Yeong Lee’s next fight. Charriere was signed to the UFC from the Cage Warriors promotion last year. He is 1-1 with the UFC and the majority of his career stoppages are from KO/TKO. Morgan was last in action in April when he lost a split decision to Chepe Mariscal. He was recently slated to fight AJ Cunningham on September 28th. AJ is a 2023 Contender Series product that is 0-1 in the UFC. He was last in action against L’udovit Klein earlier this year and was finished in the first round.
The winner of this bout would be a good fight for Lee.
Lee’s next fight: Morgan Charriere vs. AJ Cunningham Winner
