UFC Vegas 110 went down on Saturday night, making the 37th event of the year for the promotion.
The extended-length main card boasted one extra fight to bring the total to six. Coincidentally, a total of six ranked fighters graced the card. Out of 13 fights, eight of them ended with a finish. Only one fight on the main card went the distance. In the co-main event, #6 ranked heavyweight Waldo Cortes-Acosta shucked a foul to get the finish over #9 ranked Ante Delija. And in the main event, #12 ranked featherweight Steve Garcia smoked #13 David Onama in the first round to close the night early. A sleeper card that ended up being pretty entertaining for fans as this edition of losers has its fair share of fighters with their backs to the wall in some form or another.
David Onama
Steve Garcia rocked and finished David Onama in the first round of the main event of UFC Vegas 110 on Saturday. The finish earned Garcia a bonus and snapped a four-fight win streak for David Onama. David is now 6-3 under the UFC banner since entering the promotion in 2024. His sole ranked win came earlier this year win he bested Giga Chikadze.
At this point, Onama needs to get back on the board. A fight against a name that’s dangerous, but a winnable fight. David should look to fight the winner of Joanderson Brito vs. Melsik Baghdasaryan. Especially if the fight ends with a finish. Those two fight on December 13 so it’s a little far off in terms of timing, but depending on how things move forward, it could still emerge as the best option. Brito is 5-3 in the UFC since being signed off the Contender Series in 2021. He’s dropped his last two fights both decisions to William Gomis and Pat Sabatini. Melsik is 3-2 with the UFC since being signed in 2020 off of the Contender Series. Baghdasaryan is coming off an ugly stoppage loss to Jean Silva back in February.
Neither fighter is ranked, so giving Onama the winner would be perfect. These fighters would essentially be fighting to hold the gatekeeper status of the featherweight rankings within the UFC.
Onama’s next fight: Joanderson Brito vs. Melsik Baghdasaryan Winner
Ante Delija
Waldo Cortes-Acosta fought through an early eye poke to finish Ante Delija just moments later, in the first round of their chaotic co-main event fight Saturday. The performance earned Waldo Cortes-Acosta a performance bonus and was Ante’s first loss under the UFC banner.
Ante is now just 1-1 with the promotion, demonstrating just how shallow the UFC is in their big man department. Ante should take on the loser of #12 Shamil Gaziev vs #7 Serghei Spivac. That fight goes down on November 22 so the timing wouldn’t be so bad. Spivac is 1-2 in his last three while Gaziev is 2-1 in his last three. Spivac also fought and lost to Waldo Cortes-Acosta back in June, though it was a unanimous decision affair. This fight makes a lot of sense for the division, as Delija as only faced #10 ranked Marcin Tybura within the division. He needs more tests/exposure and Gaziev or Spivac would offer that.
Delija’s next fight: Shamil Gaziev vs. Serghei Spivac Loser
Themba Gorimbo
Jeremiah Wells bested Themba Gorimbo in a hard-fought unanimous decision on Saturday. Themba now falls to 4-3 under the UFC banner and has lost two fights in a row.
Themba has lost a lot of momentum since starting off at 4-1 with the promotion. Gorimbo shouldn’t look too far for his next matchup as Phil Rowe, who competed on the undercard, offers a compelling matchup. Phil is 4-4 with the UFC and also suffered a defeat on Saturday as he dropped a unanimous decision to Seok Hyeon Ko, who is undefeated with the promotion. Rowe is also 1-2 in his last three fights and shares a common opponent/outcome with Themba (both finished Niko Price). Solid booking here that could be on the main card of a fight night event as both fighters have some notoriety.
Gorimbo’s next fight: Phil Rowe
Isaac Dulgarian
Isaac Dulgarian was submitted in the first round of his bout with Yadier del Valle on Saturday as his opponent remained undefeated. Dulgarian is now 2-2 with the promotion since being signed in early 2023.
Isaac’s next fight should be against the loser of the Jammal Emmers vs Hyder Amil fight. That fight takes place on November 8th, so the timing is perfect. Amil is 3-1 in the UFC since being signed off the Contender Series in 2021. Hyder just had his perfect 11-0 pro MMA record shattered in his last fight back in June, when Jose Delgado smoked him in under 30 seconds. Jammal Emmers is 4-4 with the promotion since his signing in early 2020. Emmers finished Gaberiel Miranda in the first round back in March in his last outing. These two were matched up after Austin Bashi fell out of the fight against Amil. Should be an extremely competitive fight and the loser drawing Dulgarian would be ideal as the loser will have a similar promotional record.
Dulgarian’s next fight: Jammal Emmers vs Hyder Amil Loser
Dulgarian has reportedly been released by the promotion, following a highly criticized performance and suspect line movement with sportsbooks shortly before the fight.
Daniel Frunza
Charles Radtke submitted Daniel Frunza with a rear naked choke in the final round of their bout on Saturday. Frunza is now 9-4 as a pro in MMA and has the scary promotional record of 0-2. (Other loss was to Rhys McKee.)
Daniel needs a winnable fight or could risk the axe from the promotion. Pairing Frunza up with a fighter like Gilbert Urbina seems like a good matchup at the moment. Urbina, a The Ultimate Fight Season 29 competitor, has gone 1-3 with the promotion since coming off the show in mid 2021. In Urbina’s most recent fight, back in August he was finished in 63 seconds by Uros Medic. Before that, Daniel was finished in the first round by none other than Charles Radtke, last February. Good fight to make with the loser potentially being cut from the promotion.
Frunza’s next fight: Gilbert Urbina
Cody Durden
Allan Nascimento secured a sneaky anaconda choke to submit his opponent Cody Durden in the second round of their fight on Saturday. Allan won a performance bonus for his submission while Durden has now lost 5 of his last 6 fights. Durden is in a rough spot currently as the five-year, 6-7-1, UFC vet needs a win, and badly.
Perfect fight for Durden would be to revisit a past cancelled bout. Durden was supposed to fight Carlos Hernandez in June of 2024 but withdrew. Durden is 1-4 since then while Hernandez is 1-2. Why not revisit the matchup? Hernandez was last in action back in May when Hyun Sung Park submitted Carlos in the first round of their bout.
Durden’s next fight: Carlos Hernandez
