The Mexican flyweight stopped Bruno Silva in impressive fashion, proving he belongs among the division’s rising contenders before immediately setting his sights on a Top 10 opponent.

“We knew he hit hard, but I know I also hit hard. Once he hit me I felt the power didn’t hurt, but I knew I hurt him,” Chairez told reporters including Cageside Press at his post-fight scrum.

“After I knocked him down I just waited for my moment, and that’s how we found the finish.”

Chairez (14-6) believes his performance on Saturday night was the kind of statement victory that should launch him into the next tier of the flyweight division. After delivering one of the most impressive showings of his UFC career, the Mexican contender made it clear he’s no longer interested in taking small steps up the rankings.

“I want a top 10 fight next. Noche UFC. My performance tonight was incredible and I know I can knock anybody out,” he said.

One of the biggest motivations throughout training camp was a promise he made to his daughter. Now that the fight is over and his hand was raised, he’s finally ready to make good on it.

“She’s waiting for my this very moment because last fight I promised her we’d go to Disneyland, and we didn’t go because I had a fight a couple days later,” Chairez said with a smile.

Beyond the win itself, he lit up when talking about his family and the role martial arts has played in their lives. What started as his journey has now become something that’s inspiring the next generation of his family to follow a similar path.

“So the first thing she’s going to ask me is, “‘Are we going to Disney?’,” he said.

“She loves this sport, in fact, she has a tournament coming up in a couple weeks. I very happy that she, and my little brother, and my family are getting into the sport and becoming athletes. I was the first one in my family and I want to instill this discipline in them because this is my life now.”

Watch the entire post-fight scrum with Edgar Chairez above.

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Silva looked to get inside on the taller, longer Chairez early in the fight, at times throwing a jab to the body. Chairez’s own jab was a frequently employed weapon; Silva fired off an outside leg kick that connected. Silva hit home with a right hand, an uppercut landed, and moments later a Chairez combo, mainly a straight right set up with a jab, sat Silva down.

Chairez, however, could not take advantage initially. Instead, Silva got back up, and got his own offense going. Chasing a little too much perhaps. A second knockdown, off an uppercut and a hook, had Silva bloodied, and this time Edgar Chairez followed him to the mat, taking the back and locking up the rear-naked choke! In all kinds of discomfort, Silva fought the submission but had no option but to tap in the end!

The win sees Edgar Chairez secure his third straight victory, and second submission finish inside of that span. Bruno Gustavo da Silva falls to 1-4 in his last five fights, and should he stick around he may be fighting for his roster spot next.

Official Result: Edgar Chairez def. Bruno Silva by submission (rear-naked choke), Round 1, 4:13

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Josh Emmett

Kevin Vallejos(#14) peppered and finished Josh Emmett(#11) in the first round of their main event on Saturday to tally the largest win of his career. An absolutely devastating loss for 41-year-old Emmett who has now lost five of his last six fights.

Emmett is in a tough situation here, he hasn’t won consistently in a while. He looked a bit rough on Saturday (yet game), but he made no indication that he was prepared to hang it up. Emmett could slide to the edge of the rankings or out of them altogether.

Good next fight for Josh would be giving him the loser of (#12) Patricio Pitbull vs Aaron Pico. That fight goes down on April 11th, so timing would matchup just fine. Both fighters carry names and are former Bellator standouts. Pitbull is 1-1 with the UFC having lost his debut to Yair Rodriguez, but winning against Dan Ige in July of last year. Pico is 0-1 but lost via a wild spinning back elbow at the hands of top ranked, Lerone Murphy. This bout is going to be fireworks with two, very violent stand up strikers. Giving Emmett the loser keeps him relevant, gives the fans an exciting fight and offers another litmus test for the former Bellator fighters against a former UFC title challenger.

Emmett’s next fight: Patricio Pitbulll vs. Aaron Pico Loser

Amanda Lemos

Gillian Robertson (#8) strategically landed take downs in order to neutralize the striking of Amanda Lemos (#5) on Saturday and capture the unanimous decision victory. Lemos has to be a tad frustrated with herself after the performance in a very winnable fight. The 38-year-old is now riding a two fight losing streak and has lost four of her last six dating back to her 2023 unsuccessful title sho,t against then champ, Zhang Weili.

Amanda’s next fight should be against (#13) Denise Gomes. The UFC isn’t going to do Lemos any favors here, almost a 40-year-old 115lbs. fighter, they are going to continue to feed her to the young guns of the division. Denise is 6-2 with the promotion and is currently riding a four-fight win streak (Eduarda Moura, Karolina Kowalkiewicz, Elise Reed and Teicia Pennington). A lot of these fighters aren’t even with the UFC anymore. But that’s not the 26-year-old’s fault. Most of the fighters directly above her a matched up already in the rankings, so what better fight to make than this? Both are strikers, and a fighter like Gomes could very well be the future of the division. A good fight to book and one that could easily sneak onto the main card of a fight night card. Winner propelled into the top 7 easily.

Lemos’s next fight: Denise Gomes

Andre Fili

Jose Delgado just edged out UFC veteran, Andre Fili, in a back and forth standup war on Saturday. Fili, a 13-year UFC veteran with 26 fights with the promotion, has gone 2-3 in the last two years. All losses in the time period have still been opposite some talented competition (Dan Ige, Melquizael Costa and now Jose Delgado). Andre is one of those guys has fought everyone. Not everyone, seemingly everyone…a whole lot of fighters. Often times Fili serves as a litmus test for fighters that want to enter the rankings of the featherweight division.

A solid next matchup for Fili would be pitting him against Chepe Mariscal. Chepe started off red-hot in the UFC back in 2023, ripping off five victories in a row (Trevor Peek, Jack Jenkins, Morgan Charriere, Damon Jackson and Ricardo Ramos). Unfortunately, in his most recent fight, last November, Chepe suffered his first promotional defeat at the hands of Pat Sabatini. Despite the timing not exactly matching up, this would be an excellent fight to get Mariscal back on the board. To get his bearings back and to see if he’s worthy of making a run at the rankings. For Fili, it’d be an excellent opportunity for him to prove he still belongs against a hot prospect that has recently stumbled. Great fight for the main card of an APEX based, fight night card.

Fili’s next fight: Jose ‘Chepe” Mariscal 

Harry Hardwick

Undefeated fighter, Marwan Rahiki, came out on top of an edge-of-your-seat, two-round barn burner, opposite of Harry Hardwick. Harry was unable to answer the call for the third round, as his jaw was badly broken in the second. Rahiki and Hardwick landed the fight of the night bonus for this scrap, an honor rarely given to bouts that don’t go the distance. Harry has had a rough go at it in his short stint with the UFC, especially factoring injuries in now. Hardwick is 0-2 with the promotion. He made his debut last year on short notice and up a weight class and was rewarded by being finished in the first round with a calf kick.

Give this man a break and have him take on a fighter in his weight class, that he can prepare for, and has a similar promotional record. He’s more than proven that he can scrap.

Good next fight for Harry would be to give him the loser of the Tommy McMillen vs Manolo Zecchini fight. This fight goes down on April 4th, but due to Harry’s broken jaw- who knows when he’ll be looking at making an octagon return. Zecchini is 0-1 with the promotion and made his debut back in September of 2023, where Morgan Charriere stopped him in the first round. Manolo will be taking on a undefeated fighter making his UFC debut after winning on the Contender Series last year. Three young hungry guys with solid record, two of them having being fed to the wolves immediately upon entering the promotion. Excellent fight to book here, and defending how the fight goes on April 4, potentially tremendous upside.

Hardwick’s next fight:  Loser of Tommy McMillen vs Manolo Zecchini

Oumar Sy

Ion Cutelaba secured a clever mounted guillotine late in the first to secure a submission victory over Oumar Sy on Saturday. Sy now falls to 3-2 in the UFC after signing as an undefeated fighter in 2024. Oumar started off hot with back to back victories in the UFC, but suffered his first defeat to Alonzo Menifield and has now suffered the first stoppage defeat of his career.

Oumar’s next fight should be against Rodolfo Bellato. Its rare the UFC pairs up a fighter coming off a stoppage loss against a fighter coming of a stoppage victory (especially without rankings invovled), but it makes sense in this scenario. Bellato was scheduled to fight Sy for his second UFC fight, he has gone 1-1-1 with 1 no contest since that bout fell through in 2024. Sy has had his entire UFC stint in that time, going 3-2. So even though Bellato is coming off a win, this fight still makes sense (That win was also against a 6-0 fighter making his promotional debut). This fight is one that should be revisited and still makes sense. The two also share a common opponent in Navajo Stirling.

Sy’s next fight: Rodolfo Bellato

Bruno Silva

Charles Johnson (#14) snuck away with the win over Bruno Silva (#15) to kick off the main card of UFC Vegas 114 on Saturday. Bruno is now 5-5 with the UFC and has dropped three of his last four. Worth noting that those other two losses were stoppages, but against the likes of Manel Kape and eventual champ, Joshua Van.

Bruno should fight the loser of (#10) Alex Perez vs. Sumudaerji for his next bout. That fight takes place on May 30th so the timing isn’t the best but it could still make a lot of sense. Perez is coming off a first round victory against Charles Johnson but he missed weight ahead of the bout. So that’s probably why he’s taking on an unranked fighter in Sumudaerji for his next fight. Before that, Perez had lost five of his last six fights stemming from his unsuccessful title shot opposite of Deiveson Figueiredo in 2020.

Sumudaerji has completely turned his UFC career around after a three-fight skid (Matt Schnell, Tim Elliott, Charles Johnson). Sumudaerji has ripped off three huge wins in a row in just under a year (Mitch Raposo, Kevin Borjas, Jesus Aguilar). Perfect fight to give the loser to Silva due to the common opponents in Charles Johnson and where all three men sit in the rankings (or out of them).

Silva’s next fight: Loser of Alex Perez vs. Sumudaerji 

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“Inner G” Johnson, who returned at UFC Vegas 114 against Bruno Silva, has wins over both.

Johnson vs. Silva kicked off the night’s main card.

Silva held center early in the fight, which kicked off Saturday’s main card at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas. Before long, however, the pair had clinched up, with Johnson reacting to Silva’s forward pressure before landing a right hand and a teep kick from distance.

Near the midway mark, Silva, who was still leading the dance and moving first, found a home for his right hand. Johnson found himself tangled up with Silva after that, the Brazilian getting a bodylock in place up against the fence.

Not much would come of the position, but Silva was back to pressuring early in the second frame. 30 seconds in, he changed levels and drove Johnson up against the fence. Johnson, despite being the taller, longer fighter could not seem to get the fight at his preferred range. And Silva, despite his height disadvantage, wasn’t having much difficultly connecting. Johnson tried working in kicks, to the body and up high; Silva blocked, returned fire with counterpunches, and seemed to just eat a head kick attempt.

Johnson was spending way too much time on the fence in defensive mode.

Round three saw Silva take the reigns out of the gate once again. Johnson had his back to the fence, with Silva dropping down to grab a leg. Johnson fought off the takedown attempt but couldn’t break free of the Brazilian, at least for a moment. Went he finally did, a jab connected for Johnson, but Silva answered with a combo. That said, Silva’s face was starting to show a bit of damage. Soon after it was Johnson clinching up, though he couldn’t hold it. And instead, Silva ripped off another combination. Johnson fired a head kick, only to have it blocked.

The final 90 seconds saw Silva pressing forward, with Johnson firing a knee in the clinch. Silva, however, was up. Johnson needed a finish. He took a big swing, missed, then missed on a hook from the opposite side. They’d open up in the final ten seconds, swinging to the final horn. Come the scorecards, the judges were split.

“The champion is Joshua Van, knocked his ass out. Kavanagh, number six, knocked his ass out,” Johnson exclaimed following the win, before calling for a top five opponent. He then had a list of names: Brandon Royval, Kyoji Horiguchi, or Asu Almabayaev.

Johnson has a loss to Royval on his record dating back to the pair’s LFA days.

Official Result: Charles Johnson def. Bruno Silva by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)

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“Sh*t whatever get me closer to the belt. That’s what I want next,” Van told reporters including Cageside Press at his post-fight scrum.

“I’m not really the guy to call people, but I heard the UFC is coming to Texas. I also heard (Brandon) Moreno want to fight on UFC Noche. So Texas vs. Mexican, you know what I mean?”

Van (14-2) is hoping that a win over Moreno will get him on the short list for a title shot. A fight of that magnitude, at Noche UFC in San Antonio, would likely be a main event.

“Brandon Moreno, before I got to the UFC, he was always nice to me. I didn’t call him out to disrespect him. Respectfully, I want to fight him, but whatever the UFC give me. They give me him I’ll be ready. If they want to give me somebody else I’ll be ready too,” he said.

On top of that former UFC featherweight Daniel Pineda, Van’s coach, made a bet with the fighter before UFC 316. The finish of Bruno Silva won Van the bet.

“Daniel Pineda was talking about coming out of retirement for that one. He said if I get the finish he’ll come out of retirement. That was the deal we made,” he said.

Watch the entire post-fight scrum with Joshua Van above.

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Brazil’s Silva was coming off a loss to Manel Kape that had snapped a four-fight winning streak, while Van was 6-1 in the UFC to start the night. The 23-year-old Van, known for his activity level, was attempting to win his fourth consecutive victory in 9 months.

Silva opened with a leg kick that knocked Van off balance. As Silva kept firing low kicks, Van started to time his counters by going to the head with his hands. Two well-timed counter right hands from Van had Silva stunned. The fighter out of Myanmar extended his combination with a short left hook that knocked Silva down. The Brazilian, who was already in deep trouble, attempted a takedown that was easily stuffed by Van. Silva’s best weapons were his leg kicks and he kept firing them, but he had no answer for Van’s speed and timing. Van sent Silva stumbling one more time for good measure right before the buzzer.

In round two, Silva initiated a clinch early in the second round, but Van was able to disengage quite quickly. Silva didn’t know how to handle Van’s speed, so he kept getting tagged as a result. Van’s jab couldn’t miss. A perfect counter on a failed uppercut from Silva knocked the Brazilian down, but after a flurry of ground-and-pound the veteran was able to survive, get up, and get a takedown on Van. The youngster wrestled his way up right away and put the pressure right back on Silva. He took advantage of a wobbled Silva to land a nicely timed knee that put Silva down once more. The Brazilian somehow survived until the buzzer. A clear 10-8 round for the up-and-comer.

Knowing he needed a finish, Silva came out in the final round with two solid body kicks, but they weren’t enough to keep Van off him. A clean right straight, followed by some nice short shots had Silva stunned. But the tough veteran recovered and kept firing back at Van. A failed takedown attempt by Silva appeared to be the last bit of energy he had left. Van gave Silva no breathing room and eventually knocked him down once again, this time for good. Another flurry against a turtling Silva along the fence forced the referee to put a stop to the fight.

Joshua Van, who doesn’t turn 24 until October, earned arguably his best victory yet. This type of performance might just have him break the division’s top10. It will be interesting to see how he will be matched up going forward.

As for Bruno Silva, that is now back-to-back third-round TKO losses for the 35-year-old. Time will tell if “Bulldog” will be able to bounce back and keep his spot as a ranked contender.

Official Result: Josh Van def. Bruno Silva by TKO, Round 3, 4:01

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Barriault (16-9) came into the fight on a three-bout losing skid. The fighter from Quebec hoped to score a win over Silva and potentially save his roster spot in a tough middleweight division.

Silva (23-12) wasn’t in a better position than Barriault. One of the few men to give Alex Pereira fits Silva hasn’t been able to put together much momentum as of late. He came into UFC 315 on a 4-fight losing skid dropping fights to Brendan Allen, Shara Magomedov, Chris Weidman and Ismail Naurdiev. No push overs for sure, but still in a bad spot for Silva.

Two men, one win up for grabs, and likely someone packing their bags.

Round 1 Silva came out early with the jabs landing on Barriault who remained very patient to start the fight. Silva wasn’t as patient as he forced the action getting close trying to land elbows.

Silva caught a kick and used a right hand to put Barriault to the ground, but he rushed, and got put on the fence instead. Barriault looked for elbows and found them landing plenty unanswered shots before Silva went so sleep.

Massive victory for Canada’s own!

Official Result: Marc-Andre Barriault def. Bruno Silva via R1 KO, 1:27

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Quebec’s own Barriault (19-9, 1NC) will face Bruno Silva (23-12) at UFC 315 at the Bell Center in Montreal on May 10, 2025, a pairing first reported by SportsNet and confirmed by the UFC.

Hailing from Quebec City, the “PowerBar” finds himself in must-win territory, having lost his last three bouts. Barriault has not fought in Quebec since 2018, prior to his time with the UFC, and hasn’t competed in Montreal since the previous year, winning the TKO middleweight championship there at TKO 41.

Silva has been on an even worse run of late, losing his last four trips to the octagon. That includes setbacks against former middleweight champ Chris Weidman (who has since exited the company and joined the GFL), Shara Magomedov, and most recently, Ismail Naurdiev.

Following the loss to Naurdiev, Silva announced he was taking a break from fighting due to anxiety issues, which he referred to as an “anxiety crisis.”

No main event has been announced for UFC 315 as of yet. The following match-ups have been reported for the promotion’s return to Montreal:

• Brad Katona vs. Bekzat Almakhan
• Hailey Cowan vs. Nora Cornolle
• Alexa Grasso vs. Natália Silva
• Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Bruno Silva

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TUF winner Mairon Santos and Francis Marshall will meet in the octagon that night. Joshua Van will take on Bruno Silva and Alex Morono squares up with Carlos Leal.

Octagon Update and AG Fight were the first to report the matchups.

Santos (14-1) comes off his TKO victory over Kaan Ofli last August making him 1-0 in the promotion. The TUF featherweight winner defeated Guillermo Torres, Edwin Cooper Jr. and Ofli to raise the TUF crown.

Marshall (8-2) has had a quiet start to his UFC career having earned a contract on DWCS in 2022. Since then he’s gone 2-2 with victories over Dennis Buzukja and Marcelo Rojo.

Van (12-2) continues to live up to his nickname with no fear of any opponent. The young flyweight will bring his 5-1 UFC record into the fight with wins over Zhalgas Zhumagulov, Kevin Borjas, Felipe Bunes, Edgar Chairez and Cody Durden.

Silva (14-6-2) will look to make a quick bounce back following his loss to Manel Kape in December. The loss snapped a 4-fight win streak that Silva believed could have gotten him to a title shot with a win over Kape.

Morono (24-11) has had a couple stumbles as of late following a 4-fight win streak in 2021-2022. Since then he’s gone 2-4 last time out falling short against Daniel Rodriguez last October.

He’ll face Leal (21-6) who gets his second UFC bout following a loss to Rinat Fakhretdinov in his UFC debut at UFC 308.

No main event has been announced for UFC 313 as of yet.

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Heading into 2025, where will the losing side of the card go? Let’s do a little matchmaking.

Colby Covington

Joaquin Buckley styled on Colby Covington for three rounds in the main event of UFC Tampa before the fight was stopped due to a cut above Colby’s eye. Covington entered the fight ranked generously at #6 in the welterweight division while Buckley was ranked at #9. Covington has now lost three of his last four fights and not competed more than once in a calendar year since 2019.

That should likely be it for Covington with favorable fights at the top of the division. Colby should draw someone outside of the top 10 if not someone of the fringe of being ranked. A matchup with Stephen Thompson would fit the bill perfectly. Wonderboy has also lost three of his last four fights and is currently ranked at #11. Stephen’s last fight was also against Buckley, and he was also stopped, back in October. Classic striker versus grappler matchup for two aging former welterweight title contenders. The winner of that fight would be in a position to call for what they wanted, within reason, maybe a crack at the top ten.

Colby’s next fight: Stephen Thompson 

Billy Quarantillo

Billy Quarantillo put up a gutsy performance before getting starched late in the final round of his fight with Cub Swanson. The barn burner of a fight won Fight of the Night honors, which is rare for a fight that didn’t go the distance.

Quarantillo looked good until he didn’t, and it was a fun fight, so the loss doesn’t hurt his stock too much. However, Billy has lost three of his last four fights all by stoppage.

Moving forward, Billy Q. should fight Gabriel Miranda in his next fight. Miranda and Quarantillo were scheduled to fight each other in March before Miranda withdrew. Gabriel went on to fight Morgan Charriere on UFC Paris main card in September. Charriere would earn a performance bonus that night for his KO of Miranda. So let’s rebook two fighters brutally stopped in their last fights, that are almost always in exciting fights that often don’t go the distance.

Billy’s next fight: Gabriel Miranda

Bruno Silva

Bruno Silva was outclassed by Manel Kape in a three round fight at UFC Tampa that saw him stopped in the final round. Silva put up a gutsy performance, but it definitely marked the arrival of one Manel Kape. Bruno entered the fight ranked at #12 in the UFC’s flyweight division while his opponent was ranked at #9.

Silva should get some another striking heavy matchup in his next bout. #15 ranked Joshua Van would be a perfect fight for Silva. Van is 5-1 in the UFC so far only having lost to Charles Johnson in July. Joshua fought at UFC 310 and secured one of the biggest victories of his career via a unanimous decision over Cody Durden. Known for his powerful boxing and aggressive style, Joshua Van would make a perfect opponent for Silva in his next bout.

Bruno’s next fight: Joshua Van

Vitor Petrino

Vitor Petrino suffered another horrible loss on Saturday night when Dustin Jacoby flatlined him late in their fight. Petrino has now been finished twice in a row after Anthony Smith choked him out back in May. To make matters even worse, Petrino is now even farther away from a ranking, and this is the first time he’s ever been KO’d.

Petrino’s next fight should be against the winner of Ibo Aslan vs. Ion Cutelaba. That fight is slated to go down on February 22, 2025. Cutelaba is a tenured UFC vet that has won two of his last three following a three-fight skid. Aslan is a 2023 Contender Series product who is 14-1 as a pro and 2-0 in the UFC. He has finished both his opponents including undefeated, Raffael Cerqueira in his last fight at UFC 308. Either fighter would be a dangerous matchup for Petrino and a fun striking bout to watch for fans. And the winner of the bout would maybe be a fight away from being ranked especially if it ends in a stoppage.

Vitor’s next fight: Ibo Aslan vs. Ion Cutelaba winner

Adrian Yanez

Adrian Yanez dropped a close split decision to the undefeated Daniel Marcos on the main card of UFC Tampa on Saturday. Yanez and Marcos put on a stellar performance but ultimately Adrian was on the wrong side of the decision. Yanez has now lost three of his last four fights. It’s been a tough stretch for the 2020 Contender Series product who got off to a hot start with the promotion, scoring five wins and bonus in his first five appearances.

Yanez is no longer ranked, and unfortunately for him, this loss puts him further away from being such. Adrian should fight Ricky Simon in his next bout. Ricky has three of his last four fights. Simon was last in the cage opposite of Vinicius Oliveira on UFC 303 in June. Simon is a tall task as he is durable and always brings a solid gameplan to his fights. Yanez was close to winning against Marcos and thanks to his exciting fight style and potential, he’s a fighter that should get more than one chance at moving up.

Adrian’s next fight: Ricky Simon

Tuco Tokkos

Tuco Tokkos was defeated via unanimous decision by the undefeated Navajo Stirling to kick off the UFC Tampa main card. Tokkos lost his UFC debut to Oumar Sy in May when he was submitted by rear naked choke in the first round. Even though light heavyweight is shallow in the UFC, Tuco needs a win desperately in his next fight.

Tuco should next fight the loser of Magomed Gadzhiyasulov vs. Bruno Lopes. That fight goes down on January the 11, the first UFC card of 2025. Magomed is an undefeated 9-0, 2023 Contender Series product. Gadzhiyasulov fought Brendson Ribeiro to a majority draw in his promotional debut back in June. Bruno Lopes is 11-1 is a two-time Contender Series fighter. Lopes lost toe Brendson Ribeiro in his first DWCS bout before winning and securing a victory in this past season against Mikheil Sazhiniani. All three of these guys have around the same number of fights and experience levels. The loser of that fight would definitely be in jeopardy of getting cut or fighting for their spot on the roster.

Tuco’s next fight: Loser of Magomed Gadzhiyasulov vs. Bruno Lopes

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