Alex Pereira
Alex ‘Poatan’ Pereira had his hardest test to date as UFC light-heavyweight champion but he still passed with flying colors by stopping Khalil Rountree in the fourth round. Pereira’s next fight has seemingly already been decided.
Everyone assumes Magomed Ankalaev will fight him next, but that would be dismissive of Aleksander Rakic, who looked better than ever for about seven minutes before being caught and losing to an iron-chinned Jiri Prochazka.
Either way, the winner of that fight will be next for the champion at 205-lbs, and either man has a strong chance against Pereira with their wrestling abilities, but so too does Alex have the touch of death to put either man out, both of whom have been dropped before in the UFC.
Pereira’s Next Fight: Winner of Ankalaev/Rakic
Julianna Pena vs Kayla Harrison
The co-main event of UFC 307 ended in controversial split decision as Julianna Pena took the belt home on Saturday night.
Raquel Pennington will likely be back in a title fight soon in the shallow women’s bantamweight division, but for now the next title challenger is obvious: Kayla Harrison.
Harrison opened the main card with her second win in as many fights since joining the UFC after leaving PFL, and her win against #2 Ketlen Vieira gives her the resume she needs to fight for a belt so quickly.
Pena’s Next Fight: Kayla Harrison
Mario Bautista
Most fans of mixed martial arts are not a fan of the decision of Bautista’s fight with Jose Aldo, or of Bautista himself after his clinchwork late in the bout. However, they cannot change the outcome; Mario Bautista won the fight.
He will now move up from his rank of eleventh at bantamweight. His seven fight winning streak should now put Mario Bautista in a good spot for a compelling matchup with Song Yadong, likely as a Fight Night main event.
Bautista’s Next Fight: vs Song Yadong
Roman Dolidze & Kevin Holland
Unfortunately, the contest between these two middleweights had scarcely begun before it was over from a Kevin Holland rib injury incurred in a scramble. Though Dolidze got the win on paper, a rematch is necessary to determine the true victor.
Next Fight: Roman Dolidze vs Kevin Holland 2