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#4) Bryce Mitchell vs. former UFC title challenger Brian Ortega
Bryce Mitchell showed UFC fans why he is a featherweight contender on the rise with his win over Edson Barboza. It was a great display of grappling, which earned him a dominant unanimous decision win. The win moved him up to ninth in the featherweight rankings.
Based on his fighting style, the promotion should consider booking him in a fight against former title challenger Brian Ortega. Despite coming up short in his title fight against Alexander Volkanovski last September, Ortega is still the second-ranked featherweight in the UFC. He's also known for his grappling, so it could be an intriguing bout.
In fact, 'T-City' had a similar path to title contention as Mitchell. He earned a title shot against then champion Max Holloway in 2018, after defeating a veteran in Frankie Edgar. 'Thug Nasty' could earn a title shot if he were to pick up a decisive win over Ortega. And so, it would definitely be worth the risk to pursue that fight.
#3) Former UFC lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos vs. Islam Makhachev
Rafael Dos Anjos took advantage of an opportunity at UFC 272 and is close to earning another title shot at 155lbs. With that in mind, the promotion should try booking Dos Anjos vs. Islam Makhachev again.
The two have been linked with one another numerous times. Most recently, it looked like Makhachev was replacing Fiziev when he was forced out of the event. UFC President Dana White noted that he believed the bout was a done deal for 170lbs, but mentioned that Makhachev turned it down.
White has stated that the promotion will attempt to book his originally scheduled bout with Beneil Dariush when he returns. On the other hand, RDA's performance could see them change their minds and book RDA vs. Makhachev instead. They both fought one-week apart, so the timing works well. If the fight is booked, it also allows Dariush more time to recuperate and fight the winner when he returns.
