UFC Fight Night 44: Matches To Make For The Winners

Two UFC Fight Nights in a single weekend means a lot of potential matches to make!

Ufc Fight Night 44 Swanson Stephens 660x330 UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Stephens went down this past Saturday in San Antonio, Texas, roughly twelve hours after its New Zealand counterpart, UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs. Marquardt. Technically numbered UFC Fight Night 44, the San Antonio event saw an exciting undercard followed by a main card where all six fights went the distance, something no one could have foretold. Did Cub Swanson, putting on a sound drubbing of the gritty Jeremy Stephens, do enough to earn himself the next shot at the UFC featherweight title, once Aldo vs. Mendes 2 plays out this coming August? What do you do with Kelvin Gastelum, who seems to be experiencing weight cutting issues of late? And where does Ricardo Lamas, the last challenger to fall to the unstoppable Jose Aldo, fit in the grand scheme of things? On the undercard, you have the debut of a 37 year old heavyweight, Oleksiy Oliynyk, ending successfully with a beautiful neck crank submission, and a win for flyweight Ray Borg in his second UFC fight. There's lots of ground to cover, so lets take a look at potential next match ups for all 11 winners at UFC Fight Night 44 €“ Swanson vs. Stephens.
 
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Primarily covering the sport of MMA from Ontario, Canada, Jay Anderson has been writing for various publications covering sports, technology, and pop culture since 2001. Jay holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Guelph, and a Certificate in Leadership Skills from Humber College.