Predicting All 12 UFC Champions One Year From Now
10. Women's Bantamweight Champion - Ketlen Vieira
Amanda Nunes' UFC career has been pretty spectacular. Having only lost one fight since joining the promotion (Cat Zingano), Nunes has beaten the likes of Valentina Shevchenko, Holly Holm and pretty much retired Ronda Rousey, not to mention the not-so-insignificant fact that she is the UFC's first-ever openly gay champion.
Nunes has been dominant in the majority of her fights and seemingly cleared out the Bantamweight division. That is why her next challenger will be Cris Cyborg at Featheweight. The super fight is targeted for 29 December, which means Nunes won't fight at 135lb for at least another eight months, possibly longer if she gets knocked out or wins. In the meantime, Ketlen Vieira only has one realistic opponent: Holly Holm.
That fight will possibly be for an interim title, and Vieira will win via decision. That will make her the interim champion, and there's a strong chance she will face Amanda Nunes for the crown of Undisputed Bantamweight Champion by July 2019, and we think the undefeated Vieira will unseat Nunes.