8 Fights To Make After UFC 246
3. Carlos Diego Ferreira Vs. Islam Makhachev
Carlos Diego Ferreira looked absolutely sensational in his win over Anthony Pettis, mauling the former champion before finishing him with a brutal looking neck crank that made our spine hurt just looking at it. It's quite clear that Ferreira is a force at lightweight, so it's time for him to get a top-15 opponent.
An obvious choice would've been Kevin Lee, especially after he savagely head kicked Gregor Gillespie at UFC 245 last December. However, he now takes on Charles Oliveira at UFC Fight Night 170. While that takes away from our first choice, our second choice, Islam Makhachev, isn't exactly a drop down in quality.
The Dagestani wrestler has looked absolutely brilliant since joining the UFC, utilising a similar skillset to his countrymen and teammate, Khabib Nurmagomedov. We've already seen that Ferreira is no joke on the ground and Makhachev has stifled some of the best grapplers competing in the promotion so far.
It's a perfect fight for both men in their careers as they fight to climb the UFC's lightweight division.