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“Lord” vs. “Thug Nasty”?

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Featherweight Brazilian madman Jean Silva stole the show at UFC Seattle last night (Sat., Feb. 22, 2025) when he destroyed Melsik Baghdasaryan in the first round with a vicious punch followed by elbows, all from inside Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Wash (watch highlights).

In his post-fight interview with Michael Bisping, Silva was asked who he wanted to fight, and he had a name locked and loaded: Bryce Mitchell.

Mitchell infamously called Adolf Hitler a “good guy” and said he “would want to go fishing” with him, and “Lord” did not appreciate Mitchell’s comments.

“I think Bryce Mitchell is someone that would offer me an opportunity to get a very good renewed contract if I beat him. Also, he’s a guy that fought Ilia [Topuria] and took him to the brink,” Silva said. “As for everything else, there are things you cannot tolerate, especially when you’re a public persona.”

It did not take long for Mitchell to respond to the call out.

“Theres only one LORD and it aint u fool,” Mitchell wrote on social media. “U needa country ass whoopin. It will humble u just rite.”

MMAMania.com asked CEO Dana White about the potential matchup yesterday.

“I bet there’s a lot of people [that want to see that fight],” White laughed. “I don’t know. We’ll see.”

Silva (15-2) is 4-0 in the UFC with four knockouts (all because of his wife).

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UFC Seattle went down last night (Sat., Feb. 22, 2025) inside Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Wash., which saw Song Yadong win a technical decision over Henry Cejudo after an inadvertent eye poke forced a premature stoppage after the third round (see it here). In the co-main event, Anthony Hernandez defeated Brendan Allen (again) via unanimous decision, while Jean Silva scored a thunderous technical knockout win over Melsik Baghdasaryan (see it again here).

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Winner: Song Yadong
Who He Should Fight Next: Henry Cejudo rematch (Sorry, Dana)

Shortly after he was declared the winner in non-traditional fashion, Yadong was the first person to say running it back against “Triple C” was the logical step to take. Despite Dana White admitting he wasn’t interested in booking a rematch between the two, if both men want it — especially the winner — why not give it to them? Let’s not complicate things here.

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Winner: Anthony Hernandez
Who He Should Face Next: Jared Cannonier

The Middleweight division will have a new fighter in the Top 10 come next week because there is no way “Fluffy” doesn’t get in after taking out Allen a second time (his seventh straight win). Last week, I suggested the winner of this fight to battle Cannonier next, and I am still on board with that idea. “Killa Gorilla” is coming off a big win over Gregory Rodrigues (see it again here), and is currently ranked No. 7. I expect Hernandez to take over the No. 8 or No. 9 spot, so now is the time to make this fight.

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Winner: Rob Font
Who He Should Face Next: Mario Bautista

Many felt Jean Matsumoto had done enough to get the win over Font, but the judges saw it otherwise, giving the long-time veteran his second straight win. Now, the No. 9-ranked Bantamweight in the world can potentially look forward to a showdown against Bautista, who is on a seven-fight win streak. He was last seen defeating Jose Aldo via split decision in Oct. 2024, and currently sits one spot behind Font in the rankings at No. 10.

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Winner: Jean Silva
Who He Should Face Next: Christian Rodriguez

Silva locked up his twelfth straight win — fourth inside the Octagon — after delivering a brutal stoppage over the aforementioned Baghdasaryan. He may need a couple more wins before he can be considered for a spot in the Top 15, so I like a fight between him and Rodriguez next. “CeeRod” is coming off a win over Austin Bashi earlier this year, bringing his UFC record to 5-2, which includes a win over Raul Rosas Jr.

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Winner: Alonzo Menifield
Who He Should Face Next: Oumar Sy

Menifield got back on track, snapping his two-fight skid by defeating Julius Walker via split decision. Despite the win, Menifield didn’t show he deserved a step up in competition, so why not book him against Sy once more? The two were set to throw hands at this event before was forced out with an injury. If it’s not too serious, then Sy can make a return this summer.

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“All-In” is questioning his career.

No. 9 ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight Brendan Allen did not exact revenge in the co-main event of UFC Seattle yesterday (Sat., Feb. 22, 2025) as he lost a unanimous decision to Anthony Hernandez from inside Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Wash.

A couple of hours after his disappointing loss, Allen reacted on his Instagram.

“Just ain’t the guy I thought I was,” Allen wrote. “Hats off to [Hernandez], love the guy through the shit this sport brings. Who knows what’s next. Thanks to my team and those who stuck with me.”

After going on a seven-fight win streak with wins over Paul Craig, Chris Curtis, and Andre Muniz, among others, “All-In” has lost two straight co-main event fights and is in a challenging position where he’s going to have to rattle off several wins to get back to where he once was.

To add insult to injury, UFC Middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis, who torched Allen after his last loss, did it again … on Allen’s Instagram post.

“I don’t know what’s next either, but I can most certainly tell what ain’t next for a very long time,” Du Plessis wrote.

Truth hurts.

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Ouch!

Top 15 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Light Heavyweight Alonzo Menifield defended his spot in the rankings at UFC Seattle last night (Sat., Feb. 22, 2025) when he defeated UFC newcomer Julius Walker via split decision from inside Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Wash.

The pair of Light Heavyweights won ‘Fight of the Night’ and nabbed an extra $50k.

After the fight, UFC CEO Dana White shared a picture on his Instagram of Menifield’s foot, and it turns out that at some point during the scrap, “Atomic” shredded his toe.

Check out the NSFW pic below:

It’s not known when Menifield (16-5-1) mangled his toe, but since he was put against the fence during the fight, it would be easy to assume that is when the injury occurred.

The 37-year-old wasn’t sent to the hospital and was stitched up at the arena.

“Atomic” snapped his two-fight losing streak, which included two brutal knockouts, and kept his top 15 spot.

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For complete UFC Seattle results, coverage, and highlights, click HERE.