Matches to Make After UFC London

The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to England for the first time in 2025 for UFC London. The main event featured a key welterweight battle between former champion Leon Edwards and Sean Brady. Featuring interesting fights up and down the 13-fight card, this will be an event with plenty of ramifications in the months to come across a litany of weight divisions.

Here are five matches to make following UFC London.

Sean Brady vs. Joaquin Buckley

Brady (18-1) picked up the biggest win of his career with an impressive showing against Edwards (22-5, 1 NC), who he dominated and then submitted with a guillotine choke. While Brady would like a crack at the title, I think another win will be needed seeing how Belal Muhammad has Jack Della Maddalena next and the winner likely going up against Shavkat Rakhmonov. In the interim, I suggest a fight against Buckley, as "New Mansa" is on a six-fight win streak and most recently outclassed Colby Covington. Buckley (21-6) would provide a great threat on the feet and the winner would be in a great place for a future title shot.

Carlos Ulberg vs. Jiri Prochazka

Ulberg picked up the biggest win of his career by picking up a decision over former champ Jan Blachowicz. Ulberg (12-1) has now won eight fights in a row inside the Octagon. “Black Jag” called for a title shot but since a rematch between Magomed Ankalaev and Alex Pereira is likely next, he’ll have to settle for a number one contender fight against Prochazka. Another former titleholder, Prochazka (31-5-1) is coming off a wildly fun TKO win over Jamahal Hill. It’d be a great test for the New Zealand fighter and if he can get past “BJP” then a title shot would be a lock.

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Kevin Holland vs. Gabriel Bonfim

Holland picked up an impressive win over fellow veteran welterweight Gunnar Nelson as he showed off both his grappling and striking skills. "Trailblazer" is just 2-2 in his last four, but that’s mostly due to his constant detours to middleweight that make it hard to predict what he'll do next. Should he stay at welterweight, I’d like to see Holland (27-13) take on Bonfim. The Brazilian is an impressive 17-1 as a pro and has won four of his five UFC fights, including submissions over Kalinn Williams and Trevin Giles. It’d be an action-packed fight no matter where it goes, and hopefully we’ll see Holland try to commit to a run at 170 pounds.

Alexia Thainara vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz

Thainara made an impressive Octagon debut by submitting Molly McCann with a rear-naked choke in under a round. The Brazilian is now 12-1 as a pro and hasn’t lost since 2019. With that exciting debut, "Burguesinha" deserves another known name for her next bout. Kowalkiewicz would certainly fit the bill as the Polish fighter is a respected veteran that has struggled as of late. Back-to-back losses to Denise Gomes and Iasmin Lucindo have put the 39-year-old fighter's future in doubt, so let's have a crossroads fight to see where both women are at. Perhaps Thainara can begin her UFC career by retiring two fighters.

Chris Duncan vs. Terrance McKinney

Duncan dominated and submitted Jordan Vucenic with a jumping guillotine choke. Now 13-2 as a pro, "The Problem" has won four of his five UFC fights. The Scottish fighter called out McKinney after the victory, and that's a great fight. Coming off a TKO win over Damir Hadzovic, "T.Wrecks" has won three of his last four inside the Octagon. McKinney (16-7) is always exciting and could put on a fight of the night contender against the 31-year-old American Top Team fighter.