Gallery Ricardo Lamas def. Darren Elkins at UFC Fight Night 140: Best photos view 10 images For the first time in 16 months, Ricardo Lamas is back in the win column. The former UFC featherweight title challenger might be riding high, but he’s realistic about his chances of leveraging a win over Darren Elkins into a title shot. “I think I’ve got to get a streak going before I do,” Lamas said, when asked if he wanted to face the winner of an upcoming fight between champ Max Holloway and Brian Ortega.

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Gallery Ricardo Lamas def. Darren Elkins at UFC Fight Night 140: Best photos view 10 images For the first time in 16 months, Ricardo Lamas is back in the win column. The former UFC featherweight title challenger might be riding high, but he’s realistic about his chances of leveraging a win over Darren Elkins into a title shot. “I think I’ve got to get a streak going before I do,” Lamas said, when asked if he wanted to face the winner of an upcoming fight between champ Max Holloway and Brian Ortega. Related Twitter reacts to Ricardo Lamas' bloody TKO of Darren Elkins at UFC Fight Night 140 Lamas (19-7 MMA, 10-5 UFC), who faced Elkins (24-7 MMA, 14-6 UFC) in the FS1-televised co-headliner of UFC Fight Night 140, knows as well as any UFC vet the ups that can lead to opportunities on short notice, and also the downs that end in heartbreak. He’d won two straight when he accepted a rematch with ex-champ Jose Aldo at UFC on FOX 26.

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