(ALSO SEE: Sean Shelby’s Shoes: What’s next for UFC 238’s losing fighters? ) After every event, fans wonder whom the winners will be matched up with next. With another night of UFC action in the rearview mirror, it’s time to look forward, put on a pair of Sean Shelby and Mick Maynard’s shoes, and play UFC matchmaker for UFC 238’s key winning fighters. Those included Henry Cejudo (15-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) , who defeated Marlon Moraes (21-6-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC), to win the UFC bantamweight title in the main event at United Center in Chicago, as well as Valentina Shevchenko (17-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) , who defended her women’s flyweight title against Jessica Eye (14-7 MMA, 4-6 UFC) in the co-headliner. In addition, Tony Ferguson (25-3 MMA, 15-1 UFC) , Petr Yan (13-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC), Blagoy Ivanov (18-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Tatiana Suarez (8-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC), Aljamain Sterling (18-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) and Katlyn Chookagian (12-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) picked up notable wins.
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