Matches to make after UFC 329

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ConorMcGregor made his Ultimate Fighting Championship return atop an action-packedUFC 329 card that ended with a whimper. The welterweight mainevent saw "Notorious" take on MaxHolloway in a rematch of their 2013 fight that never really gotstarted. The finish-filled card also had important fights in thelightweight, bantamweight and flyweight divisions.Here are the matches to make for the UFC 329 main card winners.

Holloway (28-9) finally got revenge on McGregor (22-7), but itwasn't how he wanted to after McGregor suffered a knee injury. Regardless, "Blessed" is now 2-1 in hislast three fights, with a deflating loss to CharlesOliveira sandwiched between wins over DustinPoirier and McGregor. I'd like to see Holloway take on Pimblettnext, as "The Baddie" submitted Benoit St.Denis with a Peruvian necktie. It was an impressive showing for theBritish fighter, who proved he deserves to be among the elite at155 pounds. Both men are among the most entertaining at lightweightand it'd be a stellar action fight after Holloway's disappointingshowings against Oliveira and McGregor.

Bautista battled back from early adversity to take a decision winand get revenge against Cody Sandhagen, who beat him in 2019. TheAmerican is now 10-1 in his last 11 bouts inside the Octagon, withthe lone defeat coming to UmarNurmagomedov. While he called for a title shot, that doesn'tseem likely with champion Petr Yanhaving major rematches against MerabDvalishvili and SeanO'Malley as possible title defenses. Instead, a fight againstthe underrated Barcelos would make sense. The Brazilian is on afive-fight win streak that includes victories over RickySimon, PaytonTalbott and CodyGarbrandt. It's a great stay-busy fight against a tough foethat will allow the log jam at the top of the division to figureitself out.

Royval capped off an impressive back-and-forth war with flyweightprospect Lone'erKavanagh with a rare-naked choke. That snaps a two-fight winning streak for"Raw Dawg," who fell short to Manel Kapeand Joshua Vanin recent fights. Royval (18-9) called out Almabayev for his nextOctagon appearance in a rare post-fight callout that makes totalsense. It's a fresh fight and one that will give Almabayev (24-3)the chance to get the biggest win of his career. The Kazakhstanifighter is currently on a three-fight win streak, with wins overCharlesJohnson and Alex Perezbeing particularly impressive. Whoever emerges victorious will be asolid contender in one of mixed martial arts' best divisions.

Green extended his win streak to four straight fights by pullingoff an epic comeback TKO over TerranceMcKinney. While 39, Green (36-17-1, 1 NC) always comes to fightand is one of the most exciting fighters inside the Octagon. TheCalifornian deserves a step up and Hooker would provide a potentialFight of the Night contender. Hooker (24-14) fell short against St.Denis and Tsarukyan recently, but "The Hangman" is never in a dullscrap. This fight, which was supposed to happen in 2023, givesGreen a shot against a ranked opponent and Hooker a chance torebound in exciting fashion. Let's see what veteran lightweight hasmore left in the tank.

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