UFC Vegas 100 went down this past weekend (Sat., Nov. 9, 2024) inside the promotion’s APEX venue in Las Vegas, Nevada, leaving several fighters feeling the post-fight blues. Among the was Gerald Meerschaert, who was choked out by Reinier de Ridder — who was making his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) debut — in the first round (see it again here).
And Dusko Todorovic, who was also finished in the first round by Octagon debutant, Mansur Abdul-Malik, putting it on him early and often to secure an impressive technical knockout win halfway through the opening frame. But, which fighter is suffering from the worst post-fight hangover, now a few days removed from the show?
Coming into the event, Magny was hoping to erase the memory of his first round stoppage loss at the hands of Michael Morales just three months ago. Standing in his way, however, was another young up-and-comer in Carlos Prates, who had the reputation of starting early and going to work right away to secure brutal highlight-reel finishes.
Unfortunately for Magny, things got worse … much worse.
Indeed, it didn’t take long for Magny to go to his wrestling in an attempt to stifle Prates’ momentum from the jump, though the Brazilian defended very well. But, once Prates got distance, he started to work, dropping Magny early with a massive right, though he was unable to finish the fight at that moment, it didn’t take long after that for Prates to get the job done. With only 10 seconds remaining in the fight, Prates managed to clip his foe with a massive left hook that put him out for the count (replay here).
For Magny, that is now two straight knockout losses, and has dropped three of his last four. The loss will definitely take him out of the Top 15 — he was ranked No. 15 coming into the fight — and will put him at a crossroads in his career. He is 37 years of age, but he hasn’t given any indication that he’s going to call it a career despite his recent struggles.
To get back into the Top 15, he will have to work extra hard, and the competition at 170 pounds isn’t exactly light. As far as what could realistically be next for him, perhaps a showdown against Niko Price is in order. Like Magny, Price has been fighting for UFC for quite some time now, eight years to be exact. And like Magny, Price — who is coming off a loss to Themba Gorimbo last month — is 2-4 in his last six UFC fights.
It’s actually pretty amazing that these two long-time UFC veterans haven’t crossed paths yet, so perhaps now is as good a time as any. I highly doubt it would be a “Loser Leaves Town” match, but the victor will get a new lease on his combat life.
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