Daniel Cormier plays matchmaker for UFC bantamweight division

November 26, 2024 8:00 pm ET

Daniel Cormier has an idea of how the UFC’s bantamweight division should pan out.

Merab Dvalishvili sits atop of the bantamweight ladder after dethroning Sean O’Malley this past September at UFC 306. Petr Yan is fresh off a five-round main event win over Deiveison Figueiredo in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 248 headliner in Macau, and Umar Nurmagomedov awaits his title shot after defeating Cory Sandhagen in the UFC on ABC 7 headliner this past August.

But with Dvalishvili refusing to acknowledge Nurmagomedov as the rightful No. 1 contender and turning his attention to Yan, how will the division unfold?

Scroll below to see Cormier’s fights to make in the stacked 135-pound division after breaking down the matchups in a recent episode of “Good Guy/Bad Guy” with Chael Sonnen.

Merab Dvalishvili vs. Umar Nurmagomedov for the title

Petr Yan vs. Cory Sandhagen 2

Sean O’Malley vs. Henry Cejudo

Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Dominick Cruz

Marlon Vera vs. Mario Bautista

Be sure to visit the MMA Junkie Instagram page and YouTube channel to discuss this and more content with fans of mixed martial arts.