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Daniel Cormier plays matchmaker for UFC bantamweight division

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Daniel Cormier plays matchmaker for UFC bantamweight division

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 14: Sean O’Malley of the United States looks on prior to his fight against Merab Dvalishvili of Georgia for the bantamweight title during UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche at Sphere on September 14, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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

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Petr Yan vs. Cory Sandhagen 2

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Sean O’Malley vs. Henry Cejudo

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Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Dominick Cruz

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Marlon Vera vs. Mario Bautista

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 06: Marlon Vera looks on against Frankie Edgar in their bantaweight bout during the UFC 268 event at Madison Square Garden on November 06, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 06: Marlon Vera looks on against Frankie Edgar in their bantaweight bout during the UFC 268 event at Madison Square Garden on November 06, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 06: Marlon Vera looks on against Frankie Edgar in their bantaweight bout during the UFC 268 event at Madison Square Garden on November 06, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

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