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The UFC returned to Orlando, Fla., on Saturday for UFC on FOX 28, which took place at Amway Center and featured a four-fight main card capped off by a brutal knockout in the featherweight headliner.

Josh Emmett (13-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) suffered his first loss since dropping to the featherweight division when he came out on the receiving end of a rough second-round knockout courtesy of the streaking Jeremy Stephens (28-14 MMA, 15-13 UFC).

Prior to Emmett’s loss, Tecia Torres (10-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC), Ovince Saint Preux (22-11 MMA, 10-6 UFC) and Mike Perry (11-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) all fell short in their respective bouts.

After every event, fans wonder whom the losers will be matched up with next. And 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 on FOX 28’s losing fighters.

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Mike Perry

Thiago Alves.

Should fight: Thiago Alves
Why they should fight: Despite being pegged as the largest betting favorite in the card, Perry was thoroughly beaten by the unheralded Max Griffin for a unanimous decision loss. It marks the first time “Platinum” has lost consecutive fights, which is not a turn of fortune many expected.

Perry has some obvious flaws in his skillset that fighters like Griffin, Santiago Ponzinibbio and Alan Jouban have been able to expose. He has loads of raw talent, though, and at just 26, has youth on his side as well.

There could be something to the idea Perry looking for a different training environment as he attempts to maximize his potential. Whether he would be willing to make such a change remains to be seen, but at this point, the blueprint is out to beat him.

Perry said after his loss that a layoff is on the horizon after fighting twice in just over two months. Once he comes back refreshed, a matchup with a fellow slugger like Alves (22-12 MMA, 14-9 UFC), who he was supposed to fight back in September, would give Perry an opportunity to get back on track.

Ovince Saint Preux

Mauricio Rua and Ovince Saint Preux

Should fight: Mauricio Rua
Why they should fight: Saint Preux’s winning streak was brought to a screeching halt courtesy of the power and submission strength of Ilir Latifi. “OSP” was choked out cold in the opening round of the fight, sending him back to the drawing board in the 205-pound division.

In recent performances Saint Preux has looked as good as ever. The matchup with Latifi was not kind to him, though, and once again Saint Preux will have to find a way to rebuild his position in the weight class.

Fortunately for Saint Preux, he operates in one of the thinnest divisions in all of the UFC, so a couple more wins could put him right back to where he was before the loss to Latifi. The UFC has attempted to book a rematch between Saint Preux and former UFC champ Rua (25-10 MMA, 9-8 UFC) several times, and perhaps now is the time to try it once more.

Tecia Torres

Randa Markos

Should fight: Randa Markos
Why they should fight: Torres stumbled in her pursuit of a UFC strawweight title shot when she came up short on the scorecards in a competitive fight with Brazilian powerhouse Jessica Andrade.

Although she didn’t get the win, Torres more than held her own against Andrade. With some tweaks to her game, it would have been a winnable fight. There’s no doubt “The Tiny Tornado” will take some lessons from that and use it to help her game going forward.

The options for Torres to help move past the loss to Andrade are thin at the moment. Most of the top-ranked 115-pound talent is currently booked, but if anyone withdrawas due to injury or other circumstance, Torres would be the perfect replacement. If not, a rematch with Markos (8-5 MMA, 4-4 UFC), who beat Torres by unanimous decision in the opening round of “The Ultimate Fighter 20” in 2014, would be work well.

Josh Emmett

Should fight: Loser of Frankie Edgar vs. Brian Ortega at UFC 222
Why they should fight: Watch the video above to see why Emmett should fight the loser of Edgar (22-5-1 MMA, 16-5-1 UFC) vs. Ortega (13-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) next.

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