Earning wins in the UFC is certainly no easy task, but what comes next is often even more important: the post-fight callout.
So after Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 9 event in Las Vegas, who took advantage of their time on the mic? See below for this week’s Callout Collection – and just how realistic each one is.
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First up, let’s take a look at the preliminary card …
Chris Gutierrez
Wants to fight: Andre Ewell or Miles Johns
Andre Ewell
The callout: “I would like to fight either Andre Ewell – I don’t know, he’s got a little injury – or Miles Johns. So either one of those two. I’m with it.”
The reality: After an impressive display to kick off the card at the UFC Apex, Chris Gutierrez sought out the matchmakers cageside, and explained who he wanted next in his post-fight interview with Daniel Cormier.
On paper, at least, the two names he mentioned seem like well-pitched suggestions. Ewell has won three of five in the UFC since 2018, while Johns is 1-1 in the octagon and looking to bounce back after defeat in his last appearance. Ewell would put Gutierrez in with a longer-tenured UFC fighter, with more wins to their name, so would perhaps offer the larger upside for “El Guapo,” but the chance for the former LFA bantamweight to face the man who captured the promotion’s 135-pound belt also offers some intrigue. Either name would make for a solid next assignment.
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Callout Collection: Who UFC on ESPN 9 winners want next – and how likely they'll get them
