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Diego Lopes isn’t stepping out of the championship contender picture just yet.

With a resounding win over Jean Silva in Saturday’s Noche UFC main event, Lopes kept himself in line for another shot at the featherweight title he fell short of capturing this past April. But just how much closer is he to going another five rounds with Alexander Volkanovski?

On an all-new edition of On To the Next One, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee discuss what's next for Lopes as he looks to further separate himself from a crowded 145-pound pack that includes rivals Movsar Evloev and Yair Rodriguez, and former bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling. Additionally, future matchups are discussed for the fast-rising David Martinez, surging lightweights Alexander Hernandez and Rafa Garcia, and 21-year-old debutant Santiago Luna.

Plus, what to do with Kelvin Gastelum after another weight miss debacle, and listener picks to close out the show.

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Terence Crawford made boxing history last night in becoming undisputed in a third weight class by beating Canelo Alvarez in the Netflix-broadcast main event. Luke Thomas reacts and contextualizes all of the storylines.

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Terence Crawford was absolutely brilliant over 12 rounds of boxing against Canelo Alvarez in the main event of Canelo vs. Crawford on Saturday night in Las Vegas, while Diego Lopes delivered a brutal knockout of Jean Silva in the headline act of Noche UFC. What is your biggest takeaway from the doubleheader of combat sports action?

Following Crawford's undisputed super middleweight championship victory over Alvarez, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and Jed Meshew react to a loaded day and night of fights, where Crawford sits currently, where "Bud" goes next, and more. Additionally, they recap Lopes' wild finish of Silva that led to two post-fight bonuses, other highlights from the main card, the pretty rough preliminary slate, answer listener questions about both fight cards, and more.

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UFC Noche didn’t have the star quality it should have for a card of the magnitude a “Noche” event is supposed to but it did deliver action in some of the fights. From the opening bout, we were treated to an electrifying TKO from Daniil Donchenko, and another from Alden Coria. For comic relief, we were treated to Dominick Cruz thinking Alice Periera was actually Aline Pereira, and we didn’t have to watch an entire Sedriques Dumas bout since that one ended in a NC thanks to an accidental low blow.

Dusko Todorovic finally got the slump-breaker he desperately needed when he finished Jose Medina and Tatiana Suarez scored a unanimous decision over Amanda Lemos. Quang Le got starched and Alex Hernandez beat Diego Ferreira within an inch of his life thanks to a referee that clearly liked live action snuff films.

Kelvin Gastelum won a fairly comfortable decision over Dustin Stolzfus and can now go back to the buffet with his crazy hot wife. Rafa Garcia stopped Jared Gordon in the third, and Rob Font got outworked by David Martinez who took the win via unanimous decision.

Finally, the last Fighting Nerd with an undefeated UFC record got starched with a spinning elbow dealt by Diego Lopes, thus sealing the fate of the once undefeated team (inside the octagon). I feel like Zane’s early precognition about this team was spot on. Vindication! Now, let’s check out the rest of the results and bonuses while we’re here.

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UFC Noche Results

* 145 lbs.: Diego Lopes vs. Jean Silva — Lopes def. Silva by TKO (spinning back elbow and ground strikes), round 2 (4:48)

* 135 lbs.: Rob Font vs. David Martinez — Martinez def. Font by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

* 155 lbs.: Rafa Garcia vs. Jared Gordon — Garcia def. Gordon by TKO (ground strikes), round 3 (2:27)

* 185 lbs.: Kelvin Gastelum vs. Dustin Stoltzfus — Gastelum def. Stolzfus by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

* 155 lbs.: Alexander Hernandez vs. Diego Ferreira — Hernandez def. Ferreira by TKO (punches), round 2 (3:46)

* 135 lbs.: Santiago Luna vs. Quang Le — Luna def. Le by KO (punches), round 1 (2:48)

* 185 lbs.: Jose Medina vs. Dusko Todorovic — Todorovic def. Medina by submission (rear naked choke), round 1 (4:21)

* 155 lbs.: Claudio Puelles vs. Joaquim Silva — Silva def. Puelles by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

* 115 lbs.: Tatiana Suarez vs. Amanda Lemos — Suarez def. Lemos by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

* 125 lbs.: Jesus Aguilar vs. Luis Gurule — Aguilar def. Gurule (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

* 185 lbs.: Zach Reese vs. Sedriques Dumas — Reese vs. Dumas ends in a no contest (accidental low blow), round 1 (0:51)

* 125 lbs.: Alessandro Costa vs. Alden Coria — Coria def. Costa by TKO (punches), round 3 (0:47)

* 135 lbs.: Montserrat Rendon vs. Alice Pereira — Rendon def. Pereira by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)

* 170 lbs.: Rodrigo Sezinando vs. Daniil Donchenko — Donchenko def. Sezinando by TKO (punches), round 1 (4:27)

UFC Noche Bonuses

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Brock Lesnar opened the show, interrupted by R-Truth, who comically claimed to be "Ron Cena" and tried to defend John Cena’s honour. Lesnar ended the segment with an F5 to Truth, ripping his jeans exposing his Blue Underwear.

Sami Zayn retained the U.S. Title in a fantastic Open Challenge match against Rey Fenix. It was a high-energy, back-and-forth contest that ended with a Helluva Kick.

Tiffany Stratton vs. Jade Cargill for the WWE Women’s Championship ended in a Double Countout after a barricade spear. Nia Jax attacked both women afterward, continuing to insert herself in the title scene.

Drew McIntyre defeated Randy Orton in a hard-fought main event with a final Claymore Kick. Post-match, McIntyre tried to attack Orton again, but Cody Rhodes made the save and declared he’d face McIntyre at Wrestlepalooza.

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Live from Las Vegas, the Fight Disciples Adam Catterall and Nick Peet give their final take on the big fight with a prediction to boot.

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