10 UFC fights that absolutely must happen in 2018

#7 Amanda Nunes vs. Cat Zingano

Cat Zingano was responsible for Amanda Nunes's last loss

If the UFC choose not to match Nunes in a Superfight with Cyborg, then they’re in a bit of a pickle with the Women’s Bantamweight champion as she seems to have largely cleaned out the division. Valentina Shevchenko is now at 125lbs, Holly Holm is coming off a loss, and Julianna Pena and Raquel Pennington are both on the shelf with long-term issues. There’s no clear-cut top contender right now.

The best fight for Nunes, depending on a couple of things? The last woman to beat her, former #1 contender Cat Zingano. ‘Alpha Cat’ hasn’t had the best strength of schedule recently and is coming off two losses, but if she can defeat the unbeaten Ketlen Vieira at UFC 222, she’d clearly be the most marketable and intriguing opponent for Nunes to defend her title against. If nothing else, it’d be a rematch of one of the best women’s fights in UFC history.

In that fight, Nunes hammered Zingano in the first round only for Cat to come roaring back and destroy the Brazilian en route to a third-round TKO. It’s a loss that must still smart with Nunes, and she’d probably love to avenge it. With Nunes being a villain in the eyes of the fans and Zingano being largely impossible to dislike, this one could be a real crowd-pleaser if the UFC could put it together in the summer.