5 potential winners at UFC 264 who can move on to bigger and better things

#4 Jennifer Maia vs. Jessica Eye - UFC women's flyweight

The featured fight of the early prelims sees two former title challengers face off in a bid to re-establish themselves in the UFC women's flyweight division. Maia is coming off a failed title shot where the division champion, Valentina Shevchenko, dominated for five rounds.

Jessica Eye has also come up short against Shevchenko previously, getting knocked out via a head kick in only two rounds. Since then, Eye has been able to pick up a win over Viviane Araujo. However, back-to-back losses against Joanne Calderwood and Cynthia Calvillo in her last two UFC appearances have seen Eye drop outside the top five.

Maia is still ranked fourth and a win over Eye will likely see her compete for a number one contender shot next. The fact that Jessica Eye has recently been submitted twice via armbar on Submission Underground bodes well for the Brazilian, whose most recent win came via the same submission.

#3 Irene Aldana vs. Yana Kunitskaya - UFC women's bantamweight

From the early prelims we move all the way up to the main card. Fourth-ranked women's bantamweight Irene Aldana takes on the the fifth-ranked Yana Kunitskaya in a fight which could easily see the winner be next to fight for the title.

Despite being the higher ranked of the two, Irene Aldana is currently coming off a loss to Holly Holm. However, prior to that loss, Aldana had picked up back-to-back wins against top contenders Vanessa Melo and Ketlen Vieira. She has proved time and time again that she is deserving of being ranked among the best of her division.

Comparatively, Yana Kunitskaya is currently on a two-win streak after defeating both Ketlen Vieira and Julija Stoliarenko. After initially having a rough start to her UFC career, Kunitskaya is now building some momentum behind her and should she be able to defeat Aldana, a number one contender fight beckons, if not a shot at the title.