4 Fights We Need to See After UFC Fight Night 240

Brendan Allen finally got his revenge against Chris Curtis.

A little over two years after suffering a second-round knockout loss to his fellow American, "All In" Allen evened the score with a split-decision victory, though Curtis once again proved to be a very tough stylistic matchup.

It was Allen's seventh consecutive win in the middleweight division, and one that should propel him into another big opportunity, even if it doesn't move him too far north of his current No. 6 spot.

Damon Jackson is also looking at a step up in competition after defeating Alexander Hernandez by split decision in a catchweight bout in the co-main event. The win won't push him into the featherweight top 15, but he can count on another tough opponent next time he walks to the Octagon.

One of the other big winners of the card in Las Vegas was Chile's Ignacio Bahamondes, who scored a bonus with a head-kick knockout of Christos Giagos at lightweight. Just like Allen and Jackson, there is most likely another big test for him soon.

Keep scrolling for the fights we're hoping to see when the dust has settled.

Brendan Allen is hoping for a title shot after his UFC Fight Night 240 win over Chris Curtis. After seven straight wins, he's certainly getting close, but he's not there yet. His win over Curtis was, after all, extremely narrow, and there are also a number of other more deserving contenders awaiting title shots, such as Israel Adesanya, Sean Strickland, and Robert Whittaker.

Instead of a title fight, we'd like to see Allen attempt what could be his final step in that direction against France's Nassourdine Imavov.

The Frenchman, who was born in Russia, is riding an impressive but competitive win over Georgia's Roman Dolidze, which pushed him into the No. 8 spot at middleweight. That win separated him from a decision loss to Strickland and set him up for a step up in competition of his own.

Allen would be just that. It also looks like a great fight on paper, as the pair are among the better grapplers at 185 pounds.

Chris Curtis nearly picked up a second win over Brendan Allen, but ultimately had to settle for a split-decision loss. It was definitely not the result he wanted, but given how competitive it was, and the fact that he took the fight on short notice (he replaced the injured Marvin Vettori), he shouldn't tumble too far from his No. 14 spot.

In his next fight, we'd like to see him matched up with Russia's Roman Kopylov.

Until recently, Kopylov was riding four-straight wins over solid competition, with as many stoppages in that span. Then, he ran into Anthony Hernandez, who submitted him in the second round.

Kopylov will soon be ready to get back on track, and when he is, he'd make a solid opponent for the rebounding Curtis, who will need some time to recover from the leg injury he sustained in the final round of his fight with Allen.

Damon Jackson entered the UFC Fight Night 240 co-main event with losses to Dan Ige and Billy Quarantillo in his last two fights. That begs the question of why he was fighting in a co-main event to begin with, but complaining about the quality of these Apex cards is fruitless, and that's neither here nor there. The important thing as far as Jackson is concerned is that he's back in the win column, having snuck by his over-weight opponent Alexander Hernandez by a split decision.

From here, we'd like to see him matched up with Morocco's Youssef Zalal.

Zalal has had some ups and downs in the UFC. After winning his first three fights in the promotion, he then lost three straight, and was cut from the promotion as a result. That might have been the end of his time in the Octagon, but following three wins on the regional circuit—and a pair of wins in boxing and kickboxing competition—he was invited back, and completely changed his career with a second-round submission win over Quarantillo.

He and Jackson are in similar positions in the crowded featherweight division, and they match up very well on paper—but here's hoping the matchmakers keep the unranked fighters lower on the bill from here on out.

Few people made as big a splash at UFC Fight Night 240 as Chile's Ignacio Bahamondes. The wiry lightweight earned himself a $50,000 post-fight bonus with a stunning, first-round head-kick KO over Christos Giagos.

The win separated Bahamondes from a decision loss to Ludovit Klein, and pushed him to 4-2 in the Octagon. It's still early to be calling him a serious contender, but he's been pretty solid overall, and is due for another tough test.

Our pick is a fight with Mike Davis.

Davis has been cursed by fight cancellations over the course of his four-ish years with the UFC, but has now won four-straight fights since he suffered a decision loss to future welterweight title challenger Gilbert Burns in his Octagon debut. His latest win, a submission of Natan Levy, was particularly impressive, and put him in position to fight another rising star like Bahamondes.

It would make a nice addition to any upcoming card, and the winner would take a big step up the lightweight ladder.