Callout Collection: Who UFC 243 winners want next – and how likely they'll get them

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 243 event in Melbourne, Australia, 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 night’s prelim winners.

Ji Yeon Kim

Wants to fight: Alexa Grasso

The callout: “I want to fight Alexa Grasso on the upcoming Busan event in December. I want to fight her and make my way up the division.”

The reality: Ji Yeon Kim (9-2-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) is hoping to return to action on Dec. 21 to compete at UFC on ESPN+ 23 in her native South Korea, and she’s got an opponent in mind in Mexican striker Grasso (11-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC).

Stylistically, it’s a perfect fight for “Firefist.” Like Kim, Grasso prefers to stand and bang. Grasso might also potentially be motivated to fight again soon after losing a close decision to former champ Carla Esparza in September.

Rankings-wise, it might not be an instant homerun, with Grasso a little further up the table at No. 13 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie MMA strawweight rankings and Kim currently unranked. But Grasso’s hope for a rebound, not to mention a chance to compete on the opposite side of the globe, might provide her the motivation she needs to take what would certainly be an exciting, fan-friendly contest.

Jake Matthews

Wants to fight: Carlos Condit

The callout: “I asked for Carlos Condit this fight, but I know he’s fighting Mickey Gall next. So once Carlos is done smashing Mickey, I’d like to have that legend fight.”

The reality: Jake Matthews(15-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) is still just 25 years old despite already boasting 12 UFC appearances, and while his win at UFC 243 wasn’t exactly thrilling, it was technically sound. But as “The Celtic Kid” continues to develop, it’s clear he could use an aggressive dance partner to keep things exciting.

Enter Condit (30-13 MMA, 9-7 UFC).

Of course, despite Matthews’ confident, Condit doesn’t exactly have a gimme opponent in his next outing, so “The Natural Born Killer” may not seem quite as enticing of an opponent after his December meeting with Gall. Not to mention, that fight isn’t for another two months, so that would leave Matthews on the sidelines for quite some time.

In short, it doesn’t really seem to make a whole lot of sense to me at this exact moment, but I do like seeing a 25-year-old kid willing to call out the name of a long-established star like Condit.

Next up, let’s check out the main card.