BUZZ Yakhyaev tags Pereira, Prochazka, Reyes and Rountree after UFC 333 TKO of Krylov

Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev did not pick one opponent. Four days after stopping Nikita Krylov, he posted "Hey @ufc" with phone and document emojis and tagged four light heavyweight names. It is a request for a contract, not a negotiation, and nobody has answered it.

Two of the four are already busy. Pereira meets Sergei Pavlovich on Dec. 12 at UFC 335, and Prochazka is listed against Navajo Stirling on Nov. 21. Pereira is also listed as a heavyweight, and the post does not say at which weight Yakhyaev wants that fight. He has said he would drop back to 205 only if he loses to Pavlovich.

The win that prompted the post was not one-sided from the start. An early right hand from Krylov cut Yakhyaev, according to the UFC's account. He then took the fight to the ground, threatened a D'arce choke, moved to a riding position and landed the knee at 2:38 as Krylov tried to stand. At 25, he is 11-0 and 4-0 in the UFC, a record built on short fights: a 33-second submission, an eight-second knockout of Julius Walker and a 30-second finish on Dana White's Contender Series.

Reyes is the most direct comparison. He stopped Azamat Murzakanov in round one on the same card, at 2:40, and has now won five of his last six, according to MMA Junkie. Rountree lost to Prochazka by third-round knockout last October. Knockout Daily calls him the realistic target, and suggests a fight in early 2027. That is one columnist's opinion; nothing is booked.

The composite UFC Meta Rankings published by MMA Mania moved Yakhyaev up two places to No. 13 at light heavyweight, behind all of his targets who are ranked at 205. That gap is the main obstacle to a bigger fight. The next sign will be whether the UFC offers Yakhyaev a date, and whether Rountree or Reyes, the two without bouts listed, respond.