Well this is premature, all signs show it is within the realm of possibility.
Recency bias is strong though. What if Yoel loses his next 5 fights? If Costa goes on to have a middling Patrick Cote type career? If Gastelum goes back to 170?
All of a sudden he beat a can, a washed up fighter and a WW. At least that's what people will say.
But let us say he beats Cannonier, Till, someone else coming up like Chimaev. That's Silva level right there.
I think Adesanya has a better chance to go up to LHW and get a W there too for the belt. If he does all that he is in the discussion.