We all know it's gonna be in June, so let us not pretend that there's some kind of mystery around this.
We all know the UFC want to go big for their first time in the new leading fighting country, Saudi Arabia. So it's very likely going to be this card.
We also know that the UFC have opened up again on letting Chimaev cut to 170 (in the scrambles of finding a worthy ME for the 300 card). It's not out of question now.
At middleweight we have DDP wanting Izzy in Africa only, then Strickland demanding DDP for an instant rematch, then Whittaker only wanting Strickland above him and no other ranked guys. I feel like this shit is gonna be a stalemate for a while? Big egos wanting to build their perfect reality.
This leads me to believe that Edwards for the WW belt is an actual option. The guy is talking about big fights, the attention of being first in SA now when they're taking over could work. It also has to do with Dana and Hunter wanting Chim on their right side, as they went public with him earning a title shot.
That said, Canonnier is there on a win streak and would be the safe choice in terms of making weight and not risk any fuck ups. He's the other likely opponent.
