18. [autotag]Frankie Edgar[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Cory Sandhagen[/autotag]
This was was already booked for January 2020, but Edgar chose to take a short-notice fight against Chan Sung Jung in December and pulled himself out of this fantastic matchup.
I’m curious to see how Edgar looks at bantamweight because there is a good argument that it might be his optimal weight class and Sandhagen is a phenomenal talent in need of a big name to take his career to a new level. It makes sense for both and sure looks fun to me.
17. [autotag]Irene Aldana[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Holly Holm[/autotag]
Irene Aldana made a huge statement at UFC 245 when she knocked out who many considered to be the rightful No. 1 women’s bantamweight contender, Ketlen Vieira. Although Aldana certainly made a claim for being next in line for champ Amanda Nunes, she’s still a developing product and I’m not so sure how much different a fight with the consensus G.O.A.T. will look than the one with saw with Germaine de Radamie that night at UFC 245.
There are some interesting challengers left for Nunes, so a bout between Aldana and Holm could make sense – two very tall and trigger-heavy strikers who are willing to engage in fire fights.