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16. Petr Yan vs. Aljamain Sterling - To Be Announced
Petr Yan was initially scheduled to defend his UFC bantamweight championship against Aljamain Sterling at UFC 256. However, the fight never occurred, and Sterling was asked to wait a little longer before finally getting his shot at the title. Nevertheless, the UFC will likely re-book the fight within the next few months.
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For months now, both Sterling and Yan have been going back-and-forth. And while Aljo rightfully established his place as a title contender, Dana White did seem hesitant of giving him a shot at the title. But, as things stand, The Funkmaster will be next in line for a shot at the dominant bantamweight champion that is Petr Yan.
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15. Alexander Volkanovski vs. Brian Ortega - Likely for February
Brian Ortega marked his comeback last year with a big win over The Korean Zombie. With the win, Ortega pretty much guaranteed himself as the next contender for the UFC featherweight title. And president Dana White has also claimed that his promotion will aim to have champion Alexander Volkanovski defend his title around February.
The reigning featherweight champion is fresh off a win over Max Holloway, but given Brian Ortega's last performance, Volkanovski can take nothing for granted. While Volk seems confident about putting Ortega away, this rumored featherweight title fight should be a banger.
14. Darren Till vs. Paulo Costa - To Be Announced
Darren Till was initially set for his UFC return last December until an injury forced him out of his fight against Jack Hermansson. With Israel Adesanya set to move up to the light heavyweight division, the middleweight division remains wide open at this point.
Paulo Costa himself will be aiming to mark his comeback after his loss to The Last Stylebender, and stylistically, a fight against The Gorilla would make a lot of sense for both parties from here onwards. Costa's loss to Adesanya at UFC 253 caught the MMA community a bit by surprise, given how the reigning middleweight champion dominated the majority of the fight. But given the Brazilian's impressive resume so far, expect Paulo Costa to bring the fireworks upon his return.
13. Deiveson Figueiredo vs Brandon Moreno II - To Be Announced
The UFC 256 main event between Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno was arguably the most incredible fight in UFC's flyweight history. On the verge of being closed out, the reigning flyweight champion and the contender once again proved to the world why the flyweights are some of the world's most exciting fighters.
Both Figueiredo and Moreno, who fought each other to a majority draw, are likely to run it back once again. While there has been no indication of the fight being re-booked anytime soon, all parties involved have pretty much agreed to a potential rematch.
