UFC News: Corey Anderson rumored to face a top Light Heavyweight for the No.1 contender's spot

As revealed by ESPN's Brett Okamoto, the UFC is reportedly planning to book Corey Anderson vs. Jan Blachowicz for a Fight Night event next year.

The fight will be to determine a new No.1 contender for the Light Heavyweight title and it could headline the event scheduled to take place in New Mexico on February 15th.

Breaking: Potential No. 1 contender bout between Corey Anderson (@CoreyA_MMA) and Jan Blachowicz (@JanBlachowicz) is in the works to headline UFC Fight Night on Feb. 15 in New Mexico, per sources. More info on @espn shortly. pic.twitter.com/u7V0lsEF09

— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) December 2, 2019

Anderson and Blachowicz have already faced each other back in in 2015 at UFC 191. 'Overtime' came out on top during their first meeting with a unanimous decision victory.

Blachowicz, who got off to a slow start in the UFC, has just lost once in his last seven fights and currently sits at No.6 in the rankings. The Polish fighter is coming off a five-round decision win against Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza, but his unimpressive performance at the Sao Paulo event against the former Strikeforce Champion was certainly not enough to warrant him a direct shot at the Light Heavyweight Championship.

The No.5 ranked Anderson has been on a tear lately as the former TUF winner is on a four-fight winning streak. He shut down the Johnny Walker hype train in his last fight and has been relentless in his efforts to get a shot at Jon Jones' title.

Bones will put the Light Heavyweight strap on the line against Dominick Reyes at UFC 247 on February 9th, 2020.