The MMA gods and UFC 300

If we just look at the MMA fights we could've gotten this year, there are a lot of fights that've been scheduled but didn't make it to the cage.
1. Donald Cerrone v. Diego Sanchez
2. Luke Rockhold v. Sean Strickland
3. Holly Holm v. Norma Dumont
4. Aspen Ladd v. Macy Chiasson
5. Aljamain Sterling v. Petr Yan 2
6. Rafael dos Anjos v. Islam Makhachev 
7. Maycee Barber v. Montana De La Rosa
*And dozens of others.
And that's just in the UFC. Bellator has also seen two high-profile matchups fall through in the span of the last couple of months. First it was Yoel Romero v. Anthony Johnson in the opening round of the light heavyweight Grand Prix, then it was Anthony Johnson v. Vadim Nemkov in the semifinal round.

So that's nine huge bouts that've fallen through since January, which begs the question of whether or not the MMA gods are pulling the strings somehow to put together a huge fight card in the coming years. My guess is that this has something to do with UFC 300, which at this rate would be around July 2024 and more than likely coinciding with International Fight Week. I have what I think would be a two-fight main card topper that would please hundreds of MMA fans.
Main Event: Conor McGregor v. Nate Diaz 3. If you're a hard-core UFC fan, this one needs no explanation. 
Co-Main: Donald Cerrone v. Jim Miller- first and second in total UFC appearances, they've had a combined 75 walks to the Octagon but only shared the Octagon once, back in 2014.

And I think both of these should be five-rounders.   


 

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