Potential UFC Matchmaking
After UFC 249 and UFC Fight Night 171

Men's Flyweight: Brandon Moreno fighting for the title v. Figueredo/Benavidez winner

Option 1: Conor McGregor v. Charles Oliveira
McGregor is technically fourth in the UFC lightweight rankings and Oliveira is eighth
Oliveira is on a seven-fight winning streak with all seven coming by way of stoppage: five submissions, one TKO and one knockout

Option 2: Conor McGregor v. Tony Ferguson
Third-ranked lightweight Ferguson v. fourth-ranked lightweight McGregor

Option 3: Conor McGregor v. Nate Diaz 3
McGregor has an opportunity to move to 2-1 v. Diaz AND 3-1 in the UFC welterweight class

Lightweight: Thiago Moises v. David Teymur OR Davi Ramos
Moises submitted Michael Johnson- thirtieth in the standings- yesterday
Teymur is twenty-fourth in the standings and 5-1 in the UFC but coming off a submission loss to Charles Oliveira
Ramos is twenty-fifth in the standings but coming off a decision loss to Islam Makhachev

Men's Bantamweight: Brian Kelleher v. Sean O'Malley
Kelleher has won two straight- submission win over Ode Osbourne in January and knockout win over Hunter Azure yesterday; O'Malley is 11-0 overall and 3-0 in the UFC

Light Heavyweight: Ryan Spann v. Johnny Walker
Spann has won eight in a row after UFC 249; Walker is currently twelfth in the rankings but has dropped two in a row to Corey Anderson and Nikita Krylov

Men's Bantamweight: recent signee Manel Kape v. Raoni Barcelos OR Marlon Vera OR Sean O'Malley
Barcelos: ranked eighteenth in the standings, 4-0 in UFC
Vera: ranked nineteenth in the standings, 21-fight veteran
O'Malley: twentieth in the standings, 11-0 overall

Light Heavyweight: Anthony Smith v. Dominick Reyes
Two of the more previous challengers for Jon Jones' UFC belt and both coming off a loss- for Reyes, a decision many felt he won, and for Smith, a stoppage in round five

Men's Featherweight: Calvin Kattar v. Yair Rodriguez
It makes sense ranking-wise...
… And Calvin Kattar can move a step closer to a title shot with consecutive wins over Jeremy Stephens and Yair Rodriguez

Light Heavyweight: Glover Teixeira v. Jan Blachowicz
Teixeira has won four straight over Karl Roberson, Ion Cutelaba, Nikita Krylov and Anthony Smith; Blachowicz has won three straight over Luke Rockhold, Ronaldo Souza and Corey Anderson

Strawweight: Marina Rodriguez v. Michelle Waterson
Rodriguez is 12-0-2, while 25-fight veteran Waterson has lost two straight

Men's Featherweight: Bryce Mitchell v. Jeremy Stephens
Mitchell is 13-0, while 49-fight veteran Stephens is 0-4 with a no-contest in his last five bouts
*Alternative: Bryce Mitchell v. Chase Hooper
Mitchell is 13-0 while Hooper is 9-0-1

Lightweight: Donald Cerrone v. Clay Guida
Cerrone, with 35 wins, has lost four straight; Guida, with 36 wins, suffered a technical submission guillotine choke loss in under a minute back in August