La Liga will return on Thursday with Champions League implications
Third-place Sevilla can extend their cushion on fourth place to four points if they can defeat Real Betis (top four at the end of the season move into the Champions League)


Bayern Munich can add another line to their "enticing transfers" resume
They can move a step closer to a 20th DFB Pokal title with a semifinal win


Soccer: Bayer Leverkusen moves into the DFB Pokal final 
They will take on either Bayern Munich or Eintracht Frankfurt


The FA Cup in English soccer returns in eighteen days
According to Wikipedia, it's the first all-Premier League quarterfinal lineup since the 2005/6 edition


What cross-promotion, no-belts-on-the-line bouts should be put on?
Valentina Shevchenko v. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane- Women's Flyweight
The leap-years-ahead UFC champ against the 11-0 Bellator champ. This one could actually happen.

Max Holloway v. Patricio Freire- Men's Featherweight
One of the UFC featherweight GOATs against the Bellator featherweight AND lightweight kingpin. This could become a reality if Holloway was traded to Bellator.

"The Korean Zombie" Chan Sung Jung v. AJ McKee- Men's Featherweight
Chan's zombie-like ability to absorb damage against McKee's 16-0 record


Who on the UFC women's bantamweight roster should get a few fights in under the Bellator banner?
I have some ideas:
4-3 Nicco Montano
9-6 Jessica Rose-Clark
Sarah Moras, with twelve pro bouts but has won three-of-eight in the Octagon
Bea Malecki, 4-0 and 2-0 in the UFC
Liana Jojua and Duda Santana, twenty-eighth and twenty-ninth out of twenty-nine ranked fighters (Santana has just four pro bouts)


Who should Sabina Mazo fight next?
I'd like to see her in action against Molly McCann in her next fight. Mazo has won two straight opposite Shana Dobson and JJ Aldrich. McCann might not be a huge step up the rankings but Mazo has just nine pro bouts under her belt


What should happen with the UFC featherweight division?
Convince some UFC women's bantamweight fighters to move up. I'd pick Lina Lansberg, Macy Chiasson, Bethe Correia, Sijara Eubanks and Julia Avila.


Should the UFC trade Max Holloway to Bellator in exchange for Julia Budd?
I guess it depends on how Volkanovski-Holloway 2 goes. If Volkanovski wins it might be a good idea. Holloway would be able to fight regularly in Hawaii and the UFC would be able to get a viable challenge for Nunes at featherweight


Should the trade wait until fans can attend shows?
I'd say yes- Holloway would be a convincing selling point for Bellator shows in Honolulu but only if people can buy tickets.


Will Paddy Pimblett sign with the UFC, and if he does who should his lightweight debut be against?
Honestly, just the fact that the UFC's holding weekly events might be reason enough for the 15-3 Pimblett to make the jump. A matchup with either Clay Guida or Donald Cerrone might be enough just based on their name value within the UFC if Pimblett picks up a win


Who should Manel Kape's UFC debut be against?
If he wants to be thrown to the wolves early on, why not Raphael Assuncao? Assuncao has lost three straight but he's also won 27-of-35 in his career


Should TJ Dillashaw get a title shot when he returns to the Octagon early next year?
If we're looking at most deserving contenders, then probably not- I'd suggest tune-up fights (a third bout against Cody Garbrandt and a second bout at minimum, probably against 0-loss Sean O'Malley). But in all honesty, if the UFC can let Yoel Romero, Dominick Cruz and Jose Aldo jump the line I wouldn't be surprised if Dillashaw got the same treatment


Should there be a title eliminator at UFC men's flyweight?
Absolutely- Alex Perez v. Brandon Moreno


Should the UFC still have Petr Yan v. Jose Aldo for the men's bantamweight title?
No, for a couple of reasons. First and foremost- Aldo was Cejudo's choice of challenger, while Yan has talked about how the champion only needs to fight the most deserving contenders. Yan v. Aljamain Sterling would be a phenomenal bout for the vacant title. In my opinion, the title should be contested by Yan (nine-fight win streak, 6-0 in the UFC) opposite Sterling (five-fight win streak) as opposed to Aldo (two-fight losing streak and 0-1 at bantamweight)


Is Kamaru Usman v. Gilbert Burns the optimal fight for the UFC welterweight title?
I'd go with no- have Burns v. Leon Edwards (six-fight win streak v. eight-fight win streak) and have the winner v. Usman. Kamaru did defend the belt in December. On the other hand, I'd appoint Edwards as the #1 contender to fight the winner