UFC 200 - The Potentially Record-Breaking Landmark Event.

McGregor finished Aldo in just 13 seconds to become
the new 145-pound champion.

July 9th, 2016. The currently under

construction MGM-AEG Arena. International Fight Week. UFC 200 is "expected to be the biggest event in company history." So let's take a look at the fights which may take place on this potentially record breaking card. Recently crowned the new featherweight champion after knocking out Jose Aldo in just 13 seconds, Conor McGregor has had a heck of journey in the last couple of years. McGregor's coach, John Kavanagh, has just said in an interview with Ariel Helwani on the MMA hour that they hope to fight the winner of Cerrone vs. Dos Anjos 2 for the lightweight belt in March/April time, and then move back down to 145 to defend his title vs Edgar or Aldo at UFC 200 in July.  

However, although McGregor only threw a few punches in his unification fight with Aldo, he will have to undergo an x-ray on his left wrist to determine if any injury was picked up in the short fight. If the results are positive, McGregor must be cleared by a doctor and if not, there will be no contest until June the 12th. This would put ideas of Conor being a duo-weight champion straight out of the window as his planned fight in April time would not be able to take place. Regardless of that, UFC 200 is shaping well for McGregor and it would be hard to imagine that the "biggest event in company history" wouldn't feature their biggest star.

Rousey suffered her first professional MMA loss to
 Holm at UFC 193.

Now, let's move on to a potential re-match of one the biggest upsets in the history of combat sports. Ronda Rousey vs. Holly Holm 2. 2015 was turning out to be one hell for Rousey. Landing herself roles in several films, appearing on the covers of men's fitness magazines and most importantly dominating every woman that stepped inside the octagon with her.  

That was until UFC 193, November the 14th. In comes 18-time world boxing champion, Holly Holm. She outclassed Rousey in every department, and even took her down in the fight, something the UFC world thought they would never see. This re-match is shaping up well for UFC 200, however one problem is that Holm thinks it is "too far away" and she doesn't want to "wait that long." Also. one thing to take into account is that Rousey is starring in two movies in 2016, "Mile 22" in January and "Roadhouse 2" in March/April time. This means that Rousey will only have around seven weeks to commit to full time training before UFC 200. Is that really enough considering the drastic improvements she evidently needs to make before facing Holm again?  

What other fights would you like to see on the UFC 200 card that would make it the "biggest event in company history?"