There are no rules anymore.
If the last year of topsy-turvy UFC matchmaking has taught us anything, perhaps that’s it. Three full years after the fight company promised us “the year of the superfight” in 2013 and then delivered bupkis, it’s finally starting to seem like a couple of division-bending dream matchups might actually happen in 2016.
These days, the featherweight champion is the top lightweight contender, the flyweight champion talks openly about fighting the bantamweight champion, and the light heavyweight champion promises it won’t be long before he moves up to heavyweight.
It’s a whole new world, where anything is possible. As a happy accident, it’s also actually starting to feel like fun and, yeah, money rule the day.
In the spirit of these crazy good times, here are my picks for the best off-the-wall, multi-divisional dream fights the UFC could make right now. The only rule is this: Two people from two different UFC weight classes have to fight each other for fun and profit (within reason).
Remember, these are for entertainment purposes only (unless UFC matchmakers Joe Silva and Sean Shelby are reading this, in which case, book these fights, dudes).