UFC 100, the most purchased pay-per-view in the fight promotion’s history, took place just under seven years ago.
It was headlined by the most marketable heavyweight to date, Brock Lesnar, in a rematch with the man who ruined his promotional debut at UFC 81, Frank Mir. The co-main event featured perhaps the most likable champ in company history, Georges St-Pierre, taking on then-top contender Thiago Alves. The third fight pitted the All-American Dan Henderson opposite British spitfire Michael Bisping. Even Jon Jones was on the card, lurking on the prelims, in only his third UFC fight.
In more than three months, UFC 200 will go down. Given the grandeur of UFC 100, it’s only natural the brass will want to go even bigger for its bicentennial pay-per-view event.
So what will headline the fight card? How will they fill out the rest of the main card?
Let’s roll up our sleeves and speculate as to how things will shake out.
We’ll start with which top fighters won’t be available (because they are already booked in a fight on an upcoming event), then list the options that are already set in stone or being rumored, and finish up by looking at top options that are still in play.