re: UFC 300 Mega Card. 2 title fights, 12 current or former champions on card

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I dont think charles or gaethje want islam first. gaethje was just saying that if charles wins he gets the next shot and then gaethje would fight the winner in december.

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I hope for Gaethje's sake that the timing works out, but I don't see how it can. Islam wants to fight in June, I'd be surprised if Charles would agree to fight Islam in June after fighting Tsarukyan this Saturday. So that means the earliest Charles would fight Islam is probably in the fall. Or maybe Charles fights Islam in December. Either way, Gaethje wouldn't get a shot until next year on that timeline.

Does Gaethje want that long of a layoff? And who would he even fight in the meantime if he wants to stay active?

Something else, I guess we can't just assume that Charles is going to win vs. Tsarukyan. Things might change a lot depending on who wins that fight.

Poirier vs. Islam in June at International Fight Week might be more likely than not at this point.