It should be 100% Belal. They had to fight on this event, but Belal withdrew due to injury. They even had a funny stare dawn on UFC 310. So Belal vs Shavkat is 100% next. (...)
I agree. I can't see any other option. I don't think Shavkat or his team are too picky and they'll accept whatever the UFC offers them. And we already know that they wanted to match Belal against Shavkat. That's unless one of them gets injured again.
Spring sounds optimal, but there's a ramadan in March, and I think both of them are Muslims, and that could possibly get in the way.
So, what do you guys think of the main event? I'm back and forth here as Covington might already be washed but if he shows up in this fight fully motivated, he'd prolly drown Buckley with his volume and relentless TD attempts.
Very decent event to end the year with. Covington did not impress in his last fight against Leon, but who knows, maybe we should give more credit to Leon for neutralising Colby's strengths.
Buckley has some losses, but is on a 5-long winning streak, plus, he's very active, this is going to be his 4th fight this year. In contrast, Colby has been fighting once a year for the last 5 years, which is usually not a good sign.
Even in the pre-fight interview he has said that he will rely a lot on his stamina and wrestling which he has been training for years. The fight looked more like a beating and it did not look like Colby is #6 of whole division. I can also that I wasnt following Colby career lately, last thing I've heard was his controversies with Masvidal, and all of a sudden I see him in a main event. At least I have heard that he was on a short notice 
