“Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway has been revealed to take place at UFC 306 at The Sphere in Las Vegas.” This tweet from various MMA handles has been making news around the community recently. The original quote was said by a French broadcaster at the UFC Denver event and it made quite a tremor around the world. Dana White and the company, however, kept mum about the leak. The UFC’s main card schedule is still shrouded in mystery and speculations.

The promotion has yet to declare the full list of the fights that are going to happen at the UFC Sphere. Well, Dana White has already invested a massive $17 million in the once-in-a-lifetime event, and it’s just plausible that the UFC is planning something big but what will it be? According to a UFC insider, the BMF title might be on the line.

UFC insider reveals Dana White’s stance on a BMF clash

After the UFC 300 masterclass, Max Holloway called out Ilia Topuria for a showdown. The featherweight champion initially refused to clash against ‘Blessed’, however, the ‘BMF’ title changed everything for him. ‘El Matador’ agreed to take on Holloway as soon as possible. The MMA community took the events seriously and asked the UFC Supremo, Dana White to make this fight happen. But wait a minute, their clash would be a bit confusing. Why, you ask? Well, it is because of the fact that both of them are champions.

Further diving into the leak, the clash is scheduled to take place at the UFC Sphere, however, nothing has been made official by the UFC administration. UFC insider and former fighter, Chael Sonnen has come forward to express his opinion on the events. ‘The American Gangster’ emphasized that Dana White might want that clash to happen at the Noche UFC, “Wouldn’t it be great to have the BMF title fight at the Sphere? If it was something to that effect, what does that mean? I feel like people aren’t picking up on this enough,” said Sonnen.

It all started with a tweet by Dana white tweet that hinted at a significant event at the UFC Sphere, however, the UFC Supremo never revealed the fight. Well, Sonnen further explained, “Now, I feel that a very obvious guess would be that Ilia Topuria is going to get his way, and they’re going to put up Max’s BMF title simultaneously with the featherweight title. That could be, but you’re dealing with a blackjack player who’s not going to split Aces. I do not believe that you’d send out a tweet and build or put any attention or effort into a fight for a title that is already a fight for a title. I just don’t believe that. So what could it mean?”

‘The American Gangster’ highlighted that Dana White is going to make the UFC Spehere just like UFC 300. Sonnen explained that the UFC Supremo’s tweet indicated that there is going to be a clash between Holloway and Topuria, however, there’s a black cloud over this fight as well. Why, you ask? Well, a prominent voice from the sport has raised his doubts over the happening of this clash.

Ariel Helwani has his doubts over Ilia Topuria vs.Max Holloway

Well, when you talk about matchmaking leaks, you should mention Ariel Helwani as well. The prominent MMA journalist has always had countering opinions on Dana White’s thoughts. Regardless, the Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway fight has yet to be announced by the UFC Supremo, however, as per Helwani, the fight is not happening in September.

“The plan was always the [Alexa] Grasso title defense as she told us a couple of weeks ago…Then the other plan would be Ilia [Topuria] vs. Max [Holloway] most likely on the October 5th Utah card, which hasn’t been officially announced yet,” said Helwani.

The reporter claimed that Sean O’Malley vs. Merab Dvalishvili and Alexa Grasso’s title defense is on the line for the Sphere event. What’s your take on the entire scenario? State your thoughts in the comments below.