Ladies and gentlemen, we have a potential barnburner coming our way. According to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, the UFC is working on a headliner fight between Edson Barboza (22-9) and the streaking Giga Chikadze (13-2) for the upcoming August 28th event.
Once finalized, this will be Barboza’s third headliner and his first as a featherweight. The 35-year-old Brazilian is on a 2-1 run since he dropped to 145 pounds last May. He last saw action at UFC 262 two months ago in a Fight of the Night performance against Shane Burgos.
Chikadze has so far been undefeated since officially signing with the UFC in 2019.