Rory MacDonald has stated he'd like to fight Hector Lombard when the time is right. Lombard, for his part, also wants the fight.
It's starting to look like both fighters could soon get their wish.
Word is this intriguing welterweight showdown could go down sometime in early 2016. According to sources close to the situation, talks are under way for a MacDonald-Lombard bout. MMAFighting.com's Ariel Helwani reported the news on Wednesday's edition of UFC Tonight.
MacDonald is coming off his fifth-round stoppage loss to welterweight champion Robbie Lawler at UFC 189 in what most consider the runaway leader for 2015's Fight of the Year.