Justin Gaethje will not be ready in time to compete against Islam Makhachev in June and will defer the next lightweight title shot to the winner of Charles Oliveira vs. Arman Tsarukyan, who collide at UFC 300 on April 13 in Las Vegas.
Alex Volkanovski was advised to take a tune-up fight for his UFC 305 comeback in Perth and longtime featherweight veteran Dan Ige has volunteered for the job.
Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is "ready to go" for Dricus Du Plessis and the middleweight title at UFC 305 this August in Perth, Western Australia.