Who can make the leap to become a superstar? Will there be another champ-champ?

International Fight Week represents the midpoint of the UFC “season” as fight fans watched the promotion’s 22nd fight card and seventh pay-per-view of the year at UFC 276 on July 2. After this past weekend’s festivities, the upcoming schedule is marked with plenty of title fights and major cards in intriguing international locations like London, Paris and Abu Dhabi.

With that in mind, let’s look ahead to the biggest questions that need to be addressed for the second half of the year, including who should challenge next for Charles Oliveira’s lightweight title and which champion has the best case for making a run at a second title. Plus, which big fight should we all look most forward to on the schedule?

Brett Okamoto, Marc Raimondi and Jeff Wagenheim answer these midyear UFC inquiries and more ahead of UFC Fight Night: Rafael dos Anjos vs. Rafael Fiziev on Saturday (9 p.m. E.T. on ESPN and ESPN+).

Multiple champions seem to be interested in challenging for a second belt. Who should we take most seriously?

Raimondi: Alexander Volkanovski, by far. He’s already beaten most of the best fighters in the featherweight division and has said he would stay active if he goes up and wins the lightweight title, defending both belts. Josh Emmett seems like he’d be next in line for Volkanovski, and Yair Rodriguez puts himself right there, too, if he beats Brian Ortega next month. I think Volkanovski will fight at least once more at featherweight before a potential move up. Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev should fight next for the vacant lightweight title. Maybe Volkanovski can fight the winner if he gets by either Emmett or Rodriguez.

Sterling hasn’t done enough in his division yet, and bantamweight is the deepest weight class in the game. There is a long list of contenders for him, including former champion TJ Dillashaw, whom he fights next. Sterling could move up eventually due to his size, but I wouldn’t expect the UFC to be too keen on that if he’s the champion. Another…