Saki, a light heavyweight fighter, would make the step up above the 93kg mark to fight at heavyweight for the bout should it go ahead.
"I've got one fight left so I'm trying to get on the Adelaide card with Tai (Tuivasa) and the boys," Hunt said after his loss in Moscow. "One last hurrah for the old guy."
Tuivasa, an Australian heavyweight who trains with Hunt, was named in the headline bout on the Adelaide card, squaring off against Junior dos Santos – a old foe of Hunt's. Kiwi flyweight Kai-Kara France will make his UFC debut at the event.
Saki, who holds a professional MMA record of 2-1 (1-1 UFC), called out the Kiwi hoping to have the "honour" of squaring off against the hard-hitting Hunt in his last bout with the UFC. With Saki being an established kickboxer, which a kickboxing record of 83-12 (1NC), the bout would shape up as a fan-friendly affair should it get over the line.
"When I was younger I would watch K1 on TV/internet and [Mark Hunt] was knocking them out cold and became the champ," Saki said on Twitter. "Years later I myself fought in the K1. We never crossed. Again years later the possibility presents itself but this time in the Octagon. Would be an honour."
Hunt, 13-13-1 (1NC), has indicated a number of times his intention to leave the UFC at the end of his contract – openly cheering when it was brought up in the press conference after his bout in Moscow.
However, he isn't ready to call time on his professional MMA career just yet. With a number of other promotions around the globe, Hunt is adamant he will fight on after his time with the UFC is done.
"My mind's set on finishing up my contract and fighting globally and moving on," Hunt told the Herald earlier this month. "We'll see what happens."
