David Benavidez and his father and trainer Jose Benavidez Sr. were in Saudi Arabia over the weekend for Riyadh Season’s latest event headlined by Dmitry Bivol’s majority decision win against Artur Beterbiev.

Team Benavidez touched down in the Middle East to soak in the sights and sounds of the event and discuss future fight plans with power broker Turki Alalshikh, head of Riyadh Season and chairman of the General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia.

Benavidez (30-0, 24 KOs) is the WBA and WBC interim champion at 175 pounds and the mandatory challenger to Bivol, who beat Beterbiev in the rematch to become the undisputed light heavyweight champion. Bivol and Beterbiev appear headed toward a trilogy tilt, which leaves Benavidez in limbo until the rubber match gets settled.

In an interview with The Ring, Jose Benavidez Sr. discussed the wide-ranging options they’ll be weighing following Benavidez’s unanimous decision win against David Morrell earlier this month.

“There are so many fights to consider,” Benavidez Sr. told The Ring. “David is in a great place and position right now. We can fight Bivol. He's an animal and the best in the division and is undisputed, or we can fight Beterbiev. Both fighters are dangerous. It will be very exciting to see how David looks against them. And then they can fight again for the third time. We can also fight Callum Smith. He looked good versus Joshua Buatsi. Or we can move up to cruiserweight to face Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez. It would be an honor to face Zurdo. He's a great friend and fighter. That's what friends are for. Why not fight each other? We'll get to make money together. If it was up to me, I would love to face Bivol, then fight Beterbiev and then fight Zurdo Ramirez. That would be my dream and something we would like … At this point, David feels really good. He has the height for it. He feels good at 168, 175, and he can go to cruiserweight as well. He's right in the middle, and it's all about adjusting up or down.”

Benavidez Sr. also believes there is a major breakthrough for a potential fight against Canelo Alvarez after the Mexican superstar signed a four-fight deal with Riyadh Season earlier this month. The first bout is set for May 3 against William Skull, and then the super middleweight king is set to grace the ring against Terence Crawford in September.

“With Canelo now working with His Excellency Turki Alalshikh, if somebody can make that fight, he's the one with all of the money,” said Benavidez Sr. “I think he can put up the $200 million that Canelo is asking for. I think it's possible now. Turki Alalshikh wants to work with David, so I think that's a big yes, maybe. It's an opportunity to make that fight happen. I think it's more doable. So we're excited about that. But we're not going to sit here and wait for Canelo.

“If Turki Alalshikh wants to do David vs. Canelo, we are down for it. We can do 168, not a problem. Hopefully, we can get all of those belts at 175 and we can fight for all of the belts at 168 [as undisputed champions]. We have other fights, and we're going to continue our own path. I don't care about what Canelo does. He can do whatever he wants. I’m not interested in [the Skull and Crawford fights]. People want to see real fights. Crawford is too small. It's like us trying to fight Oleksandr Usyk. It's too much weight.”

Jose envisions David fighting again by the summertime, regardless of the opponent or position on the bill.

“David has been working super hard since the Morrell fight. We're looking for August or September,” said Benavidez Sr. “There are so many options for us right now. We just have to wait and see what's going to happen with the trilogy.

“That will be a great thing [for us to be the co-main event on the trilogy.] For us, it's obviously not about ego. We've fought a co-main event with Gervonta Davis. We just want to fight and display our talents. We can be a co-main event for whoever. But we're ready to get back in camp, and I know a lot of good things are going to happen. I always tell David, 'we have to be ready.' If they do the trilogy and someone gets injured, we go in.”

After beating Beterbiev, Bivol said he’s interested in either the trilogy, a fight with Benavidez, or a rematch with Alvarez.

“It doesn’t matter. I’m just waiting on an offer and I’ll say yes,” said Bivol.

Benavidez also broke down the rematch between Bivol (24-1, 12 KOs) and Beterviev (21-1, 20 KOs).

“It was a very close fight like the first one. It was a good one,” said Benavidez. “I think Bivol won the first one and won this one again. It's a great fight between two guys in their prime. They are the monsters of the division. It was a tough fight for both of them. They did the best that they could, but it looked like the same fight as the first one, to be honest with you. I think if they have a trilogy, it's going to be the same thing, and probably Bivol will win again. He's younger, active, and throws more punches. I think Beterbiev is a little slower.

“I don't know if we are going to be able to take Bivol's power, or if he's going to be able to take our power. That's why we want to make that fight, because we don't know. Bivol, Beterbiev, and David all have great chins. We're just going to have to wait and see when those fights get made. It's going to be exciting either way because David comes forward and throws a lot of punches. It's going to be an action-packed fight, and that I can guarantee.

“We're happy with our performances and people want to see us in these big fights. There is so much on the table right now. We can do so many things. We're happy to be in this position and to see what's next.”