AUSSIE power puncher Mark Hunt is preparing to jet to the US as he banks on a potential heavyweight showdown at UFC 200.

Hunt, who has returned to training on the Gold Coast, has revealed he is targeting a rematch with Junior dos Santos for the blockbuster card on July 10.

As the promotion builds a mouth-watering weekend of bouts as part of International Fight Week, the New Zealand-born “Super Samoan” has been told by UFC president Dana White to stay in shape.

“I’m still waiting on word but it should be not far away at all,” Hunt said of a possible appearance at UFC 200.

“I can’t tell you much more. I was talking to Dana the other day but that’s all I know.

“Maybe is all I can say. I was trying to get on the New York card (UFC 205 at Madison Square Garden), but we’ll see what happens.

The historic Las Vegas card already boasts the top-five heavyweight bout between Cain Velasquez and Travis Browne but Hunt remains on “standby”.

“I’ve just started training in the Gold Coast and I’m just tossing up whether to set up camp in Vegas,” Hunt said.

“Not knowing whether there’s a fight or not ... it’s just one of those things where I have to keep training.

“I’ll probably set up camp in America, have two weeks sparring and Bob’s your uncle.

“I’m just the fill in guy at the moment.”

Hunt will happily take on any of the top-five contenders — Velasquez, Fabricio Werdum, Overeem, dos Santos and Ben Rothwell — as he bids for a title shot with new champ Stipe Miocic but he is eager to avenge his loss at UFC 160 in 2013.

“I’ve already asked Dana if I can fight JDS,” Hunt said.

“I’ve asked for all of them. I’ve lost to all of those guys (above me) except for Ben Rothwell and of course I’m salty about the loss to Stipe because he gave over a hiding over five rounds.

“It doesn’t sit well with me and a rematch is never the same for me ... with anyone.

“I’ve asked the boss and I’m just waiting on a reply ... that’s all.”

Hunt, 42, admitted the loss to Miocic at UFC Fight Night Adelaide last May continues to cut deep, given the Croatian-born American used his victory to launch to a UFC championship.

“To be honest, I’m happy for Stipe and it wasn’t my turn,” Hunt said.

“I made the wrong decisions, I made the wrong calls and I didn’t cut weight right. It was nothing to do with Stipe, he did the right things and that’s why he’s the champion.

“That’s my fault. I made the mistakes and it’s up to me to make the right choices.

“I’ve gone back to the drawing back and I’m coming to get that title. I do think I can beat him, of course, and I feel I can beat anybody.

“It’s great to see the title change hands all the time, there’s never one dominant fighter, and it’s going to be my time soon.”

Having strung back-to-back victories and climbed to No. 8 on the heavyweight rankings, Hunt believes he’s in the form of his life.

“I’m getting a lot better,” he said.

“When I first started I didn’t have all that experience, but now it’s the other way around.

“Having all this experience makes training a lot easier, and knowing that I can beat any of these guys at the top end is a plus for me.”