It’s been almost a week since GM Maurice Green first teased DRC’s still-unnamed newest addition as “a force of nature” and “an earthquake” for the roster. He hasn’t given up a name, a weight class, or even a gender since — but today he made clear the wait isn’t going to stretch much further.

“I’ve heard the jokes. I’ve heard the guessing games in the back,” Green said, unbothered. “Let them guess. When this lands, nobody’s going to need me to confirm it.” Asked directly whether the signing would be ready in time for DRC’s first night, Green allowed himself something close to a smile. “Closer than people think.”

No further details were offered. With DRC’s debut now less than two weeks away, it’s the strongest signal yet that Green’s mystery arrival is meant to matter to that night specifically — not sometime after it.