What does Rich have to do to get another title shot & the MW Division?

Just saying, speed beats most everything and Vitor is one of the fastest fighters in the world, but you guys are already convinced and I'm done trying here

And to say that ace beats Vitor 3/4 times is just plain retarded, no offense

killerofchicken wrote:

And to say that ace beats Vitor 3/4 times is just plain retarded, no offense

3 or 4 out of 10 is retarded? You are the one overrating your fighter on this. Vitor isn't the flash.

Whoops, I did read farmers comment wrong... Thought he said ace beats Vitor 3/4 times lol

Ace has had some wars with some legends. It's not insane to say he was just caught vs Vitor. Right behind the ear. Look at the list of names he has been fighting. Saying he could potentially go to war with Vitor is retarded? Get real.

OU wrote:

killerofchicken wrote:

And to say that ace beats Vitor 3/4 times is just plain retarded, no offense

3 or 4 out of 10 is retarded? You are the one overrating your fighter on this. Vitor isn't the flash.

yeah that does change things a bit. I'm not even saying Ace is better then Vitor. I'm just saying a 2nd fight wouldn't end the same way and I'm very confident it would be competitive. But some how that is an insane thought? People get caught, Ace fought too many talented fighters not to get caught eventually.

Yea you could see why I came out the way I did lol. I can live with 7/10 for Vitor

Rich has nothing for Vitor. Said it before the first fight, sayin it now. Bad matchup

killerofchicken wrote:

also factor in that rich was a cumshot away from getting stopped against wand... yeah

LOL

Rich has to win a minimum three fights, maximum five, and the shot is his.

I just don't see Ace beating enough top guys to warrant a shot.

Well I suppose Rich could maybe beat Bisping and Munoz but would that be enough ? If Sonnen wins next month and Ace beats those two I wouldn't kick up a fuss.

Farmer1906 wrote:

Top of the mountain: Andy Silva
#1 Contender: Chael Sonnen
Top Contenders: Munoz v Weidman, Lombard v Boetsch, Bisping, Franklin, Stann, & Belfort.

Obviously if Sonnen wins, Franklin working his way back up becomes much simpler because Rich isn't 0-2 vs Chael. But this also creates an opportunity for Andy v Chael 3 if fight #2 is close or controversial which would tie up the MW title some time.

I would expect Munoz & Lombard are the closest to getting the next title fight. Munoz for his 4 fight win streak with a chance for 5 v Weidman. Lombard for being Bellator champ and a highlight reel every fight. They may even have to fight each other to settle things especially if Andy/Chael goes to a rubber match.

After that I could see a mini tourney between Bisping, Stann, Franklin, and Belfort (unless they still want him to fight Wand, In that case the 4th fighter could be the lose of Andy/Chael.) The only fight that wouldn't make sense between the 4 fighters is Franklin v Belfort II with Franklin v Stann or Franklin v Bisping available. So say Franklin runs the gauntlet and beats a Bisping & Belfot after taking out Wand on short notice. Would anyone want to see Anderson Silva v Rich Franklin 3 for the title?

Now the only fighters I excluded from this conversation was the SF guys. In the next year or so I wouldn't be shocked to see Kennedy, Rockhold, & Jacare join the UFC and throw a wrench in some of these plans.

Edit: Forgot about Belcher. He's in the mix too. I'm loving the MW division right now. Very deep lots of good match ups to make. Joe Silva needs to avoid wasting a top guy vs Le at this point.

Looks like Stann or Belcher will get a shot at Bisping and Wand v Vitor will happen. That leaves either Belcher or Stann for Ace and we have ourself some contenders for Chael very soon.

Those are some fun matchups. Just pick any 2 of those 5 names and throw them in there and you should get an entertaining fight.

I could see Bisping vs. Stann and Ace vs. Belcher happening.

Ali wrote:

I could see Bisping vs. Stann and Ace vs. Belcher happening.

Rich goes 2-0 in those fights with Belcher giving him the most trouble. He literally kicks Bisping to UD victory.

Farmer1906 wrote:

Ali wrote:

I could see Bisping vs. Stann and Ace vs. Belcher happening.

Rich goes 2-0 in those fights with Belcher giving him the most trouble. He literally kicks Bisping to UD victory.

If Stann caught Ace he wouldn't be able to recover.