Who should get the next Title shot at 170?

Robbie Lawler- Lost a close decision and deserves a rematch.

Hector Lombard- Undefeated at 170 and destroyed Shields.

Rory McDonald- Won 6 of last 7 fights with only lose being a close one to Lawler.

Tyron Woodley- Beaten Condit and Koscheck back to back and is improving every fight.

Tarec Saffiedine- On a 5 fight win streak and was the last Strikeforce Welterweight champion.

I'd say Tarec or Lombard. Robbie needs another win before he gets a second crack. If not for the title vacancy Lawler probably wouldn't have been fighting for the title to begin with(not without one more win), at least I don't think he would have been.

Right now, my title picture shakes down like this:

1 Lombard
2 Woodley

Either one getting the shot is okay but I'd prefer Lombard, he's looked much better at WW and through out his entire career, he is in a better position to compete for the title now. Woodley looks to me like he still has room to further develop, while Hector is and has looked at his peak and is running out of time to compete within that window.

3 Lawler
4 McDonald

I think Lawler deserves a instant rematch more then does Rory deserve a title shot. The argument Robbie could of won last night on points is legit (round one was not at all as Rogan described it when it was over), and I definitely feel he won a 25 minute fight, individual round scoring be damned.

5 through 7 consists of Trec Saffadine, Matt Brown and Dong Hyun Kim in that order.  Terec is slipping by being on the sideline right now.

8 is Carlos Condit given he was defeated, legit as well, not conventional in the end, but it was a result of Woodley's actions in the fight weather intentional or not. He will be out for a while though so he's going to be a 2nd tier contender on his return needing probably two wins or one great win to get back to a title match.

9 through 11 is Ellenberger, Shields, Maia then Kampmann in that order, three wins required.

12 through 15 would be Gastelum, Nelson and Pyle.

If Nick Diaz decided to return from hiding, he'd be in the 9 through 15 range.

I want Lombard to get the next shot.

Fights I would make if I were the UFC booker-

Johny Hendricks vs Hector Lombard
Rory McDonald vs Tyron Woodley
Robbie Lawler vs Matt Brown
Tarec Saffiedine vs Dong Hyun Kim

Sadly, Nick Diaz for whatever reason, is being thrown in polls like this. So my random vent...

I have been a Nick Diaz fan for years and I will always enjoy watching him fight. A lot of things that rub people the wrong way about Nick never really bothered me. However he makes it harder to remain a fan with the same level of passion. I'm still a fan, but I no longer consider him on of my favorites.
I'm always for him getting in the cage and I can ignore whatever awkward randomness he says, as long as it leads to him in the cage and fighting.
So Nick, as a long time fan, book a fight or STFU.

Diaz has to win a minimum of 2 fights against top 10 guys before he can get a title shot.

Hitman wrote:

Diaz has to win a minimum of 2 fights against top 10 guys before he can get a title shot.

I agree. 2 fights min for sure. Sadly, he could probably get in a contender fight right away. But it would be for reasons other then in cage production, which I don't like.

Personally, I wouldn't mind Diaz vs Robbie rematch from years ago. I wouldn't mind him fighting the winner of Brown-Silva, even if Silva wins and it's not technically a top 10 fight it would still be enough to give Diaz a contender fight or something close to it.

Post UFC 171 fights to make:
Hendricks vs Lombard
Sheilds vs Condit 2
Lawler vs Brown/Silva winner
Woodley vs DHK
Jury vs Nate Diaz

Lombard vs Hendricks
Robbie vs Loser of Ellenberger vs Saffadine
Woodley vs McDonald
Jury vs Diaz
Diego vs Damm
OSP vs Loser of Davis vs Johnson
Gastelum vs Dong Hyun Kim
Story vs Spencer
Bremudez vs Lamas
Garcia vs Pyle

I vote woodley but from my phone it won't let me pick an option.