Who's next in line for the LHW belt?

Is it safe to assume the winner of Evans/Jackson gets the next crack at the LHW belt? Could the winner of Griffin/Nog be in the mix too? How far is Jones away from a shot if he handles Vera? Does Anderson come back to 205 if he walks through Belfort and Machida loses to Rua (again*)?

What do you think and what do you want?

And no wolfy Couture isn't getting it.

If Nog destrots Forrest i think he should get the shot after the Rampage/Rashad winner.

I think if Rampage wins against Rashad then he should get the next shot. If Rashad wins he should fight the winner of Griffin vs. Nog and the winner of that should get the next shot. IMO Jones needs a few more fights before he can be considered just because he's so young and his name isn't going to carry a PPV yet with the casual fan.

I think if Rashad beats rampage he definitely deserves a shot. He loss to the champ but has came back to beat Silva and if he beats rampage thats 2 quality wins in a row also.

so is it confirmed nog vs griffin I have heard griffin vs thiago/franklin

The Rampage/Rashad winner will get the next shot and if Shogun wins and Anderson beats Vitor/Nate he will move up to LHW to fight for the title

The UFC is a business so don't be surprised if Couture ends up getting a shot. He's a name that sells.

The Rampage vs Sugar winner seems most likely.

Rampage then Lil Nog. Assuming those are the winners. Anderson complicates things if he competes at LHW because he is #1 contender at any given moment.

Rampage, then Lil Nog

But if Machida wins again in a really close fight, I could see Shogun fighting the winner of Lil Nog/Forrest (Nog) for next shot after the Page/Shad winner. If Shogun wins a close fight, then it be Machida/Lil Nog for next shot IMO after Page/Shad.

Bones, would need to beat Vera. then another really solid performance against someone like Thiago to get a shot, in all reality he's 3 wins away.

If Anderson destroys Vitor, and Shogun wins, Anderson will get the next shot over anyone.

If forest and shogun win there could be a rematch soon after.

GDPofDRC wrote:

If forest and shogun win there could be a rematch soon after.

Not a bad idea but i dont see Forrest beating Nog.

timthebim wrote:

GDPofDRC wrote:

If forest and shogun win there could be a rematch soon after.

Not a bad idea but i dont see Forrest beating Nog.

Neither do I, but anything is possible. I just see that scenario looking good to UFC because it's their golden boy.

Nice sig KG is the man.

Celtics suck, shouldn't u be a Spurs fan?

KG is my favorite player. So I don't hate the Celtics. Spurs Blow.

Talking to Farm

GDPofDRC wrote:

Nice sig KG is the man.

Not a going, just going with 'ANYTHING IS POSSSIBLE!!!!' quote from Kevin G after he won the ship.

tolivendiewithLA wrote:

Celtics suck, shouldn't u be a Spurs fan?

Not a Celts fan. I am a Rockets Fan!

Rockets arent bad at all.

Farmer1906 wrote:

tolivendiewithLA wrote:

Celtics suck, shouldn't u be a Spurs fan?

Not a Celts fan. I am a Rockets Fan!

Cool, I actually like the Rockets, really like Yao, to bad he's got injury problems cause of his size.

1. Rampage aint gettin' no title shot. Not right now, not after he trashed Dana in the media and sent every card since November into a talespin. No chance in hell. Besides, he said he is doing this fight to fulfill his contract. He doesn't give a shit about the title right now.

2. The UFC has said several times, as recently as during the Lesnar interview proccess that the winner of Couture/Coleman could be in line for a title shot. They'll use Coleman's close fight with Shogun, his win over Bonnar and a win over Couture to sell us should he win, and Couture with two straight wins, one over Vera(who stopped Mir) and being the last true HW champ before Lesnar would be an easy sell. This depends on how the fight looks, and how the numbers for Couture Coleman pan out. If it's an exciting fight with good numbers, it's a lock.

Wolfgangsta wrote:

1. Rampage aint gettin' no title shot. Not right now, not after he trashed Dana in the media and sent every card since November into a talespin. No chance in hell. Besides, he said he is doing this fight to fulfill his contract. He doesn't give a shit about the title right now.

2. The UFC has said several times, as recently as during the Lesnar interview proccess that the winner of Couture/Coleman could be in line for a title shot. They'll use Coleman's close fight with Shogun, his win over Bonnar and a win over Couture to sell us should he win, and Couture with two straight wins, one over Vera(who stopped Mir) and being the last true HW champ before Lesnar would be an easy sell. This depends on how the fight looks, and how the numbers for Couture Coleman pan out. If it's an exciting fight with good numbers, it's a lock.

The numbers wont be good I dont think. The casual fan dont want to see Coleman in the main event. But u may be right about Rampage but if he beats rashad how do u not justify giving him a title shot?

Why is everyone assuming Machida wins the rematch? I think its a toss up right now and if Shogun wins, it'll be Shogun vs Machida III

No, the UFC has never once done a threepeat in a row like that for a title, and usually immediate rematches are hard to come by. It takes Rizzo-Couture/Machida-Shogun controversy to do that.

Rashad beating Rampage would get him a title shot.