Who should get the next UFC Lightweight title shot ?

Who deserves to get the next title shot after BJ Penn and Frankie Edgar have their rematch on August 28th ?

Winner of Florian vs. Maynard should get it. Then set up Sotiropoulos vs. Dunham for the next shot. I voted for Florian because I think he'll take it.

Probably KenFlo-Maynard winner although I'm sure the UFC isn't crazy about a Penn-Kenny rematch happening relatively quickly. Dunham vs Soto is a logical next step

Gray Maynard shouldn't have to fight an also ran like Florian to get a shot.

Gray was the one who said he wasn't ready for a title shot but then magically was immediately after BJ lost the belt or else he probably would've had the shot over Frankie

He'll lose to KenFlo anyway. I hope he pulls a Sherk and tries to stand with him and never uses his wrestling lol

Only possible way Florian wins is if Maynard gives the fight away by standing when he shouldn't. Florian otherwise has a 12% chance with a margin of error at 11%.

Florian isn't a threat as long as Maynard uses his wrestling effectively and mixes things up.

Yeah Gray/KenFlo winner without question

George vs. Dunham for next shot

And if Gray uses his wrestling, he should UD Kenny, otherwise if he stands he'll probably lose like a split.

Yeah cause Gray never forgot he was a wrestler before especially not in his last fight, right?

For a Title shot expect him to be smarter

He was looking to prove a point and won 30-27 on my card, though in my live discussion I predicted the wild variance in scoring seen all over the place with that bout.

He was looking to prove a point and won 30-27 on my card, though in my live discussion I predicted the wild variance in scoring seen all over the place with that bout.

a decisive win was for a title shot, LA. But because he looked like shit in that fight he got passed up by Edgar. The point he wanted to prove was not getting subbed again by Diaz since thats what happened last time he took him down. Lets not kid ourselves he thought the only way he could win was landing more significant strikes because he ran a huge risk of getting beaten on the ground.

Wolfgangsta wrote:

Only possible way Florian wins is if Maynard gives the fight away by standing when he shouldn't. Florian otherwise has a 12% chance with a margin of error at 11%.

Florian isn't a threat as long as Maynard uses his wrestling effectively and mixes things up.

I agree Wolf! If he fights his fight he beats K-Flow although it definitely wont be easy.

It already known, Maynar or Florian. Sotu for being old and having his torso all bunched in the center is awesome.

you really can't not give it to the winner of KenFlo vs Maynard, but after that I'd set up George vs the looser of Penn vs Edgar and see if he has what it takes...

30-27 my ass. That score is a joke. Kenny takes this fight because he's more well rounded and knows how to finish fights. Gray is a lay-n-pray guy and if he fought BJ he'd be unconscious by the 2nd round.

If Kenny beats Maynard I don't want to sit through a BJ rematch, the first fight was boring Kenny just basically grabbed ahold of him for four rounds.

Bj has to win first...

oggy420 wrote:

Bj has to win first...

I am rooting for Frankie but I have a bad feeling BJ prison rapes him in the rematch.

naa Frankie won't go down easily. He'll make it competitive for at least a couple rounds but im feeling like BJ might get a sub at some point.

Florian will beat Maynard and have the next shot. As an Aussie though I hope George Sotiropoulos gets a shot soon.

Soto is legit. His jiu jitsu is very fucking good. I honestly think he could beat Maynard by sub if they fought.

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As a fan I pick Kenny. As an analyst it is 50-50. Kenny has an excellent camp and method. When he works on TD defense he is going against the likes of GSP & Rashad Evans. Maynard is a really good fighter but he gets undisciplined from time to time, which will leave holes that can be exploited. Kenny has good stand-up, but his punching power leaves something to be desired. Either way I can see a great fight and the winner gets to fight the Champ.

As for Dunham and Sotiropoulos? I say make them fight a couple of other guys with big names, that sets up a showdown and makes the LW division even more stacked.

Ali_1748 wrote:

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You're suppose to say Oh Oh Oh Freak.