Who's next for a shot at the LHW Title

First off cannot wait for the Machida Vs Shogun fight. I dont think an MMA has appealed to me as much.

Machida is arguably the most impressive mixed martial artist i have seen in my short time as a fan.

Shogun looked sharp in his fight with Chuck and he is legendary with longterm fans of the sport. I'l bet those fans are dying for him to win.

I personally hope Machida wins as he is possibly my favourite fighter.

Who do people see getting a shot after this fight?

I think if Shogun were to win a fight with Anderson Silva would be a real possibility and definatlythe one id like to see.

Machida Vs Silva at the moment is the one most people would want to see but as they are friends it is unlikely.

So who else do you think is almost there, near a title shot that is?

The winner of Evans - Silva match will get a title shot i think, maybe after Anderson defeats Vitor he will go for the 205 title against Shogun if he wins.....

Thinking about it either Rashad or T.Silva getting a rematch doesn't appeal that much to me. The LHW division doesn't seem as stacked as it once was. Chuck, Wandy and Rampage are all out of the picture for one reason or another, Jardine is more of a gatekeeper...Forest has two losses on the bounce, maybe little Nog might catapult himself into the frame with a strong debut fight.

I have a sneaky feeling that if Randy puts on a decent show against Vera then he will get the next shot. I'm sure the UFC see Machida v's Couture as a pretty marketable fight. I don't think he deserves the next shot.......but I can see it happening.

I'm iffy about the winner of Rashad-Silva getting the shot. They both just lost against Machida. I'd prefer the winner of Rogerio-Cane, although I don't know if Rogerio would fight Machida.

I'd hope we could see the winner of Rashad-Silva get the winner of Tito-Forrest.

I'd have no interest in either Rashad or Thiago getting a rematch with Machida if he were to win.

Would love a fight between Anderson and Shogun if Shogun wins but I'm hoping Machida wins this one.

If Machida disposes of Shogun with the same ease he did Rashad and Thiago then it is hard to see who can challenge him bar Anderson.

id say the winner of rashad/silva or maybe even the winner of lil nog/cane wouldnt be too pissed off if either got the shot as they will all make great matchups

If Machida wins then I would say Randy is next as long as he gets past Vera.
If Shogun wins then we could see Anderson Silva challenging for the LHW belt for Shoguns first defence though I think even if Shogun loses then Anderson is his next fight no matter what.
It makes no sense for either Rashad nor Silva to have another crack at Machida yet after how badly they both faired the first time.
Lil Nog may get his shot though if he gets past Cane as it seems the UFC have gave all the bigger named fighters they sign a shot at the belt in their second fight but I still think that depends on how Randy does against Vera.
If Vera,lil Nog and Machida win then lil Nog gets the first shot at the belt and Vera fights the winner of Rashad or Silva.

but then again

wouldnt mind seeing houston alexander get a crack at the belt coming off such a big win in his first round ko of sherman pendergast

If Shogun wins I think we see Anderson vs Shogun
If Machida wins I think he fights the winner of Evans vs Thaigo.

Next in line theres the winner of Nog vs Cain, the winner of Couture vs Vera and the winner of Tito vs Forrest. maby the winner of one of these will face off. Nog said he wanted a Shogun rematch and id love to see it because the 1st fight was a classic.

Nog won't fight Machida, and he definatley won't fight his training partner Silva.

If Shogun and Nog wins, Shogun/Nog 2 (Anderson is fighting at MW)
If Shogun wins, Nog loses and Thiago wins, Shogun/Thiago (if they will fight)
If Machida and Randy wins, Machida/Randy
If Machida wins and Randy loses, and Cain wins, Machida/Cain
If Machida wins and Vera, Nog win....Vera?

bottom line is, there are WAY to many variables to say who the next shot will be given to.

Those are all well thought out options chesty. Those would all make good fights, though I still think the winner of Nog/Cane should get the shot. I think at this point, anyone getting a title shot should be on atleast a two fight win streak.

It just hit me that we might actually get to the situation where the top 3 guys at light heavyweight won't fight each other. Rogerio has improved a lot over recent years, to the point that I think skill-wise, he might be superior to Rashad, Forrest, Shogun etc. Machida, Anderson and Rogerio could be the 3 best at 205.

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Cain doesnt fight at 205

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Cain doesnt fight at 205

Luis Banha Cane

sorry i thought that is how you spelt it!

Why on earth should Randy Couture get a shot if he beats Vera?? Vera's not even top 10!

It wouldn't surprise me if Randy got the shot, although there are probably more deserving fighters, most of his UFC fights have been title shots or defencies.