Okay so this division was looking piss poor about a year ago but now several challengers have emerged, fighters have come back/debuted and new fighters are estalishing themselves. The champion A Silva has put in a series of destructive performances that has made him the number one MW world and a top 5 P4P fighter (lets not go into this again) and apart from 2 or 3 rounds has looked unstoppable in the UFC. Right now there are three likely challengers in Nate, Hendo and Belfort. Since the first two are rematches, the fight Dana is pushing is the Belfort-Silva fight. The problem the UFC might have is how Silva has 3 fights left on his contract (after that we assume he goes to boxing and fights RJJ) and so it is a possiblity that he retires as the UFC MW champion, especially since he is only likely to fight twice at MW (Belfort and the winner of Nate/Hendo) and possibly once at a higher weight (Couture, Mir, Lesner, Shogun, Wandy Machida???) The fight people are ruiling out for the time being is the GSP-Silva fight. GSP doesn't seem interested at the momment but after a few more wins I think he will come around since he cleaned out WW. Only problem he has at MW is that his training partner, Nate is also going for the title.
So if Silva retires what happens? Do they create an interim title in hope that Silva returns? Do they have a major MW tourtument to determine the new champion? If so who is in it, I can think of a few obvious fighters but who else?
Belfort
Hendo
Nate
Reljic
Cote
Okami
Sexyama
Sonnen/Maia/Bisping (you know the UFC will want him here)
So if Silva retires what happens? Do they create an interim title in hope that Silva returns? Do they have a major MW tourtument to determine the new champion? If so who is in it, I can think of a few obvious fighters but who else?
Belfort
Hendo
Nate
Reljic
Cote
Okami
Sexyama
Sonnen/Maia/Bisping (you know the UFC will want him here)