Jones v Sonnen on April 27th
Hendo v Machida on Feb 23rd
Rashad vs Lil Nog on Feb 2nd
Gustafsson v Mousasi on April 6th
Rampage v Glover on Jan 26th
Te-Huna v Ryan Jimmo on Feb 16th
Bader v Matyushenko on Jan 26th
When the dust is all settled, what will the landscape be like?
Wow. You're actually right lol. This is kinda nuts.
Obviously JBJ is going to the thrash Sonnen, so no shake-up at the top. But I'm expecting Lyoto to take an ugly UD over Henderson, putting him in the top contender's spot. Although Hendo does have a bit of a chance.
Rashad is actually going to struggle with Lil Nog more than most expect him too imo. He should win, but it won't be a very dominant or exciting victory.
IMO, that should set up Machida vs Evans II, or possibly Henderson vs Evans. Either way, I'd like to see that. Most likely it's Machida, who wins that fight for a title shot... but that's too far in the future to really speculate on.
Meanwhile, I think Gustaffson will really make a statement against Mousasi. Not that Mousasi on a good night can't beat Gustaffson, but I think the Mauler is gonna come in hell bent on having a great night after the flack he caught for struggling Shogun. I predict a dominant smashing.
Glover is gonna retire Rampage obviously, no shocker there. Bader will probably clown on Vladdy, sadly.
Te Huna vs Jimmo though is really cool. I like that fight. Tough to predict. I'll be rooting for Te Huna though because he's a maniac.