What becomes of the championship if Hendo wins and leaves his gloves in the Octagon?

[Sampsonsimpson]

An 8 man tournament would be sick, even a 4 man tournament would be great. I doubt that would happen though, tournaments just aren't something the UFC does anymore. They would probably just have Weidman and Rockhold rematch for the vacant belt. Possibly Anderson vs Weidman 3 depending on how things play out.

 

[Danespina]

Perfect time for a tournament really. Either Hendo wins or Bisping wins and the division is healthy.

 

[Diaz or Woodly or some1 that is still good]

H bomb lol

 

[MCS]

They'd probably make Bisping/Rockhold 3 since rubber matches are big in combat sports and Bisping is a draw and the last champ.

Anderson would be their choice instead of Rockhold if he came off a win or at least a close enough fight to make that somewhat acceptable, but there is no such scenario. Weidman comes off a loss as well and is dealing with an injury. Jacare could be an option, but he has no history with Bisping and isn't a former UFC champ. Same goes for Romero.

So I'd guess Bisping/Rockhold 3 would be the easy choice, with Jacare & Romero having an outside chance to take Luke's place.

 

[MCS]

According to Matt Hughes, you're not a champion until you defend your title.

For Hendo's sake...it's a good thing not everyone is Matt Hughes..

And also because he has won major titles in the past.

 

[Blayt7hh]

Probably have to hold a Royal Rumble with the whole top ten

 

[UJustGotChaeld]

Hendo will have knocked it into bolivia.

 

[Turtlejuice]

No tournament. The only 2 people that deserve a shot at the title are Romero and Jacare. Rocksalt and Whineman can fight each other for the next shot.

 

[Rvd Slmr]

They aren't doing a tournament after the last two big ones (the SF HW tournament and the UFC FlW tournament) ended-up in a mess that lasted much longer than expected. There wasn't a tournament when Jones was stripped, there wasn't a tournament when GSP retired.

 

[Chet Ubetcha]

I don't personally think there will be a tournament, either. The SF HWT tournament turned into a joke. In this age of interim championships, I can't see the UFC wanting to have a vacant title. Hell, they were going to have an interim champion crowned on the same card the legitimate champ was healthy and fighting on!

I think it would be Weidman/Rockhold rematch, unless Bisping is scoring 10-8 rounds until he becomes recipient of a "lucky H-bomb" late in the 5th -- then it's the Rockhold/Bisping rematch to prove it wasn't a fluke last time. It's certainly not the way it should be, but none of us can predict exactly what the UFC will really do when it comes to matchmaking.

 

[Thepaintbucket]

Not sure, but it's going to be another Frank Shamrock situation.

Then we will have to endure years of hearing people say " Don't count Hendo..he's the real GOAT... he could take out the top 10,,"