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Woodley is fighting Maia in two weeks, but I can't see who's next after that. Here's the line order in my opinion:
Thoughts? Anyone I've missed? Any disagreements with the order?
- Conor McGregor gets the WW title shot if he wants it. We have to wait and see what happens August 26 first, to see what Conor wants to do next, and if/when he wants to return. Khabib, Ferguson, Nate Diaz all seem like more likely opponents at this point, but you never know
- Georges St-Pierre gets the WW title shot if he wants it. Dana White has specifically mentioned this happening. However, GSP himself has made no mention of wanting this fight, and I personally still expect GSP/Bisping to happen
- Instant rematch. If there's controversy in the Woodley/Maia match, I could see this happening, due to a lack of alternate contenders
- Nick or Nate Diaz. Neither of them deserve the shot, but they're big names, and the division currently has a lack of contenders. The biggest doubt is in the brothers' desire to take the fight. They want to get paid and I'm not sure this fight will get them what they want
- Robbie Lawler, if he beats Cowboy. Woodley/Maia and Lawler/Cerrone are both happening on UFC 214, so the timing works out nicely. Lawler would only be on a 1-fight streak, but he's an ex-champ and is one of the UFC's guys. I don't see Cowboy getting a title shot if he beats Robbie, as the Masvidal starching is still pretty fresh
- Santiago Ponzinibbio. He's now on a 5-fight streak, including 3 KO wins, and a win over Gunnar Nelson. Ordinarily he would need another win to get the shot, but WW just doesn't have the contenders right now. Santiago is higher up in contention than Covington and Usman, as he has the best win, and is much more exciting than those two
- Jorge Masvidal. He's coming off a loss, which is never a good thing. But it was a very close fight, and one which many people thought he won. He's probably more likely to get the shot if Maia beats Woodley.
- Wonderboy Thompson. Like Masvidal, he's coming off a loss. He's actually gone 2 fights without a win. But of course, they're the fights against Woodley, both of which he arguably won. I highly doubt they wanna do Woodley/Wonderboy 3, so he really needs Maia to win to have any chance at getting a title shot.
Thoughts? Anyone I've missed? Any disagreements with the order?