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Originally Posted by TheCuttlefish
No doubt Page/Wand winner. Rampage would clearly deserve it, he probably would have got a rematch if it weren't for his baby murdering incident.
Dana loves Wand and Wand loves the leader. He's a company man and will get rewarded.
Machida will probably best Thiago easily but the next LHW fight may already be set by that time even if Machida impresses.
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Good post, good thinking.
If Machida were more marketable, he'd be pushed harder, but right now the UFC short term LHW picture is pretty much set, as you say.
Extrapolating the permutations even further should produce this feast of fantastic fisticuffs:
Forrest Vs. Rashad - Winner is Champ
Rampage Vs. Wandy - Winner is No.1 contender
Machida, providing he gets past Thiago, to be either No.2 contender, or, in my eyes, they will get the champ to defend twice before Machida gets a shot.
E.g. Machida would have to beat Thiago, and then another top contender, like a Chuck or the loser of the title or top contender bouts.