There is the next big thing, and then the next big thing after that. Maybe.
A lot of MMA observers think UFC Fight Night 24 headliner Phil Davis is the
latter, and newly minted UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones is the
former.
Less than a week after Jones’ decimation of Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, the
focus has shifted lightning-fast to not only the next contender to the
light-heavyweight crown, but the next contender remotely qualified to
match the brilliance displayed by the new champ.