At UFC 137, BJ Penn and Nick Diaz faced off in a battle of elite welterweights. In one of the most exciting fights in recent memory, Diaz came back from losing the first round by giving Penn the beating of his life en route to a decision victory.
Diaz will be getting the next title shot, reclaiming the shot he lost when he was demoted to co-main event for missing some pre-fight press conferences.
Condit is probably next in line after Georges St. Pierre.
Fitch and Ellenberger are also very close to a title shot. A little further, but not too far off, are Anthony Johnson and Rory MacDonald.
The division is stacked with talent, and GSP will be busy for a while.
I’ve decided to rank GSP’s most threatening potential future challengers, how those challengers would beat him and vice versa.