Though the UFC still has eight events left in 2012, only three of them will feature a title fight. UFC 154 has Carlos Condit vs. Georges St-Pierre, the main attraction of UFC on FOX 5 is Ben Henderson vs. Nate Diaz, while UFC 155 will be headlined by Junior Dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez.
With five of eight divisional title scenes in hibernation for the remainder of the year, it’s just about time we begin looking ahead—all the way to 2013—to see what lies on the horizon.
Here, we will do just that, examining which fighters are most ready to fight their way into title contention during the next calendar year.
Beyond the 10 mixed martial artists that will most prominently feature into the 2013 UFC title picture, lists of secondary and tertiary title threats have been included by division.