After trouncing Dion Staring to the tune of a second-round TKO at Strikeforce’s final event on Saturday night, Daniel Cormier is UFC-bound.
The crown-jewel in the UFC’s list of acquisitions from the now defunct promotion, Cormier is expected to do big things at his new place of employ.
But before the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix victor can make a deep run in Zuffa’s bigger fight league, he’ll have to get his foot in the door.
The following is a list of five candidates that could potentially welcome Cormier to the UFC.