There is no doubt that the UFC is the premiere mixed martial arts promotion in the world right now and may have no real competition. With its purchase of PRIDE, the WEC and Strikeforce, the UFC has bought and controlled all of its major competition to this point.
There are some promotions that are gaining momentum and putting on great cards. Although I believe there are no promotions that will ever rival the UFC ever again, there is a chance that a couple promotions can gain enough fan fare to take business away from the UFC.
Here are five promotions that have a chance (albeit slim) to rival the UFC.