With the reemergence of Jamie Varner supplementing the arrival of worthy young talents, the UFC lightweight division is becoming the most stacked weight class around.
A handful of top-level specialists who have shown in the past, and going into the future, that literally one fight within the division can make or break a title run.
Besides Frankie Edgar, who already has his rematch scheduled with Benson Henderson for UFC 150, here are 10 lightweights capable of capturing UFC gold in 2013 (no specific order).