Yushin Okami Promised Title Shot for Win, but Will UFC Reconsider?

Filed under: UFCI’m going to make two predictions.

1. Yushin Okami won’t get the next middleweight title shot.

2. Chael Sonnen will.

I know the UFC promised that the winner of the UFC 122 fight between Okami and Nate Marquardt would be promised the…

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I’m going to make two predictions.

1. Yushin Okami won’t get the next middleweight title shot.

2. Chael Sonnen will.

I know the UFC promised that the winner of the UFC 122 fight between Okami and Nate Marquardt would be promised the next spot in line. And to his credit, UFC president Dana White said after the event that he’d follow through on that promise. I just think that sometime soon, he’ll reconsider the decision. And when he does, there will only be one direction to go.