UFC Lightweight Division: Let's Play Match-Maker

by Kelvin Hunt on Sep 22, 2009 10:00 AM EDT in News Comment 24 comments

Last week we witnessed two Xtreme Couture lightweights win their respective UFC fights in Gray Maynard and Tyson Griffin. They took out Roger Huerta and Hermes Franca respectively. We have Diego Sanchez fighting BJ Pennlater this year at UFC 107 and Kenny Florian taking on Clay Guida at the same event. Jim Miller just won his lightweight fight at UFC 103, and Frankie Edgar will be taking on Kurt Pellegrino at the TUF 10 Finale. Also, Josh Neer will be taking on Gleison Tibau, and Spencer Fisher will be taking on Joe Stevenson at UFC 104. There's no definitive challenger to the winner of the BJ Penn/Diego Sanchez matchup. So I thought it would be fun to play match maker on possible scenarios that could come about in the UFC lightweight division. You can find a list of fighters that are available(no fights scheduled) after the jump to work your magic.

-Gray Maynard

-Tyson Griffin

-Jim Miller

-Sean Sherk(when he comes back from his injury)

-Nate Diaz

-Hermes Franca?(if he's not cut)

-Jeremy Stephens

-Raphael dos Anjos

-Joe Lauzon(when he comes back from the knee injury)

-Sam Stout

-Efrain Escudero

-Melvin Guillard

That's just about all the notable lightweights that I can think of. If I forgot someone, just list them in the comments section. Aight, let's see what yall can come up with to help sort out this division.

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Right quick:

Eliminator: Gray Maynard vs. Tyson Griffin
Sean Sherk vs. Joe Lauzon
Melvin Guillard vs. Jeremy Stephens
Efrain Escudero vs. Nate Diaz
Jim Miller vs. Raphael dos Anjos
Hermes Franca vs. Sam Stout

Bloody hell.

by 3PA on Sep 22, 2009 10:07 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

lol

You must have done such a good job that nobody else wants to play…

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by Kelvin Hunt on Sep 22, 2009 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I feel I’d be a decent matchmaker – maybe I could apply as Joe Silva’s trainee if this law school thing doesn’t pan out.

Bloody hell.

by 3PA on Sep 22, 2009 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

how about

Melvin Guillard vs. Sean Sherk
Gray Maynard vs. Sam Stout
Hermes Franca vs. Joe Lauzon
Efrain Escudero vs. Tyson Griffin
Jim Miller vs. Jeremy Stephens
Raphael dos Anjos vs. Nate Diaz

lol, I just made this up with no thought….but obviously, UFC would never do these fights, at least not most of them

by Charles Walker on Sep 22, 2009 12:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

lol

Yea, they gotta make sense dawg….

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by Kelvin Hunt on Sep 22, 2009 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Here's mine

-Maynard/Griffin
-Guillard/Lauzon
-Miller/dos Anjos
-Diaz/Stout
-Franca/Stephens

Which leaves Escudero/Sherk…but I don’t know if they would want to push Efrain that fast..

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by Kelvin Hunt on Sep 22, 2009 1:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Diaz/Stout….why?

by Charles Walker on Sep 22, 2009 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Because Stout has good stand up…and will not shoot for a take down like Guillard…

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by Kelvin Hunt on Sep 22, 2009 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, he’s young as hell and a fight with Sherk doesn’t make sense right now.

Bloody hell.

by 3PA on Sep 22, 2009 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

before UFC 103 you didn’t like Maynard/Griffin. Griffin must have impressed you!

by EVeezy on Sep 22, 2009 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Things change lol. I think there’s a bit of MMAth involved as well Maynard > Edgar > Griffin

Bloody hell.

by 3PA on Sep 22, 2009 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Gray Maynard vs. Tyson Griffin
Sean Sherk vs. losser of Gudia/Florian
Melvin Guillard vs. Jeremy Stephens
Jim Miller vs. Nate Diaz
Efrain Escudero vs. Raphael dos Anjos
Hermes Franca vs. Sam Stout
Joe Lauzon/Hermes Franca
Cole Miller vs. Phillip Nover

by EVeezy on Sep 22, 2009 2:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah Dos Anjos/Escudero might be more sensible… it would be a hell of a match methinks.

Where do you have the loser of Penn/Sanchez in that?

Bloody hell.

by 3PA on Sep 22, 2009 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

loser of Penn Sanchez fights either loser of Maynard/Griffin or Winner of Gudia/Florian how about you?

by EVeezy on Sep 22, 2009 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I agree. I really can’t see the winner of Florian/Guida getting a titleshot right now so that would probably be the best scenario.

Bloody hell.

by 3PA on Sep 22, 2009 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

loser of Joe Stevenson vs Spencer Fisher/ vs Sam Stout

by EVeezy on Sep 22, 2009 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

no lover for Miggidy Mac Danzig

by Charles Walker on Sep 22, 2009 2:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

uhhh

hell naw

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by Kelvin Hunt on Sep 22, 2009 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

he’s not cut yet?

by EVeezy on Sep 22, 2009 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

lol, I can’t stand Mac….I don’t know how he’s still employed with his last few performances

by Charles Walker on Sep 22, 2009 2:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Mac’s in the twilight zone… they should probably send him over to WEC or just straight drop him (but I know they’re not to keen to do that with TUF winners)

Bloody hell.

by 3PA on Sep 22, 2009 2:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs