Who should challenge for the Lightweight title?

I'm asking because I honestly don't know. The sexy choice is Pettis, but IMO.......


Nah...nevermind.
Tell me what you think!

I went with Pettis.

My vote is for Pettis as well

The right answer is Gilbert Melendez (hell even Aoki).

Seriously though, this is tough. I like both options.
Seems like they could do Pettis/Henderson fairly quickly.
Neither fighter took more damage than they get pretty much every day training. And they've already fought so they wouldn't need 2 months to game plan and watch tape.

Although, I think I'd like to go with the winner of Diaz/Miller if one of them wins big.

On a side note, I'd like to see Edgar move to Feather. Didn't Rogan say he only has to cut like 5-6 pounds to make weight?
I could see letting him test the walters against a Nunez/Poririer/Palaczewski and giving him an immidiate shot at Aldo.

Man a fight with Edgar/Palaczewzki would be awesome!
Melendez would be my #1 pick if I thought it was possible, but I honestly thought they would have brought him in already. He is the best 155er right now IMO
But his last fight wasn't too pretty...

I like where Stocks brain is at,

Pettis lost too Clay Guida people, not taking anything away from Saturday night; an awesome finish of a dangerous opponent.

Guys like Guida and Maynard are always going to be difficult fights for any LW.

The winner of Miller/Diaz maybe . . . .

I voted someone else as I don't think Pettis has beat anyone to deserve the shot right away.

But he stepped up and took a dangerous fight in Guida, instead of waiting for his title shot. Don't forget, he was supposed to have that shot till he got dicked by the Edgar/Maynard Title Fight ending in a draw. Plus he has already beat Henderson, so there is a good story line... and all the newbs would be able to witness the showtime kick over and over again in all the prefight hype.
If Miller beats Diaz then its a clear cut choice for Pettis IMO, since Miller just lost to Henderson recently.

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True, can't argue that; the newb's would love the showtime kick and seeing Henderson is the new champion it would make for a dramatic lead up to the fight.

Officially changing my vote to Pettis. {Chrom brain washed me into it}

I would love to see egar and Ben go at again but if thats not in the works i would like to see nate diaz get a crack at the title and to be honest i think he would win it too.

Pettis. Simply because it would be a great fight.

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But he stepped up and took a dangerous fight in Guida, instead of waiting for his title shot. Don't forget, he was supposed to have that shot till he got dicked by the Edgar/Maynard Title Fight ending in a draw. Plus he has already beat Henderson, so there is a good story line... and all the newbs would be able to witness the showtime kick over and over again in all the prefight hype.
If Miller beats Diaz then its a clear cut choice for Pettis IMO, since Miller just lost to Henderson recently.

Nobody is discounting that he stepped up, but giving him credit for doing that does not change the fact the he did in fact lose the fight. It still happened. A loss is a loss, and he lost badly.
But aside from that, I still wouldn't be opposed to him gettimg the shot.
I'm going with Diaz though (if he beats Miller). Like gecko said, I really think he could beat Henderson becasue of the style he employs.

Both fighters are on a two fight win streak at this point. Pettis lost one to Guida and Diaz lost two before this to Kim Dong-Hyun and Rory McDonald. I wouldn't feel right if I didn't also mention that Diaz dropped the ball against Guida as well and got beat pretty badly. Pretty much all I am saying is that Diaz isn't rocking and rolling anymore than Pettis is right now. I would be game to watch either of the two fight Henderson, but I wouldn't dare say that Diaz deserves it more than Pettis, even if he beat Miller.

Right, but the 3 losses by Diaz you mentioned were to Guida (who Pettis also lost to) and two WW fighters.
I don't think Diaz deserves it more than Pettis. But if he beats Miller and gets the shot, I can't see any reason to say he doesn't deserve it. Just like if Pettis gets the next shot, I also can't see any reason to say he doesn't deserve it.

I guess I'm saying both would be equally deserving. That is a much easier way to say it.

Pettis or Edgar rematch.

one of the main people pettis has beat to call him deserving would be the champ himself....pettis did already beat bendo. i voted for winner of diaz\miller

To go off the beaten path entirely and say something out of left feild, I'm confident Gray Maynard and Guida could both beat both Nate Diaz and Pettis.

so what does that say about those two fighters....just sayin.

Maynard is a beast, fought Edgar 3x and for the title 2x and was 1 - 1 - 1 against edgar.
Regardless of his loss to the champ he is still a top contender.

Damn I voted too quick for Pettis but the order of preference I'd like to see is....

Nate... Melendez.... Pettis .... Edgar

Frankie has to drop out of the division before he gets his ass killed. He's taking too much damage even in his wins. Sure he's a tough guy and can take it ... nobody doubts that but sheesh Henderson looked like he could fight tomorrow... Frankie... well....

Completely agree, I think Dana is going to guide him towards the super fight with Jose Aldo; that being said I think Also is the "Anderson Silva" of Featherweight and he will be far to fast and dynamic fro Frankie Edgar if that fight were to ever materialize.

I don't think we need the Edgar/Aldo match-up right now. It will still be there later.

The more I think about it, I would actually like to see Edgar get an immediate rematch with Henderson. I think he deserves it after enduring rematches to Penn and Maynard for reasons other than his own wishes. I think it's his turn to get a rematch now.

good point trigg!

^^^Yeah, thats for sure! He's gotta get a shot on the flip side of the coin too right?!

I think Edgar deserves it first ,but think Pettis would probably be able to fight quicker.

Pettis/Bendo was my choice. Both guys looked fresh after the fight so they can do this relatively soon. Then give Nate a shot if he beats Miller. I'd like to see Frankie get a win before his rematch though. I'm sick of seeing these immediate rematches tie up the division for a year, let's move on!