5. Demetrious Johnson Vs John Dodson/Jussier da Silva winner
Perhaps the biggest problem the UFC face in building the new Flyweight division is developing a talent pool that can pose a threat to the Champion. Even now the competitors in the title fight at UFC 152 are perceived as being way ahead of the competition. Creating challengers will not be an easy task. John Dodson and Jussier da Silva might not be ideal opponents, and certainly a match involving either could not even come close to successfully main eventing a Pay Per View, but you work with what youve got. Dodson won the Ultimate Fighter, which in such a young division gives him at least some sort of value while da Silva is on a five fight win streak and as the former Shooto South American 123lb Champion has some relevance to the lineage of the division. Whoever comes out on top when these two meet on FX in October should be first in line for the shot.
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