IMO, this is a smart move on the part of Werdum for a few reasons. If Cain happens to beat JDS in their rematch, Werdum would be next in line for the shot given that I don't believe Cormier and Cain will fight each other and if JDS wins, they have a built in rematch that I think can tell a pretty great story. I also think that they'll make Overeem take a fight before he gets a title shot since he pissed dirty, probably against Bigfoot. I wouldn't be surprised if JDS or Cain drops out of their title fight that Werdum gets the call up, while I think they'll want to establish Cormier's name against a Mir or Nog.
Werdum has been playing a hot hand since he left ZUFFA and I think his recent string of victories over Nelson and Russow on PPVs makes him more marketable.
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MY MMA RANKINGS
HW Velasquez Cigano Werdum Cormier Bigfoot Barnett Mir Browne Nelson
LHW Jones Machida Evans Hendo Davis Goose Teixeira Shogun Mousasi Bader
MW ASilva Belfort Weidman Jacare Okami Rockhold Kennedy Consta Bisping Boetsch
WW GSP Hendricks Condit MacDonald Diaz Maia Fitch Kampmann Ellenberger Pyle
LW Bendo Alvarez Maynard Melendez Thomson J.Miller Diaz Pettis Chandler Grant dos Anjos
FW Aldo Mendes Curran Lamas Frankie Zombie Cub Lentz Kawajiri Siver
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