I think it'd be risky to put Stevenson in with Yves. I don't know if that's still the plan now, but a Sherk-Stevenson title fight sounds too good to ruin. If Sherk is definitely getting a shot at Stout-Florian for the gold, then keep Stevenson away from anyone like Yves until that happens. Only because I think Sherk's a lock against either Stout or Florian and unfortunately for Yves his loss against Hominick is one of those losses that everyone remembers and brings up when discussing him. So while they need to get him winning again, they shouldn't destroy one of very few big names they've got at Lightweight like Stevenson. The Lightweight picture in UFC right now seems to be Sherk, Stevenson, Fisher, Florian-Stout, and Yves and Hominick, both coming off loses that seemed to take most of the wind of their sails in UFC's eyes. That's how it seems based on all these rumored plans UFC has. Sherk vs. Stout-Florian for the second ever Lightweight champ in UFC since Jens Pulver seems a bit too rushed for me.
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