Over the last few months, the UFC has adopted a new approach to matchmaking: out with the old, in with the new. More than ever before, the promotion is actively trying to push veterans out of the promotion and replace them with younger, cheaper talent. Day after day, news breaks of a fight between a hardened veteran and a hot prospect and it's not hard to figure out who the UFC wants to win.
The UFC doesn't always get what it wants, though. A lot of elites have stuck around at the top of their divisions for years on and that applies doubly for former champions.