Jon Anik thinks the UFC’s middleweight division has never been stronger.
As it stands, there are a slew of potential title challengers at 185, namely Sean Strickland, Israel Adesanya, Robert Whittaker, Khamzat Chimaev, and Nassourdine Imavov. The question of who’s next for reigning titleholder Dricus Du Plessis is by no means an easy one, but for the longtime play-by-play man, Strickland makes the most sense.
Not just because he sits as the division’s top-ranked contender, but because he’s earned the rematch by being a company man through and through.