Steven Seagal: 5 Fighters He Could "Train" Next

Despite the lack of Black House MMA fighters competing at UFC 135, Steven Seagal made another appearance at a major UFC event. On this occasion, Seagal attended in order to show his support for UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones.

Seagal contacted Jones days before his main event fight with Quinton "Rampage" Jackson. Explaining that it would be disrespectful to his current trainers, Jones denied Seagal access to his dressing room before the fight.

Seagal allegedly helped Anderson Silva and Lyoto Machida perfect their front kick technique, so he may have something to offer other UFC fighters. Whether Seagal actually aided in the success of those Brazilians or not, here are five mixed martial artists who Seagal could "train" next.

Georges St-Pierre

Having already worked with UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, Steven Seagal's interest in working with Jon Jones may cause some to label him a front-runner. If that is the case, Georges St-Pierre would most likely be Seagal's next target.

Berated by fans for his inability to finish opponents as of late, St-Pierre may need to start picking up some knockout wins to surpass Silva as the best fighter in the world. A Seagal front kick may be the missing tool that St-Pierre needs to start piling up the spectacular finishes.

Jose Aldo

Jose Aldo does most of his training with Nova Uniao. However, Aldo is also associated with Black House MMA. After working with Anderson Silva and Lyoto Machida, it is time for Steven Seagal to spread the love to other Black House MMA fighters.

One of the most athletic fighters under the Black House MMA banner, Aldo has the ability to use Seagal's front kick advice for devastating results. Watch out, Kenny Florian!

Anthony Pettis

Anthony Pettis is responsible for the only kick in recent memory to receive more attention than Steven Seagal's front kick. Pettis' "Showtime Kick" against Ben Henderson helped the Roufusport fighter capture the WEC lightweight title.

If Pettis were to combine with Seagal, we might see the first bicycle kick knockout in UFC history.

Rashad Evans

After dominating Quinton Jackson, Jon Jones is becoming seemingly unbeatable. In fact, Rashad Evans' only chance to beat Jon Jones may be to spy on his ex-training partner's camp, something Jones was accused of heading into his fight with Jackson.

If Evans is resourceful, he could convince Steven Seagal to make another attempt at working with Jones. Meanwhile, Seagal would actually be spying on Jones and reporting back to Evans the entire time. It almost makes too much sense.

Mirko Filipovic

Everyone wants to attribute Mirko Filipovic's decline to his age. Clearly, Filipovic's back-to-back knockout losses are more related to Filipovic's predictability. Every figther knows the Croatian's left head kick is coming, so they circle away from it and close the distance.

Filipovic still has explosive power in his kicks. The obvious key to Filipovic's return to the top of the heavyweight division is a partnership with Steven Seagal to perfect what would become the most devastating front kick in MMA history.

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Sean Smith is a Featured Columnist for Bleacher Report MMA. Sean has also had his work featured on UFC.com, LowKick.com and TheMMACorner.com. For the latest insight and updates on everything MMA, you can follow Sean on Twitter @SeanSmithMMA.