What's Next for the Winners of UFC 103?

What's next for the winners at UFC 103? All the winners last Saturday night in Dallas had very convincing wins against their opponents. Each of the victorious fighters should face stiffer competition in their next fight.

Vitor Belfort had another quick match, as he knocked out Rich Franklin in the first round. Belfort should challenge Anderson Silva for the UFC middleweight belt next. If the UFC does not give Belfort a title shot, they should have him take on Nate Marquardt.

The winner of this fight would then be the next in line to take on Silva.

Junior Dos Santos is a title contender after beating Mirko Cro Cop. He probably needs two more wins to get a title shot. The UFC should have him take on Gabriel Gonzaga next.

Gonzaga would be a tough opponent, and he also has a win over Cro Cop.

Paul Daley won by TKO over Martin Kampmann, and he showed very impressive stand-up skills. There are many possible opponents in the welterweight division for Daley. 

A match with Anthony "Rumble" Johnson and Daley would be very explosive. It would probably be a stand-up battle, unless Johnson decides to try to take Daley down. Johnson would have the reach advantage over Daley.

Most fighters would want to get Daley on the ground, but Johnson might keep the fight on his feet.

Daley is outstanding on his feet, but he is suspect on the ground.  An opponent like Matt Hughes or Josh Koscheck would try to get him on the ground immediately.

A fight between Daley and Matt Brown would be exciting, too. Brown is a very tough guy, and he might be willing to trade blows with Daley.

Koscheck easily knocked out Frank Trigg in the first round, and it is time for Koscheck to get a stiffer test. Koscheck wants to fight Hughes and has called him out, but Koscheck needs to fight someone like Carlos Condit instead.

Is Hughes still relevant in the welterweight division? What does a win against Hughes do for Koscheck? A fight against Condit would establish another top contender for the welterweight belt.

Koscheck said after the fight that he would fight anyone but that is not true. He refuses to fight AKA teammates Jon Fitch and Mike Swick.  This limits the UFC's ability in finding Koscheck worthy opponents.

Tyson Griffin took care of Hermes Franca, and he is a legitimate contender in the lightweight division. He is probably two to three wins away from a title shot. Griffin should take on Efrain Escudero next.

Escudero knocked out Cole Miller in the prelim card at UFC 103, and this would be a great matchup of young fighters.

Another good fight would be Nate Diaz vs. Griffin. Diaz would have a huge reach advantage but that didn't do him any good when he fought Joe Stevenson.

All of the winners on the main card at UFC 103 could be deserving of title shots in the near future if they keep on winning.  All of these fighters have very promising futures inside the octagon.