Armchair Matchmaker: UFC 113 Edition

("Holy crap. Do my eyebrows really look like that?")

So here's what we know: Josh Koscheck will be playing the fraggle-haired heel in Georges St. Pierre's next title defense. Kimbo and Semtex are dunzo. Mauricio Rua's next opponent will be determined by UFC 114's Rampage vs. Rashad feature. Matt Mitrione and Joey Beltran could face each other at UFC 117 in August, which sounds about right. As for the rest of last weekend's winners and losers, their fates are still to be determined. Not saying you need any help, Joe Silva, but if things are piling up at UFC headquarters, allow us to offer a few suggestions...

Lyoto Machida: If Antonio Rogerio Nogueira can get through Jason Brilz later this month, Machida vs. Lil' Nog is the fight that makes sense. A win for Machida would be a perfect rebound against a dangerous, highly-regarded striker, while a win for Minotoro would convince fans that he's a title threat worth caring about. Even though they're both members of the Black House collective, Machida hasn't ruled the match out.

Alan Belcher: He wants Anderson Silva. Isn't that precious! Still, there's no denying that Belcher is a rising star with some great recent wins under his belt. My first instinct would be to put him against Michael Bisping if the Count is victorious against Dan Miller at UFC 114. But there's something just a little too obvious about that. If Belcher can handle Anderson Silva, surely he'd have no problem with Demian Maia, right? Tremendous upside for Belcher, and a good tune-up for Maia, who needs to re-locate his formerly fearsome jiu-jitsu.

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