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…is apparently the word from the UFC.

In the latest edition of, “Inside MMA” Diego stated that the brass has told him a dominant win over Clay Guida would give him a shot at the 155lb title. Of course that title is being contested at UFC 101 with BJ Penn defending against a very hungry Kenny Florian this August. Either way, it would be a good fight.

Sanchez was on an amazing tear in the welterweight division, getting to 19-0 before dropping back-to-back decisions to Josh Koscheck and Jon Fitch. Sanchez bounced back with two wins and was slated to take on Thiago Alves in UFC 90 but an injury forced him to the sidelines. Interestingly enough, his replacement, Josh Koscheck, got thoroughly worked over by Alves in the bout. Perhaps that weighed on Diego’s decision to drop down.

Sanchez looked good in his 155lb debut, taking out top contender Joe Stevenson at UFC 95. Diego is young, charismatic and marketable. Exactly what the UFC needs in an already stacked 155lb division.

By the way, there was no word wether Clay Guida would get a title shot should he win, so what gives? Where’s Guida’s love?!

With Anderson Silva unable to be ready for a UFC 95 fight, the promotion has turned to its lightweights to headline the card. Diego Sanchez will face Joe Stevenson in the main event at London’s O2 Arena Feb 21.Sanchez was on the cusp of a 170lb title shot when he was scheduled to face Thiago Silva at UFC 90 this past October. Unfortunately for him, a rib injury forced him off of the card. Josh Koscheck stepped in to face Alves on short notice, and proceeded to get pummeled by Alves for three rounds. An interesting thing to note is that Koscheck was the first guy to hand Sanchez a professional loss. So the guy who beat him got beat by another guy…that may have spurred Sanchez on to a drop in weight.

Stevenson is like a top 5 gate keeper of the 155′ers, always the bridesmaid but never the bride…yet. Stevenson is one tough hombre and is still a pup at 26 years of age. He’s in a mini-slump now, having lost 2 out of his last 3 fights.

Both these guys can go and this should be a non-stop war, both on the ground and on the feet. You sure could do worse for a main event!