<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>"B.J. will keep the title and go to 170," said White. "Penn also said he'll come back down to defend the title at lightweight." In the lightweight division, Roger Huerta and Kenny Florian will be fighting at UFC 87 in August in what was first believed to be a No. 1 contenders match. The winner of that fight will no longer get an immediate chance due to Penn's insistence to fight St. Pierre. "B.J. will not fight the winner of Huerta and Florian. He wants G.S.P.," said White. Then, tongue in cheek, White said, "Penn even wants me to pull the Fitch fight."</div> Source: http://www.sportsline.com/mmaboxing/story/10889764
IMO they shouldn't let the fighters know in advance that a win will get them a title shot. The Cote vs Almeida fight is a perfect example of what can happen when the fighters know what's on the line....
