I think that anyone posing a viable threat of taking the title should be able to fight the champ. And I feel that Lesnar was the biggest threat. But I know that's not how it works.
That being said... Lesnar was the best business choice too. His name, fame and charisma as a fighter made choosing him for a title shot a great business decision. And let's face it... UFC is a business. I'm cool with that though... Lesnar's fame brought a lot of visibility to this sport. The more visibility... the more fans. The more fans, the bigger this sport gets. The bigger the sport gets, the more room there is for competition! Sure, Elite XC went under, but another one will pop up... mark my words. Keep bringing fights with last nights marquis value and you'll get a lot more people talking about it around the watercooler at work and a lot more corporate advertising dollars taking notice... thus spawning interest in creating competition.
Just look what happened, (and still is happening) with TNA wrestling.
On different point... Randy Coutour is a great fighter and still belongs in the ring. But let's face it... he's 45 years old, so his days are numbered. The marquis value of his fight with Lesnar garnered him a much bigger paycheck than a fight with a less "talked about" opponent. So I'm completely cool with Randy padding his soon-to-come retirement. Especially since he was business savvy enought to negotiate a take from the pay-per-view profits. WAY TO GO RANDY! Fighters have a very short shelf-life... so I support anything that puts money in their pockets.
Anyway... that's my 2cents...
Oh... and regarding Lesnar gettin a title shot so soon...
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