Can we put this fucking idea to rest. It irritates the shit out of me.
1. We have weight classes for a reason because the dude in the weight class up is just flat out bigger than the dude in the weight class below, and equally skilled.
2. Being champ in one weight class in no way earns you a title shot in another weight class.
3. For the most part all the guys people want to fight up seem terrified of the champ above them. For good reason. See number 1.