He's obviously getting lined up for a shot at the title.
Win over a hopelessly over-the-hill ex-champ Griffin and I believe he is one fight away from Jon Jones.
I think he either gets Shogun or Hendo.
He wins both 
Probably accurate, but it won't be for a while.
Lyoto gets winner of Hendo-Jones (assuming JBJ doesn't get a rematch if Hendo wins) and then I'm assuming Gustafsson-Shogun winner will be #1 contender. After that, who knows what the division will look like.
i think what we are looking at is winner of shogun vs. gustafson fighting the winner of jones/henderson vs. machida. then whoever wins that little tournament will get chael if he can beat forrest and then maybe glover...not sure if that is a possibility
He'll be fighting Rashad early next year. trash talk will be epic.
2
170 is the only dibison where a guy in the top 15 is more tgan 2 fights away
With tgat being said, hes 2 fughts away 
Yeah 2 fights and he will get a shot with his shit talking.