Pessimist_Pete -I think cause he said he's satisfied with just being one of the best in the world not necessarily THE bestAaron Becker -I understand that. I don't understand why he is satisfied with it.Pessimist_Pete - He is cool with just getting the chance (even though he didn't). What?
at one time he was the one to be fighting for the championship. Joe told him he was fighting
Commendable indeed but not a wise decision. I can also understand him not wanting a long period of inactivity but maybe it'll serve to hype up a potential match with Pettis
Why would a guy pegged as the #1 contender ever be matched up with a guy who has almost no chance at another title shot? I don't get why this bizarre matchmaking happens so often.
He should have been facing Khabib, Dos Anjos, or anyone on a decent win streak really, but not Henderson. All this does is risk killing off one contender without building another one up.
This doesn't surprise me one bit. Josh has always been a gamer. 
While I do think that Thomson has a legit shot against Pettis, as he matches up well. Both are athletic but not very big LWs with well rounded skill sets (thomson's offensive wrestling slightly better, and Pettis the more diverse striking game).
However, I think Bendo is a terrible matchup for Thomson. Bendo is too physical and strong and will force him down just like kawajiri did. And while Thomson had great striking I don't think he's as tricky as Pettis.
If Thomson is going to win he will need a great gameplan and will need to stick to it.
good fighter, hespect
but i dont think he'd beat pettis or bendo
Josh is #1 contender?
Good luck to the Punk but making non-title Top 5 fighters fight can stifle a contender for a while.
Match some Top 5 against Second 5 to better sort out the real contenders.
IMHO.
I'm torn, I really like the way Josh fights and Bendo is one of my favorite fighters but when he was so nonchalant about getting subbed last fight, that really turned me off
I got bendo! He's too strong too physical, doesn't leave much room to get tagged, he does very well mixing things up and he has great kicks as well. He might not be as dynamic as pettis or Thompson but bendo is awesome. This fight is going to be awesome!
Props to Thompson! Guy is a monster too. Did a great job setting up head kicks against Nate.
420_4lyfe - Not exactly risking it since we all know he's gonna spank Bendo and finish him even easier than Pettis did, knocking Bendo's ass out cold.Wow why the hate for Ben?
How do you not respect a guy risking his golden ticket against a former champ that is in his own right an excellent fighter?