Round Robin Leaves Hamill In The Dust

With Michael Bisping booked against Tito Ortiz's expect opponent (Rashad Evans), and Ortiz being put up against Dan Henderson, Matt Hamill has been left out to dry, with no opponent and no rematch against the man whom he beat.

Apparently, Dana White and Joe Silva are making a conscious effort to let the past be the past and have since booked Bisping and Evans in a match up of TUF winners. The winner will most likely get the UFC "future stamp of approval," setting them up to be the unofficial #2 or #3 contender.

Rather than bother Ortiz with another fight against Evans, he'll face Dan Henderson, which will either resurrect his career...or end it. Similar to Liddell's potential bout with Silva, this is a chance for the two vets to put up or shut up. And for Hendo (and Silva) it's a chance to prove they belong in the world's premier fighting organization.

Meanwhile, the man who actually won a fight in the last three months (something Bisping, Evans, and Ortiz can't say) is stuck without a rematch or even an advancing fight. Personally, I think it has to do with the fact that a deaf fighter would be hard to market to an extremely auditory American audience, and if that's the case, White should be ashamed. It should be Hamill and not Evans who gets the next shot at Bisping. Rather, Hamill should be allowed to bypass them both and take on either Ortiz or Henderson to see if he can hang as the leader among the newest crop of LHW stars.