article_snippet: UFC title shots don't come around all too often.
article_snippet: Expected to take on fellow Mighty Mouse leftover John Moraga at UFC 187, the 30-year-old has a chance to extend fellow Mighty Mouse current win streak to three.
article_snippet: While RDA also defeated Smooth via knockout less than one year ago, RDA was a close contest before the Brazilian landed on unforeseen uppercut that shortly put Benson Henderson on another planet.
article_snippet: With an epic showdown between featherweight kingpin Jose Aldo and Irish sensation Conor McGregor looming in the distance, guys like Ricardo Lamas are being drastically overlooked.
article_snippet: While Jose Aldo swiftly defended Jose Aldo title opposite The Bully at UFC 169, Ricardo Lamas did enough in the championships rounds to suggest an upset could happen should Ricardo Lamas dominate early.
article_snippet: Chad "Money" Mendes when the two collide at UFC Fight Night 63.
article_snippet: " Mendes is another name that could easily make this list, but Chad "Money" Mendes is at least two impressive victories away from a trilogy fight with Ricardo Lamas.
article_snippet: Of course, if Conor McGregor captures the title from Jose Aldo in July at UFC 189, then all slates will be wiped clean.
highlights_snippet: Benson Henderson and Ricardo Lamas also make the list .