There is a time for meritocracy in combat sports, but with regard to the UFC’s lightweight title picture, that time is not now.
Okay, this might be a misleading start. These pages tend to endorse the idea that it is almost always time for meritocracy, and too often in the UFC’s past, the promotion has elected to operate against that noble guiding principle. Too often, fighters with long winning runs have been overlooked for title shots in favour of more easily promotable personalities.
