Joe “Daddy” Stevenson needed a little more than a round to subdue a feisty Gleison Tibau this past Saturday night. He came into the fight less than 100 percent and was not too pleased with his performance. But no matter how he looks at it, a win is a win.

Now, Joe Daddy is looking for to get back the lightweight gold he lost to BJ Penn this past January. Mmmajunkie.com provides excerpts from an interview Stevenson did on Tagg Radio in which he talks about his future.

Stevenson might need to put down another opponent or two before he gets another shot at Penn. He now claims an overall professional record of 29-8 and has won six out of eight UFC fights since winning season two of The Ultimate Fighter.

Penn should keep a close eye on Joe Daddy as he figures to be one of the major players in the lightweight division for the next year to come. A Penn-Stevenson rematch could wait in the wings, but both fighters must clip a few more wings of their own before that date will be set.

Dana White recently announced that the UFC has no plans to implement any new weight classes to the organization. This announcement comes in light of The Association of Boxing Commissions recent adaptations of an entire new range of weight classes. Regardless of that decision, White is opting to stick with what has been working, and that idea seems to be a very wise move on his behalf.

Currently, the talent level is extraordinarily high in each weight class throughout the UFC. Adding more divisions into the mix may have an adverse effect. It is extremely likely that adding more divisions could thin out the talent level in each class. That would lead to less compelling match-ups in a top heavy league with no bottom to weight it down. Major League Baseball is a perfect example.

The addition of entirely too many teams in Major League Baseball has made for a less talented conglomerate of pitchers spread throughout the league. Players who should not even be worthy enough to throw batting practice are now signing multi-million dollar checks. The bottom line is that it makes for a product with a lot more quantity, but a lot less quality.

Fighters like BJ Penn and Randy Couture need to constantly be put to the test against the best. Not only does it make for a more competitive fight, it forces each fighter to remain at the top of their game. There will always be other organizations that will showcase lesser talent, which is not necessarily a bad thing. Even Major League Baseball has an abundance of minor league affiliates. These smaller organizations in the world of mixed martial arts could prove to have the same purpose. After all, not every athlete can make the jump to the major leagues without some seasoning.

The UFC is far and away the major leagues of mixed martial arts. And to maintain it’s elite status, the organization has a responsibility to feature the best of the best. It has done that adequately and if something isn’t broken then why bother to try and fix it? So White and company should take a lesson from major league baseball and tread carefully over the waters of expansion. For it is quality and not quantity that sells.

Now that the Jesse Taylor drama is in the rear view mirror, the shock of C.B. Dollaway’s loss has worn off and the reality of Amir Sadollah’s victory has finally sunken in, it is time to look ahead to a new season of The Ultimate Fighter. The eight installment of The Ultimate Fighter will air for the first time on September 17th on Spike TV. One of the fighters to star on the new season already has quite a shadow looming over him.

Shane “Sugar” Nelson trains under B.J. Penn in his native Hawaii. Nelson claims a 9-3 record but may be more recognized for training under the current UFC lightweight champion. And very soon, the entire country will get to see how much Penn’s tutelage has paid off.

The Ultimate Fighter has blossomed into one of the major draws for the UFC and with each new season, the anticipation of the upcoming series is heightened. Furthermore, it has provided the UFC with some very formidable fighters throughout its first seven seasons. Nelson could be the next in line to follow in the illustrious footsteps of the ultimate champions who came before him. Nelson has already been trained by a champion, now he just needs to mimic his mentor and win like a champion.

It is in our nature to draw comparisons, and UFC fans are no exception. Thankfully we usually get a chance to see “who would beat who” quantitatively settled before our eyes in the octagon (like when we finally got to see Chuck Liddell take on Wanderlei Silva).

But sometimes the debate gets into fighters in different weight divisions which lowers the chance we may ever see the fight (However, unlike boxing, fighters in the UFC seem to have no qualms about switching weight divisions at the drop of a hat).

When asking about who is the best fighter in the UFC, it usually comes down to 3 names. George St Pierre, BJ Penn and Anderson Silva.

It looks more and more likely that if St Pierre is able to survive John Fitch’s challenge to his title, that a GSP vs. BJ Penn fight may be in the cards quite soon which will settle that part of the debate, but for now, I’d like to know how you guys would rate these guys?

So, from 1-3, tell me in the comments how you would rank these 3 fighters. Now, just to get the discussion going, I’ll be the first to throw my two cents in there:

#1 - George St Pierre
#2 - Anderson Silva
#3 - BJ Penn

Why would I rant them like this? Well, as for BJ Penn, the beating he took at the hands of Matt Hughes was not all that long ago, and GSP completely dominated Hughes the last 2 times they fought. In my opinion, GSP is a stronger striker and wrestler than BJ as well. With Anderson Silva, I would rank him at #1, but his recent fight with Lutter (which he won) left some question marks in my mind. My rankings could chance very quickly once we get to see any combination of these three actually fight though.

So how would you rank them and why? Or, would you replace any of these three with another fighter I didn’t include?