His next fight against Kenny Florian at UFC 87 was an obvious title eliminator, and if Huerta could pull off a win he would be considered a legitimate threat to BJ Penn.
By the time Huerta actually stepped into the Octagon again, over a year after his last fight, it was almost common knowledge that it would be his last fight under the UFC banner.
Huerta put on a strong performance against Top 5 lightweight Gray Maynard in the bout, but ended up on the wrong end of a split decision, hurting his career and his hopes of leveraging the UFC into a better deal in the process. Suddenly, Huerta was the hottest free agent in MMA, and it seemed like the upstart Bellator promotion had struck gold when they signed him to a contract to compete in their second lightweight tournament, as they would finally have a poster boy for their organization.
Less than 24 hours from his return to the cage at an Ultimate Warrior Fighting event, Huerta will look to get back into the win column against former UFC bad boy Jon "War Machine" Koppenhaver, and with a win he may finally be able to start working to rebuild his career. Whether he regretted the interview or not, Huerta's post fight comments walked a very thin line between apology and vindication.
His bargaining chip is now gone, but he's still a marketable commodity -- that much is sure. After the fight, Florian was effusive in his praise for the Los Angeles native, saying he was the future of the sport.
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