UFC brass says Demetrious Johnson could take title shot over Brian Bowles

LAS VEGAS - It's the inevitable question that surfaces each and every time a UFC champion wraps a belt around his waist: What's next?

And so it was for Dominick Cruz following his UFC 132 victory former WEC featherweight champ Urijah Faber.

Many MMA pundits pointed to former WEC champ Brian Bowles as the leading candidate to snag the next shot at the 135-pound belt, but UFC brass said that's not necessarily the case.

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