Okami's Razor

Occam's Razor states that "the simplest explanation/solution is usually the correct one".

In the case of the Middleweight title picture mess recently caused by Chael Sonnen's proclivity towards PED's (allegedly), the UFC chose the simplest fix and that was to have Vitor Belfort leap frog to the top of the contenders list. Meanwhile Yushin Okami is left without his elusive title shot instead getting to tangle with fellow perennial contender Nate Marquardt.

Both Yushin and Marquardt have been beaten down by Silva before so it is of no surprise that the exciting KO puncher Vitor Belfort gets the next crack at Anderson. Although Okami holds a victory over Silva due to an illegal strike on the ground that knocked out Japan's number one Middleweight Mixed Martial Artist. At the other end of the contenders spectrum, both Okami and Marquardt have both been thoroughly handled by the infamous Wrestler/Politician/Realtor/Fighter. Now that Sonnen has come through with a failed drug test those victories have lost some of their luster even if Sonnen was clean at the time.

In the contest between Okami and Marquardt, the strategy should follow Occam's Razor in that Okami should stick to the simplest solution to the tough veteran that is "Nate The Great". The simplest solution you ask? Wrestling, control, and ground and pound. A blueprint laid out by Chael Sonnen in his victory against Nate, less the steroids of course. Okami has been able to out-muscle many a Middleweight in his stint as a UFC contender and he should use that to take Nate to his weakest point: fighting from his back.

Occam's Okami's Razor may be to choose the simplest path to victory and a possible shot at Anderson which has eluded him for so long, but if Okami's luck has anything to do with it Murphy's Law will be in full effect.