By Sean Farrell

Quickly rising fan favorite and the UFC’s most high-profile Australian contender ever George Sotiropoulos will have the chance of a lifetime this weekend to extend his current eight-fight winning streak when he takes on the extremely dangerous German striker Dennis Siver, but an elite opponent isn’t the motivation for victory for Sotiropoulos. UFC president Dana White recently said that Sotiropoulos will position himself right in the middle of the UFC’s lightweight title picture should he defeat the veteren Siver. “If he can win and pull this fight out, he’s in the line for the title shot, There’s no doubt about it.” White said.

Sotiropoulos hasn’t lost since 2006 against submission master Shinya Aoki(who was considered to be one of the world’s best lightweight fighters at the time). Sotiropoulos was disqualified after an illegal groin strike forced the bout to be stopped. Since that loss, he has competed on The Ultimate Fighter and has defeated UFC lightweights like George Roop, Jason Dent, Joe Stevenson, Kurt Pellegrino and Joe Lauzon. Dana White also looked at Sotiropoulos’ dominance in the division as well as the exciting fashion in which he has finished his opponents as the two primary reasons that weighed on why he is being considered for a title shot stating “This kid has been on a tear, He’s so incredibly exciting to watch. You know, a lot of people talk about standup wars. Well, I love jiu-jitsu wars, too, and this guy has been in a ton of them. He’s very exciting, very fun to watch and incredibly talented. And if he wins, he’s on his way.”

Sotiropoulos will be facing Siver in his own backyard as well, as their UFC 127 bout will be taking place at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia Sotiropoulos’ native country this Saturday.

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