Dana White confirms winner of Florian/ Maynard gets title shot

UFC president Dana White announced at the UFC 118 press conference that the winner of Kenny Florian vs. Gray Maynard would get the next lightweight title shot.

"Gray Maynard beats Kenny Florian, he deserves a title shot, no doubt about it," White said at the press conference.

White confirmed later in the conference that either fighter would get a title shot with a win.

With UFC 118 also featuring a lightweight title bout between champion Frankie Edgar and BJ Penn, we will know what the next lightweight title fight will be by the end of the night.

If Maynard wins, there will be an interesting back story no matter who the champion is. Maynard handed Edgar his only career loss back at UFC Fight Night 13 in 2008, and was coached by Penn during his winning run on "The Ultimate Fighter 5."

Florian's last loss came at the hands of Penn at UFC 101, and has yet to face Edgar.