Tim Kennedy is getting ready for a busy six months.

The former Strikeforce middleweight contender will try to inch his way closer to a 185-pound title shot when he throws hands opposite surging division bruiser Yoel Romero as part of the UFC 178: "Jones vs. Cormier" pay-per-view (PPV) event on Sept. 27, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Then he has to make a quick turnaround and get ready for the call to replace Vitor Belfort, who could be forced from his middleweight title fight against Chris Weidman (because of this).

But if "The Phenom" is able to make his scheduled appearance and test his might against the "All American," then Kennedy may turn his attention to the welterweight division, where his old pal Robbie Lawler will challenge Johny Hendricks for the 170-pound crown.

From his conversation with Steph Daniels:

"[Welterweight] is definitely still in consideration. Robbie Lawler is going to be fighting Johny Hendricks again. Lawler is a guy that I've fought before and we had a really great fight. I see Robbie getting that title and then I'm coming after him. I don't know when this would happen, to be honest. There's a lot going on right now. I've got a fight in front of me on September 27th and there's a possibility I could need to be ready in December. If that doesn't happen, and Joe Silva wanted to have a Strikeforce guys title eliminator series of sorts, I don't know...maybe I could drop down and get a title shot there within a fight? I don't know. We'll have to see how the two divisions play out."

Indeed.

"Comrade Kennedy" stands 5'11" -- the same as Lawler -- but tips the scale at 185 pounds due to his muscular frame. A trip down to the welterweight division probably wouldn't take much effort, but with his wrestling-based offense, questions remain as to his effectiveness if he sacrifices strength.

Of course, none of that matters if he's shot down by "The Soldier of God" next month in "Sin City."