I was reading an interview with Pongsaklek on fightnews earlier, and I guess that he would happily go in with Darchinyan or Kameda (the other name mentioned) in order to make the big bucks.

Whilst there is no doubt his promoter has protected him, he could still get his legacy nailed on with a couple of big name wins like those two. Whether it happens or not we'll see, but it'd be decent to see him challenged by some proper opposition.