White: Machida could earn title shot at UFN 36
Dana White: “You’ve got Vitor Belfort next, you have Jacare Souza, you have Lyoto Machida and the list goes on and on of all these nasty, nasty guys at 185 pounds.”
The Ultimate Fight Night 36 main event features a pivotal middleweight matchup between Lyoto Machida and Gegard Mousai. UFC President Dana White may have just upped the ante for Machida though:
“If Lyoto Machida wins, he could be in line next for a title shot,” UFC president Dana White said on FOX Sports Live on Wednesday night.
“The thing that makes this 185-pound division so interesting and so exciting right now. Obviously, Chris Weidman looked unbelievable in his two fights against Anderson Silva and the new champ,” White said. “But who do we got waiting in the wings now? You’ve got Vitor Belfort next, you have Jacare Souza, you have Lyoto Machida and the list goes on and on of all these nasty, nasty guys at 185 pounds. And let’s not forget Anderson Silva could be back in a year and he’s the No. 1 ranked [contender] in the world. That division could not be more exciting.”