In perhaps the most gutsy performance of his storied career, Lyoto Machida fell to middleweight champ Chris Weidman in the main event of UFC 175 on Saturday in Las Vegas.
Despite the fact that Weidman beat him at his own game, the former UFC light heavyweight champ could hold his battered face high at night’s end, knowing that he didn’t regress in defeat.
The UFC’s brass will surely pit The Dragon, who hasn’t faced an unranked opponent since 2007, with yet another top-flight foe in his next bout.
Here are four fights for the 36-year-old Brazilian to take next.