UFC Fight Night 36: Matches to Make for the Entire Fight Card

At UFC Fight Night 36, Lyoto Machida and Ronaldo Souza both took a step closer to a shot at the UFC Middleweight Championship.
Machida utilized kicks and leg sweeps to beat Gegard Mousasi over five rounds. The Brazilian no doubt would have liked to mak…

At UFC Fight Night 36, Lyoto Machida and Ronaldo Souza both took a step closer to a shot at the UFC Middleweight Championship.

Machida utilized kicks and leg sweeps to beat Gegard Mousasi over five rounds. The Brazilian no doubt would have liked to make a statement by finishing the former Strikeforce champion, but he clearly established himself as the better fighter in a decision win.

Fellow Brazilian Souza is one of the best in MMA on the ground, and he showed it by controlling Francis Carmont with a body triangle for a large portion of two different rounds. 

Which middleweight did more to earn a fight with the winner of a championship bout between Chris Weidman and Vitor Belfort in May?

Here is what should be next for Machida, Souza and the rest of the UFC Fight Night 36 competitors.

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