The UFC Fight Night 36 main event features a middleweight match-up between two former titleholders, Gegard Mousasi and Lyoto Macida , with title shot implications. Mousasi (34-3-2) will be returning to the middleweight division for the first time since 2008. The last time he fought at 185 pounds, he won the DREAM 2008 Middleweight Grand Prix and was crowned the inaugural DREAM middleweight champion. His decision to return to the weight class was motivated by the landscape of the division and his belief that the path to a title shot is shorter in the middleweight division than at light heavyweight. UFC president Dana White recently indicated that the winner of the fight is a “no brainer” for a middleweight title shot, but still wants to see the fight before issuing any guarantees
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Gegard Mousasi on Lyoto Machida Fight: “It’s a Must Win For Me” – MMA Weekly