There are two things UFC middleweight contenders Lyoto Machida and Ronaldo Souza seem to agree on. For one, they have no desire to fight a Brazilian for a coveted shot at the title. And two, if that’s the only option, they’ll easily forget that first thing. Machida and “Jacare” both emerged victorious in their respective co-headliners this past Saturday at the FOX Sports 1-televised UFC Fight Night 36 event at Arena Jaragua in Jaragua do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Machida (21-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC) earned a five-round decision victory over Gegard Mousasi (34-4-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) in the headliner, and a fight prior, Souza (20-3 MMA, 3-0 UFC) topped Francis Carmont (22-8 MMA, 6-1 UFC) on the judges’ scorecards
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Lyoto Machida, Ronaldo Souza discuss potential Brazilian-vs.-Brazilian title fight – MMA Junkie