article_snippet.sent: With a dominant win over the 36-year-old Machida, he positioned he to take on the winner of the UFC 187 fight next month between Chris Weidman and Vitor Belfort.
article_snippet.sent: MMA would have to become legalized in New York for that bout to happen .
article_snippet.sent: If it doesn't happen, it'll be crazy,' the UFC President Dana White said.
article_snippet.sent: Jacare Souza needed less than five minutes to earn victory and also wants a middleweight title shot .
article_snippet.sent: Souza, who lost to Rockhold in Jacare Souza Strikeforce days, hoped Jacare Souza could earn a shot at Weidman's title with a fight against Olympic silver medalist Yoel Romero.
article_snippet.sent: eighth straight the UFC fight and hoped a month ago
article_snippet.sent: a win would mean Jacare Souza name would get called next for a middleweight title fight.
article_snippet.sent: Machida-Rockhold and Souza-Romero would have been a Final Four showcase of the best of the UFC middleweight contenders.
article_snippet.sent: But Olympic silver medalist Yoel Romero's last-minute scratch meant Jacare Souza likely has a longer wait for a middleweight title fight. '
article_snippet.sent: I want to get a middleweight title shot at the title next,' Jacare Souza said. '