Sorry! When promoting the headlining attraction of last night’s (Fri., Sept. 5, 2014) UFC Fight Night 50: Jacare vs. Mousasi event at the Foxwoods Casino Resort in Ledyard, Connecticut on Fox Sports 1, UFC President Dana White mentioned the winner of the Jacare Souza vs. Gegard Mousasi bout would be in line for a title shot. Well, Souza submitted Mousasi in the third round (watch it here) after a strong performance and was talking title shot afterwards. White, however, is pumping the brakes on that (via MMA Fighting): He looked very impressive tonight.
You know, I’m a huge Mousasi fan, and he picked him apart and wore him out. He looked fantastic tonight. And we talk about title shots, there’s a title fight that’s going to happen first. So it depends on when this thing happens, what goes down, what happens with Chris Weidman. It’s tough to say, yeah he’s getting a title shot when there’s already a title shot in line. … You can say [Souza] is next in line for a title. Somebody’s already next in line for the title, so obviously Jacare looked incredible tonight, he put on a great performance and I’m sure he’ll fight again before we talk about title shots.
More than anything else, the primary issue may be timing. Current Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman is already booked to tussle with Vitor Belfort at UFC 181 in December. Souza sitting on the shelf waiting for the winner is neither practical nor pleasing to those in power within the promotion. The only fighter ranked above him currently is Lyoto Machida, who is coming off a loss to Weidman. If that doesn’t make sense, they’ll have to find something that does. What’s the best play here, Maniacs?
Dana White: I'm sure Jacare Souza will fight again before getting a title shot
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