{"id":101649,"date":"2014-06-18T06:01:02","date_gmt":"2014-06-18T13:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=101649"},"modified":"2022-02-06T10:01:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T18:01:55","slug":"gegard-mousasi-vs-jacare-souza-set-for-ufc-176-co-main-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/gegard-mousasi-vs-jacare-souza-set-for-ufc-176-co-main-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Gegard Mousasi vs. &#8216;Jacare&#8217; Souza set for UFC 176 co-main event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/following-munoz-destruction-mousasi-wants-rockold-kennedy\/gegard-mousasi\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-99521\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99521\" title=\"Gegard Mousasi\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Gegard-Mousasi.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Gegard-Mousasi.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Gegard-Mousasi-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Gegard-Mousasi-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A key middleweight bout has been added to August&#8217;s UFC 176 event in Los Angeles, as UFC officials announced today that Gegard Mousasi will meet Ronaldo Souza in the evenings co-main event.<\/p>\n<p>Gegard Mousasi (35-4-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) was last seen in action in the main event of &#8220;UFC Fight Night 41&#8221; in Berlin, where he earned a dominant first-round submission victory over Mark Munoz. Prior to that, &#8220;The Dreamcatcher&#8221; was coming off a unanimous decision loss to former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Ronaldo &#8216;Jacare&#8217; Souza&#8217;s (20-3 MMA, 3-0 UFC) most recent octagon appearance came at &#8220;UFC Fight Night 36&#8221; in Brazil, where he earned a unanimous decision win over Francis Carmont. Prior to his victory over Carmont, the former Strikeforce champion was coming off a TKO victory over former middleweight\u00a0#1 contender Yushin Okami.<\/p>\n<p>UFC 176 takes place August 2\u00a0live from the\u00a0Staples Center in Los Angeles. The event\u2019s main card airs live on pay-per-view, following the\u00a0prelims\u00a0which show on\u00a0FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.\u00a0The event is headlined by a\u00a0featherweight title fight featuring champion Jose Aldo\u00a0taking\u00a0on challenger\u00a0Chad Mendes for a second time.<\/p>\n<p>Who do you have winning this middleweight showdown? Sound off Penn Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A key middleweight bout has been added to August&#8217;s UFC 176 event in Los Angeles, as UFC officials announced today that Gegard Mousasi will meet Ronaldo Souza in the evenings co-main event. 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