{"id":197748,"date":"2016-06-30T10:09:58","date_gmt":"2016-06-30T17:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=197748"},"modified":"2016-06-30T10:09:58","modified_gmt":"2016-06-30T17:09:58","slug":"jacare-souza-ready-to-make-return-following-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ronaldo-jacare-souza\/jacare-souza-ready-to-make-return-following-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacare Souza ready to make UFC return following surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In May, Jacare Souza picked up arguably the biggest win of his UFC career when he <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ronaldo-jacare-souza\/video-jacare-souza-tkos-vitor-belfort\/\">defeated Vitor Belfort via 1st round TKO<\/a>.  With the win, Souza became the presumptive #1 contender at middleweight, leading many to expect him to get a title shot over the winner of UFC 199&#8217;s Rockhold-Weidman rematch.<\/p>\n<p>With just two weeks to go before UFC 199, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/chris-weidman\/chris-weidman-opens-up-on-injury-that-forced-him-out-of-ufc-199\/\">Chris Weidman was forced out of his fight with Luke Rockhold<\/a>. While many hoped Souza would get the call to step-in on short notice, he revealed that he was preparing to undergo knee surgery.  Ultimately the UFC selected Michael Bisping as a fill-in opponent for Rockhold. <\/p>\n<p>Now, in the wake of <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-michael-bisping-vs-luke-rockhold-highlights\/\">Bisping&#8217;s knockout win over Rockhold<\/a>, Souza is ready to return to the Octagon whenever the UFC calls him.<\/p>\n<p>He spoke to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2016\/6\/30\/12060888\/jacare-souza-calls-george-st-pierre-a-chicken-vows-to-break-his-neck\" target=\"_blank\">MMAFighting<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I can guarantee you that I\u2019m physically better than anyone in the middleweight division today. I\u2019m training, running, jumping. I\u2019m healthier and physically better than anyone in this division.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Whenever they book the fight, and I\u2019m sure it\u2019s going to be for the belt, I\u2019ll start my camp. No one has earned it more than me. I\u2019m just waiting for the call from the UFC. 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