{"id":226771,"date":"2017-03-08T06:59:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T14:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=226771"},"modified":"2017-04-14T14:04:17","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T21:04:17","slug":"jacare-souza-goes-off-michael-bisping-luke-rockhold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ronaldo-jacare-souza\/jacare-souza-goes-off-michael-bisping-luke-rockhold\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacare Souza goes off on Michael Bisping and Luke Rockhold"},"content":{"rendered":"

Top ranked UFC middleweight contender Ronaldo Jacare Souza has been on a tear of the UFC’s middleweight division<\/a>. With a controversial split decision loss to Yoel Romero being the only mark on his otherwise unblemished record, Souza remains one of the most lethal contenders at 185 pounds.<\/p>\n

While Souza is currently set to fight Robert Whittaker on April 15th<\/a>, it wasn’t that long ago that Souza was set to fight former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold in the main event of ‘UFC Fight Night: Melbourne’. Unfortunately, Rockhold withdrew from that fight, and Souza was left without an opponent.<\/a> With that being said, ‘Jacare’ was able to close out 2016 with a win as he submitted Tim Boetsch in the very first round.<\/p>\n

\"Luke<\/p>\n

While Souza hoped to be inching closer to a middleweight title shot, with UFC President Dana White confirming that Yoel Romero would be the next middleweight #1 contender,<\/a> UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping is now officially set to fight former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre in a highly anticipated showdown later this year, likely delaying the time before Souza receives a potential title shot against the winner of an eventual Bisping vs. Romero title fight.<\/p>\n

He took to Instagram to take shots at both Michael Bisping and Luke Rockhold, saying:<\/p>\n

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If you want to ask who will be the next one, ask me, because I will fight! Luke is running, I know it. Bisping is a disaster for the division, because he doesn't want to fight no one. The more time you let me waiting, the worst will be, because I will come back more trained. Nobody will frustrate my dream. My dream is to be the world champion and nobody will stop me. @canalcombateoficial @reebokbrasil @reebok @usinadecampeoes<\/a><\/p>\n

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