{"id":234078,"date":"2017-04-16T09:08:59","date_gmt":"2017-04-16T16:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=234078"},"modified":"2017-04-16T09:17:07","modified_gmt":"2017-04-16T16:17:07","slug":"ronaldo-jacare-souza-releases-statement-tko-loss-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ronaldo-jacare-souza\/ronaldo-jacare-souza-releases-statement-tko-loss-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronaldo &#8220;Jacare&#8221; Souza releases statement after TKO loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday night, Brazilian grappling sensation Ronaldo &#8220;Jacare&#8221; Souza was one of the hottest contenders in the middleweight division, and one of the most deserving men of a shot at <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ronaldo-jacare-souza\/ronaldo-jacare-souza-trashes-luke-rockhold-michael-bisping\/\">Michael Bisping&#8217;s middleweight title<\/a>. On Saturday night, he was dropped by a second-round <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/robert-whittaker-discusses-jacare-booking-challenges-fight\/\">Robert Whittaker<\/a> head-kick, and polished off by a meteor shower of ground strikes. Things change awfully quickly in mixed martial arts.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after this upset loss to Whittaker \u2013 which marks his first stoppage loss since a 2008 up-kick induced knockout dealt by Gegard Mousasi \u2013 Jacare took to Instagram to issue a short statement on his situation.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Win with audacity, lose with class,&#8221; The Brazilian star said on Instagram. &#8220;[He] who does not take risks never gets the victory. No excuses. Congratulations, [Robert Whittaker]. And my thank you to everyone for the support of those [who have] always and always will be by my side. I&#8217;ll come back soon, and stronger!&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>See Jacare&#8217;s full statement on his loss below:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BS7lWt9BuXa\/<\/p>\n<p>With this loss to Whittaker, Jacare&#8217;s UFC record now sits at 7-2. His only previous Octagon loss was an extremely controversial split decision loss to the streaking Yoel Romero. Prior to this UFC run, Jacare went 7-1 under the Strikeforce banner, winning the organization&#8217;s middleweight title and losing only to future UFC champ Luke Rockhold. The good news for Jacare, of course, is that <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ronaldo-jacare-souza\/jacare-souza-inks-long-term-deal-ufc\/\">he recently signed a new eight-fight deal with the UFC<\/a>, meaning he&#8217;ll have plenty of opportunities to bounce back from this patch of adversity.<\/p>\n<p>Whittaker, meanwhile, is now 6-0 since jumping up to the middleweight division after a decent run at welterweight. The Australia based Kiwi is now one of the top contenders at 185 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>How do you think Jacare will respond to this stoppage loss to Whittaker? Will he still be able to challenge for UFC gold in the future? Sound off, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 4\/16\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday night, Brazilian grappling sensation Ronaldo &#8220;Jacare&#8221; Souza was one of the hottest contenders in the middleweight division, and one of the most deserving men of a shot at Michael Bisping&#8217;s middleweight title. 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