{"id":243362,"date":"2017-06-29T13:57:06","date_gmt":"2017-06-29T20:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=243362"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:28:22","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:28:22","slug":"jacare-souza-reflects-on-loss-to-robert-whittaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ronaldo-jacare-souza\/jacare-souza-reflects-on-loss-to-robert-whittaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacare Souza reflects on loss to Robert Whittaker"},"content":{"rendered":"

Back in April, top ranked middleweight Jacare Souza stepped into the Octagon with Robert Whittaker for a highly anticipated middleweight showdown. Unfortunately for Jacare, who was ranked higher than Whittaker going into the fight, he lost the scrap via TKO<\/a>, snapping a 2-fight win streak.<\/p>\n

Now, with Jacare ranked at #5 on the UFC’s middleweight rankings, and Whittaker set to fight Yoel Romero for the interim middleweight title this summer, Jacare spoke to Combate<\/a> to reflect on his fight with ‘The Reaper’:<\/p>\n

\"Robert<\/p>\n

“Truth is, I screwed myself. My opponent had a better gameplan and he managed to implement it, so he won. Honestly, I thought I was going to score a nice win, I was very confident, but it didn’t work, unfortunately. I think he had a better day than me. I even managed to take him down. When the first round ended, I told my coaches I felt he was tired and I would coast.<\/p>\n

“Unfortunately, I couldn’t get him again and he started to land strikes until he won. Now, I have to train and come back better. The fight is over, there\u2019s no use dwelling on the past. I have to focus on the future and close the gaps in my game. I should have waited a little longer, but it’s gone now. Unfortunately, the short break wasn’t so good for me.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Ronaldo<\/p>\n

Souza is currently recovering from surgery still, and has yet to book another fight in the Octagon. With that being said however, following the loss to Whittaker, he signed a new 8 fight deal with the UFC.<\/p>\n

With the upcoming interim middleweight title fight between Yoel Romero and Robert Whittake<\/a>r, and Michael Bisping fighting the winner, Souza could very well be returning to a middleweight division that looks rather different than when he left it.<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on BJPenn.com<\/a> on 6\/29\/2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Back in April, top ranked middleweight Jacare Souza stepped into the Octagon with Robert Whittaker for a highly anticipated middleweight showdown. Unfortunately for Jacare, who was ranked higher than Whittaker going into the fight, he lost the scrap via TKO, snapping a 2-fight win streak. 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