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UFC 230 was a big night for the UFC middleweight division. First, we saw undefeated striking sensation Israel Adesanya burst into the division’s top-10 with a first-round dissection of Derek Brunson. Then, an hour or so later, we saw former Strikeforce middleweight champ Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza surge back into title contention with a jaw-dropping third-round knockout of former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman.<\/p>\n

While Adesanya and Jacare both impressed the MMA community at UFC 230, it turns out that the former did not really impress the latter.<\/p>\n

Speaking to MMA Fighting<\/a> this week, Jacare downplayed Adesanya’s KO of Brunson, reminding that he himself as scored\u00a0two\u00a0<\/em>first-round knockout wins over the American wrestler.<\/p>\n

\u201dHe did a nice job,\u201d The Brazilian said of Adesanya’s victory over Brunson and subsequent calls for a middleweight title shot.\u00a0 \u201cBut what he did, I did better, and twice \u2014 and I\u2019m not even a striker \u2014, so what he\u2019s saying makes no sense. He\u2019s talking crap.\u201d<\/p>\n

“[Adesanya] is good, excellent, has a phenomenal future, is a phenomenal athlete, has a good game,\u201d he added, \u201cBut he didn\u2019t impress me, no, because I did better than him. Twice.\u201d<\/p>\n

With his win over Chris Weidman, Jacare rebounded from a split decision loss to Kelvin Gastelum. He’s now a strong\u00a026-6-0, and is once again right in the thick of the title conversation.<\/p>\n

Adesanya, meanwhile, is now a flawless 15-0 overall. His last four wins have occurred in the UFC’s Octagon.<\/p>\n

What did you think of Jacare and Adesanya’s performances at UFC 230?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 11\/8\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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