{"id":305088,"date":"2019-03-10T12:06:24","date_gmt":"2019-03-10T19:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=305088"},"modified":"2019-03-10T12:18:22","modified_gmt":"2019-03-10T19:18:22","slug":"jacare-souza-has-awesome-reaction-yoel-romero-rematch-booking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/jacare-souza-has-awesome-reaction-yoel-romero-rematch-booking\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Jacare’ Souza has awesome reaction to Yoel Romero rematch booking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When former Strikeforce champ Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza joined the UFC middleweight division in 2013, he was right on the cusp of a UFC middleweight title shot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He’s remained in close range of a title shot ever since, but unfortunately has never had the opportunity to fight for a UFC belt thus far. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, Jacare is seemingly as close as ever to a middleweight title shot, but with champion Robert Whittaker injured and Kelvin Gastelum and Israel Adesanya battling for the interim belt in April, he’s been booked for a high-stakes rematch with former title challenger Yoel Romero. The bout will headline the UFC’s April 27 stop in Sunrise, Florida. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Needless to say, the Brazilian’s road to UFC gold has been long and arduous. Luckily, he seems to be taking it all in stride. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shortly after this rematch with Yoel Romero was announced, he took to Instagram with a clever reaction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BuuUZd5ASae\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

“The road is getting longer, but I can handle it,” this post reads. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jacare Souza will enter his rematch with Yoel Romero with a thrilling knockout victory over Chris Weidman in the rear-view. In his next most recent fight, he gave up a split decision to Kelvin Gastelum. This loss was preceded by a knockout victory over Derek Brunson, a TKO loss to Robert Whittaker, and a submission of Tim Boetsch. He’s currently a strong 26-6 overall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you think we’ll ever see him contend for the UFC middleweight strap, or will his path once again be blocked when he fights Romero in Florida? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article first appeared on <\/em>BJPENN.COM<\/em><\/a> on 3\/10\/2019.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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