{"id":311841,"date":"2019-05-01T06:30:37","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T13:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=311841"},"modified":"2019-05-01T06:30:39","modified_gmt":"2019-05-01T13:30:39","slug":"ronaldo-jacare-souza-issues-statement-after-loss-to-jack-hermansson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ronaldo-jacare-souza-issues-statement-after-loss-to-jack-hermansson\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronaldo &#8216;Jacare&#8217; Souza issues statement after loss to Jack Hermansson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Saturday night, in the main event of UFC Fort Lauderdale, Ronaldo \u201cJacare\u201d Souza risked his promised middleweight title shot in a fight with short-notice replacement opponent Jack Hermansson. Unfortunately for the former Strikeforce champ and his fans, this gamble did not pay off. Instead, the 39-year-old was walloped to a decision loss by his opponent and his title dreams were once again dashed \u2014 perhaps for a final time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking on Instagram on Tuesday, Jacare issued a statement on this loss. He seems to be in good spirits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-instagram wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bw44GbOAhMC\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019d like to thank everybody for their support,&#8221; Jacare wrote in his post-fight statement. &#8220;My opponent had a good strategy and won. Right after the fight I was very upset and disappointed but NOW God has been comforting my heart and even though I didn\u2019t win, I don\u2019t feel sad anymore. I glorify the Lord for this. I want to thank everyone who believe in my work and support me! I\u2019m taking some time to rest with my family and I WILL be back soon!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s good to hear that Jacare&#8217;s mood has improved, as he admitted he was feeling quite bad at the UFC Fort Lauderdale post-fight press conference. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sad, because I did a great training camp for this fight,\u201d The Brazilian said in English (transcript via\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2019\/04\/ronaldo-jacare-souza-sad-with-failure-ufc-on-espn-8\" target=\"_blank\">MMA Junkie<\/a>). \u201cI don\u2019t feel tired. But I can\u2019t put my game on in the octagon. I\u2019m bad right now.\u201d<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t have plan right now,\u201d he added. \u201cI come back to my home. Take a vacation with my family. Tomorrow, I\u2019m going out with my kids. I don\u2019t know. I need back with my family and that\u2019s it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this loss to Jack Hermansson, Jacare returns to the loss column after a thrilling knockout victory over former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman. He&#8217;s now 26-7 overall. What do you think the future holds for him after his tough setback in Florida?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This article first appeared on&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><em>BJPENN.COM<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;on 5\/1\/2019.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday night, in the main event of UFC Fort Lauderdale, Ronaldo \u201cJacare\u201d Souza risked his promised middleweight title shot in a fight with short-notice replacement opponent Jack Hermansson. Unfortunately for the former Strikeforce champ and his fans, this gamble did not pay off. 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