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Jacare Souza has admitted that he is scared of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, but that he will still fight at UFC 249 in order to help pay his bills.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

As of this writing, UFC 249 is scheduled to go ahead on April 18 on tribal land in California. One of the most intriguing undercard fights will see Jacare, 40, go head to head with Ultimate Fighter 17 winner Uriah Hall.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

During a recent interview with MMA Fighting<\/a>, Jacare let the world know how he feels about the pandemic – and how he feels about fighting right now.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u201cI\u2019m scared, that\u2019s normal. Everyone\u2019s scared,\u201d Jacare said. \u201cWe try to keep everyone protected, but I keep thinking about one thing: if I can\u2019t pay my house\u2019s mortgage, if I can\u2019t pay my bills, I\u2019m going to lose my house. If I go out to the streets, that\u2019s when it gets complicated, that\u2019s when they really won\u2019t be protected. I have to take care of my family one way or the other, and I believe\u2026 I know the UFC will keep me protected.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u201c(The UFC) will take care of everybody,” Jacare added. “I can stay home, walk across the street and my neighbor infects me with the coronavirus. This virus is highly contagious. I can stay home and catch it. But I\u2019m going to work. I hope God blesses Dana White and the UFC so they really can make it happen and I can take care of my family with safety.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u201cI\u2019ll tell you this, in my years of fighting in the UFC, I\u2019ve been through so many stressing situations that you have no idea, so, to me, this is nothing,\u201d Jacare continued. \u201cThis is nothing to me. It\u2019s just another fight I\u2019ll do. I believe they will make the event happen. If they just wanna tell me the location on fight day, it\u2019s fine any me. I\u2019ll be there, I\u2019ll fight, and I\u2019ll win.”<\/p>\r\n

What do you think of these comments from Jacare Souza?\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 4\/9\/2020.<\/i><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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