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Jacare Souza admits he made one big mistake during his UFC run.<\/p>\n

After Souza suffered a submission loss to Andre Muniz at UFC 262, the Brazilian was released from the promotion<\/a>. He ended his UFC tenure on a four-fight losing skid and during that run, he dropped a split decision to Jan Blachowicz. Despite his losing streak, Souza was also a top middleweight contender and the former Strikeforce middleweight champion admits he should’ve waited for a title shot.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t keep overthinking things that happened in the past, I always aim at the future,\u201d Souza said in an interview with MMA Fighting<\/a>. \u201cI think that when someone keeps talking too much about that past it\u2019s because he\u2019s afraid of the future.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I do believe I\u2019ve made a mistake. People that were with me have made mistakes,” Souza continued. “For example, could have put my foot down and said, \u2018No, now we\u2019ll wait and fight when it\u2019s our turn [for the belt].\u2019 That didn\u2019t happen, but I can\u2019t cry about it now. If there were mistakes made, I think that\u2019s it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Image via @ufc on Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Since being released, Jacare Souza did retire from the sport<\/a>. He does hold notable wins over Derek Brunson, twice, Gegard Mousasi, and Chris Weidman. He was always on the cusp of a title shot but took another fight and then lost.<\/p>\n

With his career now over, Jacare Souza says he’s proud of what he did and he hopes his legacy holds up as someone who always went to battle.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I\u2019ve lived inside the Octagon was wonderful, regardless of wins or losses,\u201d Souza said. \u201cI had the opportunity to go there, work, see people cheering. I had a great time inside the Octagon. I hope [fans] remember me as someone that has never given up. Losing or winning, [someone] who has always fought. I hope they remember me as someone who really went to battle.\u201d<\/p>\n

Do you think Jacare Souza should’ve waited for a title shot?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jacare Souza admits he made one big mistake during his UFC run. After Souza suffered a submission loss to Andre Muniz at UFC 262, the Brazilian was released from the promotion. He ended his UFC tenure on a four-fight losing skid and during that run, he dropped a split decision to Jan Blachowicz. 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