{"id":68289,"date":"2013-09-04T12:19:23","date_gmt":"2013-09-04T19:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=68289"},"modified":"2022-02-06T12:51:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T20:51:55","slug":"jacare-hoping-a-win-over-okami-tonight-gets-him-close-to-middleweight-title-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/jacare-hoping-a-win-over-okami-tonight-gets-him-close-to-middleweight-title-shot\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Jacare&#8217; Hoping A Win Over Okami Tonight Gets Him Close To Middleweight Title Shot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/jacare-souza.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49395\" title=\"Ronaldo Jacare Souza\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/jacare-souza.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/jacare-souza.jpg 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/jacare-souza-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/jacare-souza-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>&#8220;It is a huge responsibility to fight in front of the Brazilian fans. At the same time, it is good because I&#8217;m not going to be fighting alone, I&#8217;ll be fighting with the entire crowd behind me, and they are going to make things more difficult for Okami. Going into this fight I feel better, stronger and that my game has improved. I&#8217;m feeling way better than I did going into my last fight and way more prepared. I&#8217;m ready to go out there and show how much my game as evolved and how much of a better fighter I am than the last time people saw me.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I believe a victory in this match will get me closer to the title, but we&#8217;ll see where it goes. I know that once I pass him, I&#8217;m definitely going to be closer.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Former Strikeforce middleweight champion, Ronaldo &#8216;Jacare&#8217; Souza, believes that a victory tonight in Brazil could translate into a title shot.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, Anderson Silva could derail those dreams should he be victorious in his rematch over Chris Weidman, as the two Brazilian fighters have sworn an oath to never face each other.<\/p>\n<p>Okami has long been one of the middleweight divisions elite competitors, but in this interview with <a href=\"http:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/1759481-jacare-souza-bigger-stronger-faster-going-into-bout-with-yushin-okami\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bleacher Report<\/a>, &#8216;Jacare&#8217; explained that he believes the Brazilian crowd will give him the fire to push through and obtain the &#8216;W&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Who ya got Penn Nation?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It is a huge responsibility to fight in front of the Brazilian fans. 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