Jacare: Why is ‘Chicken’ GSP talking about 185 title fight?
Jacare: “I don’t know what he’s doing here. To me, he’s a chicken. If I get him, I’ll break him in half.”
Former UFC welterweight Georges St-Pierre is one of the greatest PPV draws in PPV history. When he announced that he was ready to return, a lot of fighters want a piece of the points on that PPV. And when he announced that rather than focus in welterweight, he would be looking for superfights from lightweight to middleweight, the number of fighters calling him out increased.
However, GSP has indicated he wants his first fight back to be vs. UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping.
Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza recently underwent knee surgery, but said he is ready to start camp for a title fight whenever the UFC calls, and is not impressed with GSP trying to jump the line.
“I can guarantee you that I’m physically better than anyone in the middleweight division today,” said Souza to Guilherme Cruz for MMA Fighting. “I’m training, running, jumping. I’m healthier and physically better than anyone in this division.
“Whenever they book the fight, and I’m sure it’s going to be for the belt, I’ll start my camp. No one has earned it more than me. I’m just waiting for the call from the UFC. I believe they will look at it in a meritocracy aspect, and it can’t be anyone but me. I’m waiting for the date.”
“St-Pierre never fought at middleweight. I don’t know what he’s doing here. To me, he’s a chicken. If I get him, I’ll break him in half. He’s retired and wants to fight for the title in a division he never fought before? He always ran away from Anderson (Silva), ran from fighting at 185, and now he wants the belt?”
“Look, I’ll give him this chance, and it’s going to be easy for me. I would pass on fighting for the belt only to fight him if he moves up. He’s a chicken. If he wants to move up, I would let Bisping for later, since I know I’m the next in line. If he wants to move up, I want him. I will break his neck.”
Bisping expressed interest in fighting GSP, and said “nobody cares” about a fight with Jacare.
“People have no idea what they are talking about,” said Souza. “I don’t know where they got that from. I fought Mousasi in the United States and the whole crowd was in my favor. I fought the most popular fighter in Brazil, who is also very popular around the world, and the whole crowd was rooting for me. Fans are supporting me on social media. Aside from that, I’m ready to fight and ready to sell pay-per-views.”
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