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‘Jacare’ Souza Is UFC’s Forgotten Middleweight Thanks To Luke Rockhold

That’s the question Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza is asking himself following Saturday’s easy peasy submission win over Chris Camozzi.

Sure, Souza was a whopping 18-1 odds-on favorite against the last-second replacement, but he did exactly what he was supposed to do against such a significant longshot. So how did Souza’s stock seemingly drop?

If Camozzi would have taken him beyond the opening round or even all the way to a decision in a competitive fight, then maybe there could be a compelling case for Souza not getting next crack at the crown. However, the Brazilian cruised past the underdog like he wasn’t even there.