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‘Jacare’ Souza opens up on injury, loss to Robert Whittaker

Two months after losing to Robert Whittaker at UFC on FOX 24, Ronaldo Souza has finally opened up.

The former Strikeforce middleweight champion was a step away from a UFC title bout back in April, but a second-round TKO defeat ruined his plans.

"I honestly thought I would win the fight, that I would impose my game and win,” Souza told MMA Fighting. "I was confident, but this son of a gun came with a better strategy and defeated me. He beat me up good. That’s the only fight I was beaten up this much, but it happens.