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‘Jacare’ Souza ‘very close’ on new UFC deal, calls Michael Bisping’s reign ‘a disaster’

It’s understandable that Ronaldo Souza would want to focus on his current task at hand. You would too if you knew that you’d soon be looking across the cage at a heavy hitter like Robert Whittaker.

But it’s also no secret that the former Strikeforce middleweight champion’s contract comes to an end after his much-anticipated UFC on FOX 24 showdown on Saturday night. And in this era in which big-name fighters test the free agency market and score themselves big deals, it’s not a surprise the people want to know where “Jacare” stands in his current situation.