There were not a lot of viable options were on the table to replace the pneumonia-stricken Yoel Romero against Ronaldo Souza at UFC Fort Lauderdale, but it looks like there will be a new opponent for “Jacare.”
ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reported late Friday night that verbal agreements are in place for Jack Hermansson to take on the Brazilian submission specialist in a five-round showdown. The report also states that the UFC has promised Jacare a title shot against the Robert Whittaker vs. Israel Adesanya/Kelvin Gastelum winner.
Souza (26-6, 1 NC) is coming off a spectacular KO of Chris Weidman in a thrilling bout at UFC 230.