Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza has been just on the outside looking in at the UFC middleweight title picture for quite some time.
And he’s not about to take the heat off the top contenders at 185 pounds any time soon, either. The former Strikeforce champion finished tough veteran Tim Boetsch inside of a round on Saturday night at UFC 208, using a Kimura to score the submission victory at 3:41 at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.
Souza’s 17th career submission victory was his second straight win and 10th in his past 11 fights as he held his ground on the short list of contenders for champion Michael Bisping’s belt.