UFC Fighters React To Whittaker’s Shocking TKO Win Over “Jacare”

Robert Whittaker stepped into the octagon with the daunting task of taking on Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza on the main card of “UFC on FOX 24”. The middleweight division is one of the most stacked weight classes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship today and both men knew what a win on Saturday evening could do for their chances of getting a title shot.

Whittaker shocked the mixed martial arts world when he was able to avoid “Jacare” Souza’s grappling game completely, dictating the pace of the fight and forcing “Jacare” to adapt to his style rather than the other way around.

It did not take long for Whittaker to catch Souza off guard, and it became obvious that “Jacare” was desperately looking for a way to bring the fight to the ground. All of his takedown attempts were shrugged off, all of his tricks to get Whittaker to follow him to the ground were ignored, and Whittaker established himself as the favorite to win after the first round.

Still, nobody could discount Souza due to how dangerous he has been his entire career. Whittaker knew that if one thing went wrong, Souza could capitalize and turn the tables on him. Whittaker landed a stiff shot to the chin of Souza that wobbled him before connecting with an insane headkick that spelled the beginning of the end for Souza. Check out what fighters had to say about the fight below:

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