No. 3 ranked UFC middleweight contender Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza will be finishing up his fight contract at UFC on FOX 24 this weekend.
“Jacare” is set to face Robert Whittaker in Kansas, City on April 15. The fight will mark the end of Souza’s UFC contract, giving the fighter the opportunity of free agency.
In a recent interview with MMA Fighting, Souza’s manager explained that they have been talking with the UFC for a while now.
“We’ve been going back and forth (with UFC officials) for a while. We still have not reached an agreement on his value, but we will continue to talk after the fight. Our goal is to reach a new agreement shortly. The UFC middleweight belt is Jacare’s goal. With a good contract in place, we will keep fighting the best middleweight talents out there and earn the title shot.
“‘Jacare’ is the only guy out there who’s been vocal about fighting either Luke Rockhold or Yoel Romero. Nobody else is looking for this level of trouble, especially current UFC middleweight paper champion Michael Bisping. ‘Jacare’ has a tough challenge ahead of him (against Whittaker on Saturday) and this fight is what matters now.”
