Emotional Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza Looks Back on Successful Title Defense

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SAN JOSE, Calif. — MMA Fighting spoke to Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza following his successful middleweight title defense against Robbie Lawler on Saturday night at Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg. “Jacare” talked about getting rocked in the first, Lawler’s strong submission defense in the second, how he finished Lawler and who’s next in line for a title shot.

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SAN JOSE, Calif. — MMA Fighting spoke to Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza following his successful middleweight title defense against Robbie Lawler on Saturday night at Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg. “Jacare” talked about getting rocked in the first, Lawler’s strong submission defense in the second, how he finished Lawler and who’s next in line for a title shot.

Strikeforce Fight Journal: Robbie Lawler

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MMA Fighting’s E. Casey Leydon followed Strikeforce middleweight contender Robbie Lawler in San Jose, Calif., prior to his title fight against Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza. Watch as Lawler attends the pre-fight press conference, eats lunch, takes part in a couple of photo shoots and trains.

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MMA Fighting’s E. Casey Leydon followed Strikeforce middleweight contender Robbie Lawler in San Jose, Calif., prior to his title fight against Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza. Watch as Lawler attends the pre-fight press conference, eats lunch, takes part in a couple of photo shoots and trains.

Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg Preview and Predictions

Filed under: StrikeforceTwo title belts are on the line, and the most famous fighter in the promotion will step into the cage, when Strikeforce returns to its home base of San Jose on Saturday night. We’ve got the full preview right here.

What: Strike…

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Two title belts are on the line, and the most famous fighter in the promotion will step into the cage, when Strikeforce returns to its home base of San Jose on Saturday night. We’ve got the full preview right here.

What: Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg

Where: HP Pavilion, San Jose

When: The Showtime card starts at 10 PM ET on Saturday.

Predictions on the four televised fights below.

No Need to Hide Game Plan for Strikeforce Champ Jacare Souza

Filed under: StrikeforceAsk most fighters about their plans or strategies for an upcoming fight and you’ll usually get a vague response or no response at all, but don’t count Strikeforce middleweight champion Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza among that group.

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Ask most fighters about their plans or strategies for an upcoming fight and you’ll usually get a vague response or no response at all, but don’t count Strikeforce middleweight champion Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza among that group.

When Souza was asked this week about his planned method of attack against upcoming challenger Robbie Lawler, he had no qualms about tipping his hand.

“The plan is to use my jiu-jitsu to bring to the fight,” he said through an interpreter. “I don’t know how or when I’ll bring it to the game but I’m well-prepared, my cardio’s up and I’m ready to go there and show that I’m 100 percent ready to go in and fight. But the plan is when I see the right time, bring jiu-jitsu to the table and use it.”

Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg Fight Card

Filed under: Strikeforce, NewsThe entire Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg fight card is set for Jan. 29, Strikeforce director of communications Mike Afromowitz confirmed Tuesday with MMAFighting.com.

Check out below the complete lineup featuring four Show…

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The entire Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg fight card is set for Jan. 29, Strikeforce director of communications Mike Afromowitz confirmed Tuesday with MMAFighting.com.

Check out below the complete lineup featuring four Showtime bouts and nine preliminary bouts to take place at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.

State of the Strikeforce Middleweights

Filed under: StrikeforceIn the last three years, the Strikeforce middleweight title has been vacated more times than it’s been defended, and 2010 has been another long year for the promotion’s 185-pound division. Its champion, Jake Shields, whipped its…

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In the last three years, the Strikeforce middleweight title has been vacated more times than it’s been defended, and 2010 has been another long year for the promotion’s 185-pound division. Its champion, Jake Shields, whipped its big free agent acquisition, Dan Henderson — and then promptly bolted for the UFC. And then a much-discussed middleweight tournament failed to materialize.

But there’s some hope that Strikeforce will have big fights in the year ahead, even if the middleweight division fizzled in 2010. Below we look at what some of those big fights might be and where the middleweight belt is headed as we survey the state of the Strikeforce middleweight division.