David Branch Reacts To Losing Fight With Jacare At UFC 230

David Branch will no longer be fighting Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza at UFC 230 this weekend (Sat. November 3, 2018). Initially, Branch and the Brazilian were paired to square off on the Madison Square Garden card. However, when one of the premie…

David Branch will no longer be fighting Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza at UFC 230 this weekend (Sat. November 3, 2018). Initially, Branch and the Brazilian were paired to square off on the Madison Square Garden card. However, when one of the premier middleweight bouts on the card fell apart, the UFC needed to shuffle Souza elsewhere. […]

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Chris Weidman Says UFC 230 Win Earns Him Title Shot

Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman believes he’s one victory away from an opportunity to reclaim the title.

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Chris Weidman doesn’t believe he’s too far out from a title opportunity.

“The All American” will compete in his home state of New York next month (Sat. November 3, 2018) from Madison Square Garden. As he tells ESPN‘s “Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show,” one more victory will solidify himself as the next 185-pound title challenger:

“I win this fight, I’m fighting for the title,” Weidman said. “I was obviously close to fighting for the title before this fight, beating [Kelvin] Gastelum and finishing him.

“It was between me and him, who was going to be fighting [champion Robert] Whittaker. They decided to go with Gastelum.”

Weidman was initially booked to rematch Luke Rockhold at UFC 230. Rockhold was the first man to ever defeat Weidman in MMA competition. The American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) product finished Weidman in the fourth-round of their UFC 194 meeting back in 2015 via TKO. That marked the beginning of a three-fight losing skid for Weidman.

He picked up his first victory since May of 2015 in July last year when he submitted Kelvin Gastelum. However, a hand injury forced Weidman to be sidelined for over a year. Now, Weidman is ready to get back into the cage, but with an injury forcing Rockhold off UFC 230, Weidman has received a new opponent.

Weidman will now fight jiu-jitsu ace Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza in what will likely be UFC 230’s co-main event.

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David Branch Responds to Opponent Change for UFC 230

David Branch had long been trying to get a fight with Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza; campaigning for the bout against the number five ranked Souza and had finally gotten the fight booked in New York City for UFC 230. However, fate would intervene and an injur…

David Branch had long been trying to get a fight with Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza; campaigning for the bout against the number five ranked Souza and had finally gotten the fight booked in New York City for UFC 230. However, fate would intervene and an injury to Luke Rockhold would force him out of his fight […]

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David Branch Claims ‘Jacare’ Turned Down Fight Against Him in UFC’s Return to Brazil

David Branch is looking for a new opponent. The former two-division World Series of Fighting Champion had revealed just recently that he was offered a fight against Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza for the UFC’s rumored return to Sao Paulo, Bra…

David Branch is looking for a new opponent. The former two-division World Series of Fighting Champion had revealed just recently that he was offered a fight against Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza for the UFC’s rumored return to Sao Paulo, Brazil in September. Now according to Branch, he’s in need of a new opponent after stating on […]

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UFC 224 Live Results: Nunes vs. Pennington

The UFC is back tonight (Sat. May 12, 2018) for UFC 224 on pay-per-view (PPV) from the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In the main event of the evening UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes will defend her strap in front of her…

The UFC is back tonight (Sat. May 12, 2018) for UFC 224 on pay-per-view (PPV) from the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In the main event of the evening UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes will defend her strap in front of her native Brazilian crowd, against No. 2-ranked Raquel Pennington. The co-main event […]

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Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza vs. Kelvin Gastelum Set for UFC 224 in Brazil

A pivotal matchup between two top five ranked middleweights is headed to UFC 224 as Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza is set to meet Kelvin Gastelum on May 12 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The new fight was announced by UFC officials on Thursday night. N…

A pivotal matchup between two top five ranked middleweights is headed to UFC 224 as Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza is set to meet Kelvin Gastelum on May 12 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The new fight was announced by UFC officials on Thursday night. No. 1 contender match?@JacareMMA meets @KelvinGastelum at #UFC224 in Rio! ? https://t.co/tUT6UQSO5k pic.twitter.com/ac7Y1dmuTM […]