UFC 198 Embedded Episode 1

The most stacked UFC event of the year (at least so far) is set to go down at this weekend’s (Sat., May 14, 2016) UFC 198 from the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil. The UFC truly stacked the event to the brim with top-level Brazilian names for a monumental pay-per-view (PPV), and they pulled no

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The most stacked UFC event of the year (at least so far) is set to go down at this weekend’s (Sat., May 14, 2016) UFC 198 from the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil.

The UFC truly stacked the event to the brim with top-level Brazilian names for a monumental pay-per-view (PPV), and they pulled no punches, with Fabricio Werdum defending his belt against Stipe Miocic in the feature bout, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza meeting Vitor Belfort in a potential title eliminator in the co-main, all-time great former champion Anderson Silva meeting Uriah Hall in a battle of flashy and elite strikers, and even Cris “Cyborg’s” awaited UFC debut against Leslie Smith.

TO get the anticipation for the blockbuster South American card building, the UF is back with their UFC Embedded V-Log series for the biggest Brazilian card ever. Check it out right here:

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UFC 198 Embedded Episode 1

The most stacked UFC event of the year (at least so far) is set to go down at this weekend’s (Sat., May 14, 2016) UFC 198 from the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil. The UFC truly stacked the event to the brim with top-level Brazilian names for a monumental pay-per-view (PPV), and they pulled no

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The most stacked UFC event of the year (at least so far) is set to go down at this weekend’s (Sat., May 14, 2016) UFC 198 from the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil.

The UFC truly stacked the event to the brim with top-level Brazilian names for a monumental pay-per-view (PPV), and they pulled no punches, with Fabricio Werdum defending his belt against Stipe Miocic in the feature bout, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza meeting Vitor Belfort in a potential title eliminator in the co-main, all-time great former champion Anderson Silva meeting Uriah Hall in a battle of flashy and elite strikers, and even Cris “Cyborg’s” awaited UFC debut against Leslie Smith.

TO get the anticipation for the blockbuster South American card building, the UF is back with their UFC Embedded V-Log series for the biggest Brazilian card ever. Check it out right here:

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Ronaldo “Jacare” Expecting Tim Kennedy to Look for Takedown

Although a lot of people may have been excited about the prospect of Strikeforce holding a tournament to fill its vacant middleweight championship (cue footage of Jake Shields walking into the sunset), any big fan has to be stoked about the promotion’s decision to roll with Ronado “Jacare” Souza vs. Tim Kennedy on August 21st […]

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Although a lot of people may have been excited about the prospect of Strikeforce holding a tournament to fill its vacant middleweight championship (cue footage of Jake Shields walking into the sunset), any big fan has to be stoked about the promotion’s decision to roll with Ronado “Jacare” Souza vs. Tim Kennedy on August 21st instead. Of Strikeforce’s commodities, both Kennedy and Jacare rank right up there, so it makes sense to have one of them as the 185lb. champ (especially with Dan Henderson’s decision to return to 205).

Jacare has continued to impress since the BJJ god decided to transition into MMA (we say an ADCC championship and 5 world titles grants him deity status), and aside from his ‘WTF just happened?’ up kick loss at the feet of Gegard Mousasi, the Brazilian has pretty much cruised through his opponents recently. Of course, Kennedy has also continued to rise up the middleweight ranks, and has wins over notable names like Trevor Prangley and Nick Thompson since signing with Strikeforce.

In a recent interview with Tatame.com, Jacare was asked for his thoughts on Kennedy, and it sounds like the Brazilian isn’t expecting his opponent to stay away from the ground game.

“For sure. I believe he’ll keep doing his game, he’ll try to bring me down, but I’ll be prepared to defend myself while standing and bring him down in order to use my Jiu-Jitsu to try to submit him.”

Jacare was also asked for his thoughts on the upcoming bout between Anderson Silva (his teammate) and Chael Sonnen; guess who he’s picking? To check out the entire interview head here.