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Vitor Belfort Views Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza As “Toughest In The Division”

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Despite plenty being on the line this Saturday night at UFC 198 between Vitor Belfort and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, the former UFC champion isn’t looking to add any fuel to the fire.

Instead, Belfort was only complimentary of Souza during an interview with MMAjunkie following open workouts in Brazil recently.

“I’ve always had a good relationship with him,” Belfort said. “Our rivalry is healthy, we were never disrespectful towards each other. He’s a great fighter – a compatriot of mine that I think is the toughest in the division.”

Belfort (25-11) has won four of his last five, but was finished inside of the first round vs. then-UFC champion Chris Weidman last May. He rebounded in November, delivering a head-kick KO of Dan Henderson.

While another spectacular victory would go a long way in getting “The Phenom” back into the mix, he is only looking at “Jacare” for the time being.

“I’m focused on my next opponent,” he said. “To me, that’s the title fight.”

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Despite plenty being on the line this Saturday night at UFC 198 between Vitor Belfort and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, the former UFC champion isn’t looking to add any fuel to the fire.

Instead, Belfort was only complimentary of Souza during an interview with MMAjunkie following open workouts in Brazil recently.

“I’ve always had a good relationship with him,” Belfort said. “Our rivalry is healthy, we were never disrespectful towards each other. He’s a great fighter – a compatriot of mine that I think is the toughest in the division.”

Belfort (25-11) has won four of his last five, but was finished inside of the first round vs. then-UFC champion Chris Weidman last May. He rebounded in November, delivering a head-kick KO of Dan Henderson.

While another spectacular victory would go a long way in getting “The Phenom” back into the mix, he is only looking at “Jacare” for the time being.

“I’m focused on my next opponent,” he said. “To me, that’s the title fight.”

USADA Upholds Yoel Romero’s Suspension

Yoel Romero (11-1) was informed on January 12th, 2016 that he potentially tested positive for a failed drug test taken out-of-competition. His team insisted that it was due to a tainted supplement that caused him to fail his USADA test, however, and the supplement was indeed found to have had the incriminating substance in it despite

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Yoel Romero (11-1) was informed on January 12th, 2016 that he potentially tested positive for a failed drug test taken out-of-competition. His team insisted that it was due to a tainted supplement that caused him to fail his USADA test, however, and the supplement was indeed found to have had the incriminating substance in it despite not listing it on the label.

“The substance has a label with a bunch of stuff on it,” his manager Malki Kawa said in an interview days after the news broke. “None of that is illegal to take. What he got popped for is not on the label. So it’s obviously not his fault that he popped for this.”

“I don’t expect it to be two years,” Kawa said. “I don’t think two years would be fair.”

But even though the supplement was found to be the culprit — or at least to some degree — Romero will apparently still receive a suspension, although he doesn’t plan to accept it.

Ariel Helwani reported on Wednesday that USADA has given Romero a suspension, and he has decided to appeal the suspension. The middleweight is now headed to arbitration. No word yet on how long the suspension is for.

“Confirmed that USADA has given Yoel Romero a suspension, per sources. He has decided to appeal and will be going to arbitration.“

Romero last fought at UFC 194 when he defeated Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza on the main card, and is currently on a seven-fight winning streak. Following the fight, he was considered as a potential #1 contender for Luke Rockhold’s middleweight title, but obviously his future as a title contender is now on hold as his puzzling suspension situation gets mulled over in an appeal.

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USADA Upholds Yoel Romero’s Suspension

Yoel Romero (11-1) was informed on January 12th, 2016 that he potentially tested positive for a failed drug test taken out-of-competition. His team insisted that it was due to a tainted supplement that caused him to fail his USADA test, however, and the supplement was indeed found to have had the incriminating substance in it despite

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Yoel Romero (11-1) was informed on January 12th, 2016 that he potentially tested positive for a failed drug test taken out-of-competition. His team insisted that it was due to a tainted supplement that caused him to fail his USADA test, however, and the supplement was indeed found to have had the incriminating substance in it despite not listing it on the label.

“The substance has a label with a bunch of stuff on it,” his manager Malki Kawa said in an interview days after the news broke. “None of that is illegal to take. What he got popped for is not on the label. So it’s obviously not his fault that he popped for this.”

“I don’t expect it to be two years,” Kawa said. “I don’t think two years would be fair.”

But even though the supplement was found to be the culprit — or at least to some degree — Romero will apparently still receive a suspension, although he doesn’t plan to accept it.

Ariel Helwani reported on Wednesday that USADA has given Romero a suspension, and he has decided to appeal the suspension. The middleweight is now headed to arbitration. No word yet on how long the suspension is for.

“Confirmed that USADA has given Yoel Romero a suspension, per sources. He has decided to appeal and will be going to arbitration.“

Romero last fought at UFC 194 when he defeated Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza on the main card, and is currently on a seven-fight winning streak. Following the fight, he was considered as a potential #1 contender for Luke Rockhold’s middleweight title, but obviously his future as a title contender is now on hold as his puzzling suspension situation gets mulled over in an appeal.

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Jacare Wants Title Shot Because Of Yoel Romero’s Screwup

Ronaldo Souza might be in the talk of who should be the number one contender for Luke Rockhold’s middleweight title thanks to Yoel Romero. Romero (11-1) was informed on Tuesday, January 12th, 2016 that he potentially tested positive for a failed drug test that was out-of-competition so he could be out of action for a

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Ronaldo Souza might be in the talk of who should be the number one contender for Luke Rockhold’s middleweight title thanks to Yoel Romero.

Romero (11-1) was informed on Tuesday, January 12th, 2016 that he potentially tested positive for a failed drug test that was out-of-competition so he could be out of action for a while and Rockhold is going to need a challenger. Following his fight with Souza at UFC 194, Romero was considered as the #1 contender for the title. However, with Romero’s positive drug test hanging over his head, Souza is looking to throw his name into the hat for a title shot even though he lost to Romero at UFC 194.

“He’s back on the title run,” Gilberto Faria today told MMAjunkie in the wake of Romero’s USADA notification of a potential doping violation. “If Luke Rockhold is looking for an opponent, ‘Jacare’ is on the list now. ”

“Any way it goes, ‘Jacare’ is going to be back on the list for a title contender,” Faria said.

Souza (22-4) is currently on a one-fight losing streak. 

Faria explained that the camp is going to sit back and wait to see what the UFC does. It’s possible that the promotion books a rematch between former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman and Rockhold.

“We’re going to wait to see what else comes out,” Faria said. “We want Luke Rockhold as a possibility for an upcoming fight for ‘Jacare.’”

When asked when Souza could be ready to fight again, Faria said that Souza is willing to fight in April.

“We’ll be ready to fight April. The two names we’re looking at right now are Luke Rockhold or Weidman.”

Do you think Souza deserves a title shot? Let us know.

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Graphic Images: Luke Rockhold Gets His Elbow Drained – And It’s Disgusting

Newly minted UFC middleweight champ Luke Rockhold may have emerged from last December’s UFC 194 as the promotion’s new 185-pound king thanks to a vicious mid-round onslaught on former champion Chris Weidman, but apparently he didn’t escape without some health issues of his own. After the former Strikeforce champ took advantage of an ill-advised spinning

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Newly minted UFC middleweight champ Luke Rockhold may have emerged from last December’s UFC 194 as the promotion’s new 185-pound king thanks to a vicious mid-round onslaught on former champion Chris Weidman, but apparently he didn’t escape without some health issues of his own.

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After the former Strikeforce champ took advantage of an ill-advised spinning wheel kick attempt by Weidman in the third, he swayed the fight in his favor with a takedown and a brutal onslaught of ground and pound that involved some seriously devastating punches and elbows from the mount.

Repeatedly banging his ‘bows against Weidman’s dome must have taken their toll, as Rockhold posted a video to his Facebook page of a trip to the doctor to get his elbow drained. Watch the video on the following page, and be forewarned: it’s most certainly not for the faint of heart.

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Yoel Romero Facing Possible Lengthy Suspension For Potential Failed UFC 194 Drug Test

As if there wasn’t enough controversy surrounding Yoel Romero in recent months, between “stool gate,” his “post-fight Jesus comments” and the fashion in which he won a close decision over top contender Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza in his last fight at UFC 19…

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As if there wasn’t enough controversy surrounding Yoel Romero in recent months, between “stool gate,” his “post-fight Jesus comments” and the fashion in which he won a close decision over top contender Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza in his last fight at UFC 194 in December, UFC Middleweight star Yoel Romero is now facing the most serious controversial situation thus far in his UFC career.

It was announced this week that Romero is facing a possible violation of the new, strict Anti-Doping Policy, one that could result in a lengthy suspension, taking Romero from being potentially next in line for a UFC Middleweight title shot to sitting out long enough that he might not even be in the top ten discussion by the time he fights again.

UFC officials issued the following statement regarding Romero’s potential Anti-Doping Policy violation:

The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) informed Yoel Romero of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collection.

USADA, the independent administrator of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, will handle the results management and appropriate adjudication of this case involving Romero. Additional information will be provided at the appropriate time as the process moves forward.

Romero’s manager, Malki Kawa, issued the following statement to MMAFighting.com:

“We are gathering information and will have no further comment at this time.”