Long awaited rematch between Luke Rockhold and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza is on ice.
It’s been widely reported that Luke Rockhold has been forced to withdraw from the the fight due to a knee injury. The fight was originally scheduled for November 26th.
Late day replacement for Jacare hasn’t been announced yet.
Jacare’s manager Gilberto Faria told MMAFighting.com that they’re only interested in fighting Michael Bisping next for the Middleweight Title but it remains a question mark if the UFC will make the fight:
“Michael Bisping is running from ‘Jacare.'” Faria said. “He is so scared of him. He’d rather fight someone like Dominick Cruz, who I would put my money on, by the way.”
Jacare asked himself who should be his next opponent on social media some time back:
Meanwhile Michael Bisping is promoting his role in the xXx sequel – the role he got when Conor McGregor backed out due to Nate Diaz loss and focusing on rematch.
Get to know my character Hawk, the biggest badass in cinema. #xXx
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Bisping is looking at 6 months medical suspension anyway after duking it out with Henderson. The absolute minimum suspension is 45 days so the Australia event will perhaps see Jacare taking on someone entirely different.
