Ever since he lost his fight on 28 April 2019, he has been silent. It appears that Souza almost ended up retiring from UFC and MMA altogether.
Ronaldo Souza’s last fight
The last time that Souza entered an Octagon, it was against Jack Hermansson, who was able to defeat him via Unanimous Decision. Given that Souza had defeated Chris Weidman in the previous fight, a win here might have seen the former take things to the next level – a title fight.
Jacare Souza confesses being burnt out
In a recent interview with MMA Fighting, Jacare Souza revealed that his last fight affected him adversely. He has never had the chance to fight for a UFC title belt and had hoped that a win in his last fight would get him there. However, it did not, and Souza admitted in an interview with MMA Fighting that he had only gone back to the gym to help a friend who was preparing for his UFC debut.
However, on the way to the gym, he broke down and he didn’t know why.
This helped him to accept that he needed help and he consulted a professional. He went on to admit that mental health issues were not something that was accepted in his place of origin.
Jacare Souza talks about almost stopping fighting
Souza admitted that he was going to stop fighting and had plans to build a gym as something that he wanted to do post-retirement.
Thankfully, this was not the case, and Souza is now back and ready to fight. He is expected to fight #5 ranked Light Heavyweight Jan Blachowicz by moving up a division on the 16th of November.
Credit to MMA Fighting for the interview and quotes.
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