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Ronaldo Souza Says Michael Bisping Is A Liar

September 28, 2016 | Posted by Joseph Lee

In an interview with MMA Junkie, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (23-4 MMA, 6-1 UFC) spoke about a variety of topics, including Luke Rockhold, Michael Bisping and a possible title shot. Here are highlights:

On why he’s not in a great mood right now: “There’s no way to be joyful with the way we are being screwed over. When I fought (Yushin) Okami, it was like, ‘If you get past Okami, it’s the belt.’ I knocked him out. Okami had never received such a beating in his life, so I knocked him out. Then Lyoto (Machida) fights Mousasi, puts on that bland, five-round fight and gets the title shot. I fight Mousasi, submit him, beat him up, and then what? I don’t fight for the belt. Same with Vitor Belfort. The guy is a phenomenon, fought for the belt millions of times. ‘If you get past him, you get the fight.’ I beat him up – beat him up a lot, by the way. And I don’t get the shot. OK, then – what am I going to do? Be happy? I can’t.”

On Michael Bisping: “He’s a liar. He said I was a world-class opponent, that he’d love to share an octagon with me. But he’s lying. He’s scared because I’m going to beat him up. Then he picked Dan Henderson.”

On why he calls Luke Rockhold a peacock: “He’s a handsome guy. He likes to stand out. He’s a model. And he said he wanted to hunt alligators. So I’m going to hunt a peacock. Doesn’t he look like (a peacock)? Isn’t he damn good-looking? Of course (the nickname was my idea). I’m multi-purpose. I create. I sing, I dance, I tap. I’m very cool.”

On why he hasn’t been given a title shot: “I have no idea. I think of it this way – in order for you to make a guy who sells pay-per-view, you need to give him opportunities to fight. When he fights, he might become champ. When he’s champion, then you’ll see whether he’s a good or bad pay-per-view draw. Because what they’re doing is, they’re taking the opportunities of the up-and-comers and giving them to those who have been at it forever. In a while, you’ll have what, 50-year-olds fighting at pay-per-views? Do you want to see an old man fighting? You’ve got to let the renewal happen. … They won’t.”