'Jacare' continues social media attack on Michael Bisping, labels champ a coward

If you think middleweight contender Ronaldo Souza is just going to sit back and let the UFC’s middleweight title picture sort itself out, think again.

While it appears Yoel Romero (12-1 MMA, 8-0 UFC) will get the next crack at UFC champ Michael Bisping (30-7 MMA, 20-7 UFC), “Jacare” (24-4 MMA, 7-1 UFC) continues to fire shots at the champ, perhaps in hopes of “The Count” pushing Romero to the side for a chance to silence his chief critic.

Silva currently sits at No. 1 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA middleweight rankings. Romero sits at No. 2, and Souza is No. 4.

Souza downed Tim Boetsch earlier this month at UFC 208, submitting the slugger in the opening round with a beautiful kimura finish. It was a fight that had little upside for Souza, with Boetsch boasting knockout power but lacking a strong presence in the rankings. The Brazilian grappler took some heat for taking the fight, but today he was quick to point out that Bisping looked far down the rankings list in his November title defense with Dan Henderson – and still nearly lost the fight.

“Look what happens when I fight the #13 in the ranking! Look what happens when @mikebisping fights the #13 in the ranking!” Souza wrote alongside post-fight pictures of the two fighters after their most recent wins. “I heard that the scared Bisping talked some crap about me, lying, because he doesn’t have more excuses not to step inside the Octagon with me, exactly how cowards do. He said I looked like an amateur standing with the #13 ranked middleweight (Tim Boetsch), but we all remember how he left the fight against the #13 ranked middleweight (Dan Henderson). You were beat up!

“You’re stupid, Bisping! After getting knocked out by Hendo’s brutal right hand, you had seven years to learn, and when you fought again you couldn’t even defend the same right hand that put you to sleep.”

???? Olha o que acontece quando eu luto contra o 13º do ranking! Olha o que acontece quando o Bisping luta contra o 13º do ranking! ?? . Soube que o medroso do Bisping andou falando algumas besteiras sobre mim, mentindo porque não tem mais desculpas para não subir no octógono comigo, exatamente como fazem os covardes. Disse que eu parecia um amador lutando em pé contra o 13º do ranking (Tim Boetsch), mas todos nós lembramos como ele saiu da luta contra o 13º do ranking (Dan Henderson). Foi moído! Você é um burro, Bisping! Depois de ser nocauteado com uma mão direita brutal do Hendo, você teve 7 anos para aprender e quando lutou novamente não conseguiu se defender da mesma mão direita que te fez dormir. . Falou também sobre o tamanho do meu corpo. Esquisita sua mania de ficar reparando os outros atletas. Você pode trabalhar na USADA e fazer meus testes, só assim você chegaria perto de mim sem medo. E é melhor investir na carreira como blogueiro ou escritor, porque lutador de verdade você não é! #TimeJacare ?? . ???? Look what happens when I fight the #13 in the ranking! Look what happens when @mikebisping fights the #13 in the ranking! ?? . I heard that the scared Bisping talked some crap about me, lying, because he doesn't have more excuses not to step inside the Octagon with me, exactly how cowards do. He said I looked like an amateur standing with the #13 ranked middleweight (Tim Boetsch), but we all remember how he left the fight against the #13 ranked middleweight (Dan Henderson). You were beat up! You're stupid, Bisping! After getting knocked out by Hendo's brutal right hand, you had seven years to learn, and when you fought again you couldn't even defend the same right hand that put you to sleep. . He talked about my body, too. This weird thing about noticing other athletes' bodies. You can work for USADA and do my tests, that's the closest you'd get to me without being afraid. And you'd better invest in your career as a blogger or writer, because you're not a real fighter!! #TeamJacare ?? . #BeMoreHuman @reebok @reebokbrasil #UFC @ufc @ufc_brasil

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Bisping is currently nursing a knee injury that he expects to be healed soon and then announce his next title defense. All signs are pointing to Romero, but it appears Souza isn’t going to sit quietly on the sidelines and wait his turn.

“He talked about my body, too,” Souza wrote. T”his weird thing about noticing other athletes’ bodies. You can work for USADA and do my tests, that’s the closest you’d get to me without being afraid. And you’d better invest in your career as a blogger or writer, because you’re not a real fighter!!”

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