Well, that was quick: 'Jacare' Souza meets Tim Boetsch at UFC 208 in Brooklyn

Only one day after his manager posted a fake Craigslist ad to get a fight, Ronaldo Souza has one.

“Jacare” Souza (23-4 MMA, 6-1 UFC) will meet Tim Boetsch (20-10 MMA, 11-9 UFC) in a middleweight fight at UFC 208, which takes place Feb. 11 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. The event’s bout order has not been announced, but main card fights air live on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

The news was first reported by Newsday, citing UFC officials. Souza’s manager, Gilberto Faria, told MMAjunkie verbal agreements are in place for the fight. The UFC has not officially announced the booking.

Souza’s team was drawn to desperate measures after a rematch with Luke Rockhold (15-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC) was scratched for UFC Fight Night 101 this past November. Rockhold eyed a re-booking for February or March, but nothing official materiazlied. To no avail, the team traveled to New York for UFC 205 in hopes of securing an injury replacement bout. A UFC offer for “Jacare” to fight Gegard Mousasi a third time was turned down.

On Thursday, Faria posted the fake ad on Instagram, referring interested parties to UFC matchmaker Mick Maynard and UFC President Dana White.

“They are all running from ‘Jacare,’” told MMAjunkie. “They are saying they are hurt or straight up, ‘No.’”

The No. 4 fighter in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA middleweight rankings, Souza most recently stopped ex-champ Vitor Belfort this past May at UFC 198. Boetsch is riding a two-fight knockout streak, most recently stopping Rafael Natal in the first round at UFC 205 this past November.

With the addition to the card, UFC 208 now includes:

• Holly Holm vs. Germaine de Randamie for inaugural women’s featherweight title
• Jared Cannonier vs. Glover Teixeira
• Travis Browne vs. Derrick Lewis
• Ian McCall vs. Neil Seery
• Roan Carneiro vs. Ryan LaFlare
• Randy Brown vs. George Sullivan
• Luis Henrique vs. Marcin Tybura
• Nik Lentz vs. Islam Makhachev
• Wilson Reis vs. Ulka Sasaki
• Jim Miller vs. Dustin Poirier
• Gilbert Burns vs. Paul Felder
• Rick Glenn vs. Phillipe Nover
• Tim Boetsch vs. Ronaldo Souza

For more on UFC 208, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.