Ronaldo Souza was proud of his performance against Jan Blachowicz at UFC on ESPN+ 22 and believes he was wronged by the judges. Souza (26-8 MMA, 9-5 UFC) suffered a split decision loss to Blachowicz (25-8 MMA, 8-5 UFC) in Saturday’s headliner from Ginasio do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo. The fight marked his light heavyweight debut, and “Jacare” came just short of beating a top contender. The Brazilian admitted post-fight that his 25-minute bout with Blachowicz was by no means entertaining, but given the adversity he apparently endured throughout training camp, Souza couldn’t be overly critical of his effort. “I told the UFC I was coughing in a way that I can’t stop coughing, and this was 20 days ago,” Souza said through an interpreter. “We did a lot of exams and, first of all, I did treatment as if there was an allergy, and my doctor from Brazil here told (to do) a weird exam
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‘Jacare’ Souza reveals pre-fight illness, not discouraged by loss to Jan Blachowicz – MMA Junkie