Comments on: Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza signs UFC contract http://mmamania.com/2007/09/30/ronaldo-jacare-souza/ UFC news, event schedules, fight analysis, Octagon predictions, UFC fighters and MMA thoughts Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:21:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Go-Go Plata http://mmamania.com/2007/09/30/ronaldo-jacare-souza/#comment-404598 Go-Go Plata Sat, 05 Apr 2008 07:38:09 +0000 http://mmamania.com/2007/09/30/ronaldo-jacare-souza/#comment-404598 Grappling: "No other fighter in the history of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has been more dominating in worldwide competitions." MMA: If Jacare develops his stand up defense & striking half way to the level of his grappling. It is possible that he will be virtually unstoppable in the middle weight division. Grappling:
“No other fighter in the history of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has been more dominating in worldwide competitions.”
MMA:
If Jacare develops his stand up defense & striking half way to the level of his grappling. It is possible that he will be virtually unstoppable in the middle weight division.

]]> By: Littlerastaman http://mmamania.com/2007/09/30/ronaldo-jacare-souza/#comment-264915 Littlerastaman Sun, 13 Jan 2008 05:58:31 +0000 http://mmamania.com/2007/09/30/ronaldo-jacare-souza/#comment-264915 It would be sweet if Jacare goes vs. Shinya Aoki that fight would be killer It would be sweet if Jacare goes vs. Shinya Aoki that fight would be killer

]]> By: Mr. Big http://mmamania.com/2007/09/30/ronaldo-jacare-souza/#comment-263653 Mr. Big Sat, 12 Jan 2008 04:08:18 +0000 http://mmamania.com/2007/09/30/ronaldo-jacare-souza/#comment-263653 Enough with everyone talking about Randy Couture against this guy. Randy Couture is older then dirt. That's great that he's 25-30 lbs heavier but bjj/grappling is something that Jacare grew up with. The guy is a freak but don't point out his performance against Randy as a major supporting reason why he is as good as he is. And time will only tell if the guy has any sort of chin. You'd hope he's at least been tested in sparring sessions to find that out. Enough with everyone talking about Randy Couture against this guy. Randy Couture is older then dirt. That’s great that he’s 25-30 lbs heavier but bjj/grappling is something that Jacare grew up with. The guy is a freak but don’t point out his performance against Randy as a major supporting reason why he is as good as he is. And time will only tell if the guy has any sort of chin. You’d hope he’s at least been tested in sparring sessions to find that out.

]]> By: Flow with the go http://mmamania.com/2007/09/30/ronaldo-jacare-souza/#comment-222137 Flow with the go Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:54:02 +0000 http://mmamania.com/2007/09/30/ronaldo-jacare-souza/#comment-222137 [quote comment="162340"]For the first time in a long time, I have never heard of this guy. But he is a BJJ guy, and BJJ guys are awesome to watch, so this could be interesting.[/quote] Any one who trains BJJ and has studied Jacare, knows his positions and submissions are the tightest and most painful to go through. His arm bars are ridiculous-tight and nasty, his chokes not only cut off the flow of blood they make you feel like your head is going to explode in 2 seconds, and everything comes at you from obscene angles. I believe he wears Koral gi's just because they bite and tear through your skin easier. That is why his nickname is "Jacare" which means alligator in Portugese, cause he gets ahold of you and rips you apart. This man will do anthing to win. You may have heard of guys who wont tap, they would rather break their arm or get choked out. Well, he is not that guy, he will and has broken his own arm on PURPOSE to escape a submission from the GREAT, ROGER GRACIE to win the Mundials, and also fought for another minute with a broken arm to win. When I train I look up to all BJJ competitors in the world, but only a select few are at the top, and Jacare is one. Just the fact that a BJJ expert of his caliber is signed by the UFC makes that whole division have to rise up yet another step. I cant wait! [quote comment=”162340″]For the first time in a long time, I have never heard of this guy. But he is a BJJ guy, and BJJ guys are awesome to watch, so this could be interesting.[/quote]
Any one who trains BJJ and has studied Jacare, knows his positions and submissions are the tightest and most painful to go through. His arm bars are ridiculous-tight and nasty, his chokes not only cut off the flow of blood they make you feel like your head is going to explode in 2 seconds, and everything comes at you from obscene angles. I believe he wears Koral gi’s just because they bite and tear through your skin easier. That is why his nickname is “Jacare” which means alligator in Portugese, cause he gets ahold of you and rips you apart. This man will do anthing to win. You may have heard of guys who wont tap, they would rather break their arm or get choked out. Well, he is not that guy, he will and has broken his own arm on PURPOSE to escape a submission from the GREAT, ROGER GRACIE to win the Mundials, and also fought for another minute with a broken arm to win. When I train I look up to all BJJ competitors in the world, but only a select few are at the top, and Jacare is one. Just the fact that a BJJ expert of his caliber is signed by the UFC makes that whole division have to rise up yet another step. I cant wait!

]]> By: Jacare back to MMA - MMA Forum - UFC Forums - UFC Results - MMA Videos http://mmamania.com/2007/09/30/ronaldo-jacare-souza/#comment-207334 Jacare back to MMA - MMA Forum - UFC Forums - UFC Results - MMA Videos Sat, 10 Nov 2007 14:38:17 +0000 http://mmamania.com/2007/09/30/ronaldo-jacare-souza/#comment-207334 [...] Originally Posted by rufio.e0 Jacare Returns To MMA Early 2008 | MMA MOVEMENT Anybody else really want to see what Jacare could do in the UFC? He'd be an interesting addition to the middleweight division as well. He obviously needs a few more pro MMA fights and I can only hope he's really working hard on his stand-up, but I think he could add a lot to a division that's lacking stand-out fighters. His 1 loss was by KO to a Chute Boxe fighter, which is nothing to be ashamed of. Also, he took some shots to the jaw before getting KO'd and tried to get back to his feet the whole time. Dude's got energy and no fear. PS Believe ufc already signed him Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza signs UFC contract at UFC blog for UFC news, results, videos, rumors, fights, pics and tickets — MMAmania.com (UFCmania.com) __________________ "That man is MY HERO!" Mike Goldberg on Andy Wang "Eggy-Weggs... I would like... to smash 'em!" Cheick Kongo on Mirko's balls. [...] […] Originally Posted by rufio.e0 Jacare Returns To MMA Early 2008 | MMA MOVEMENT Anybody else really want to see what Jacare could do in the UFC? He’d be an interesting addition to the middleweight division as well. He obviously needs a few more pro MMA fights and I can only hope he’s really working hard on his stand-up, but I think he could add a lot to a division that’s lacking stand-out fighters. His 1 loss was by KO to a Chute Boxe fighter, which is nothing to be ashamed of. Also, he took some shots to the jaw before getting KO’d and tried to get back to his feet the whole time. Dude’s got energy and no fear. PS Believe ufc already signed him Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza signs UFC contract at UFC blog for UFC news, results, videos, rumors, fights, pics and tickets — MMAmania.com (UFCmania.com) __________________ "That man is MY HERO!" Mike Goldberg on Andy Wang "Eggy-Weggs… I would like… to smash ‘em!" Cheick Kongo on Mirko’s balls. […]

]]> By: Rhys Wilkins http://mmamania.com/2007/09/30/ronaldo-jacare-souza/#comment-163335 Rhys Wilkins Tue, 02 Oct 2007 05:58:40 +0000 http://mmamania.com/2007/09/30/ronaldo-jacare-souza/#comment-163335 185 pounders watch out JACARE is comin!!!! Second best no-gi submission grappler on this planet ladies and gentleman. For you guys who dont entirely know who he is, here is a short biography of the man: Why did Ronaldo Souza, a.k.a. Jacaré, become the best Jiu-Jitsu fighter in 2005? The unadvised tend to look for the answer in the fighter's recent past, probably in his preparation for the recent World Championships. A keener look, however, finds in the star's childhood, a time when he didn't even know what Jiu-Jitsu was, some factors determinant of the black-belt's current success. Some even say that, at the exact moment he was conceived by his parents, Jaca already had one of the most important virtues for becoming the greatest name in Jiu-Jitsu last year: high quality genetics. Owner of contusion-proof muscles, elastic strings, catlike reflexes, a lumbar that resembles hydraulic suspension mechanisms, ankles as thick as his calves, forearms strong as a jeep, Jacaré is no lab champion. He was born with all these potential resources, which have been lapidated in training all these years. That which gym-addicts try to achieve with anabolism, nature gave this descendant of blacks and Indians. The talent came as the tip. But besides body and ability, a Jiu-Jitsu exponent must have true warrior spirit, which life has inserted in Jacaré's life in strange ways, especially during the ASLE athlete's childhood and adolescence. Fighting and living have always been synonyms for Ronaldo. Conditioned for bearing adverse situation since birth, he lived in poor areas of Espirito Santo until the age of 14, when he had to abandon his parents and run away to Northern Brazil: "I got into some heavy shit, crime and stuff, and went to live with my brother in Manaus," Jacaré told Gracie Magazine in September 2003. The stranger got around as he could in Manaus, he worked even as a car watcher before getting acquainted with martial arts at 16, when he began training the judo-like Jiu-Jitsu of master Henrique Machado. Dedicating to a sport in order to overcome the difficulties of a tempestuous youth turned Jacaré into a man with an obstinate soul. He learned in practice the need to have willpower in life, of struggling for one's desires, among other teachings that many fighters know but in theory. 185 pounders watch out

JACARE is comin!!!!

Second best no-gi submission grappler on this planet ladies and gentleman.

For you guys who dont entirely know who he is, here is a short biography of the man:

Why did Ronaldo Souza, a.k.a. Jacaré, become the best Jiu-Jitsu fighter in 2005? The unadvised tend to look for the answer in the fighter’s recent past, probably in his preparation for the recent World Championships. A keener look, however, finds in the star’s childhood, a time when he didn’t even know what Jiu-Jitsu was, some factors determinant of the black-belt’s current success. Some even say that, at the exact moment he was conceived by his parents, Jaca already had one of the most important virtues for becoming the greatest name in Jiu-Jitsu last year: high quality genetics.

Owner of contusion-proof muscles, elastic strings, catlike reflexes, a lumbar that resembles hydraulic suspension mechanisms, ankles as thick as his calves, forearms strong as a jeep, Jacaré is no lab champion. He was born with all these potential resources, which have been lapidated in training all these years. That which gym-addicts try to achieve with anabolism, nature gave this descendant of blacks and Indians. The talent came as the tip.

But besides body and ability, a Jiu-Jitsu exponent must have true warrior spirit, which life has inserted in Jacaré’s life in strange ways, especially during the ASLE athlete’s childhood and adolescence. Fighting and living have always been synonyms for Ronaldo. Conditioned for bearing adverse situation since birth, he lived in poor areas of Espirito Santo until the age of 14, when he had to abandon his parents and run away to Northern Brazil: “I got into some heavy shit, crime and stuff, and went to live with my brother in Manaus,” Jacaré told Gracie Magazine in September 2003.

The stranger got around as he could in Manaus, he worked even as a car watcher before getting acquainted with martial arts at 16, when he began training the judo-like Jiu-Jitsu of master Henrique Machado. Dedicating to a sport in order to overcome the difficulties of a tempestuous youth turned Jacaré into a man with an obstinate soul. He learned in practice the need to have willpower in life, of struggling for one’s desires, among other teachings that many fighters know but in theory.

]]> By: NinjaStar http://mmamania.com/2007/09/30/ronaldo-jacare-souza/#comment-162905 NinjaStar Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:41:41 +0000 http://mmamania.com/2007/09/30/ronaldo-jacare-souza/#comment-162905 [quote comment="162739"]Against Cotoure, Randy seemed to keep dominant position.[/quote] I am a huge Couture fan, but in that grappling match Randy wasn't going for anything. Jacare was the one constantly going for subs and Randy was just defending. And Randy has Jacare by about 45 lbs. I'm impressed that Randy was able to avoid getting subbed though. [quote comment="162630"]like to see him fight lutter - i think he'd be suprised by the UFC talent[/quote] Unless Travis Lutter knocks Jacare out on the feet, the "Michael Jordan of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu" (according to Goldie, hahah) is going to get subbed by this Jacare guy. [quote comment=”162739″]Against Cotoure, Randy seemed to keep dominant position.[/quote]

I am a huge Couture fan, but in that grappling match Randy wasn’t going for anything. Jacare was the one constantly going for subs and Randy was just defending. And Randy has Jacare by about 45 lbs. I’m impressed that Randy was able to avoid getting subbed though.

[quote comment=”162630″]like to see him fight lutter - i think he’d be suprised by the UFC talent[/quote]

Unless Travis Lutter knocks Jacare out on the feet, the “Michael Jordan of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu” (according to Goldie, hahah) is going to get subbed by this Jacare guy.

]]> By: UFC_FAN http://mmamania.com/2007/09/30/ronaldo-jacare-souza/#comment-162739 UFC_FAN Mon, 01 Oct 2007 14:55:36 +0000 http://mmamania.com/2007/09/30/ronaldo-jacare-souza/#comment-162739 [quote comment="162412"]Oh and 2:19 that is Jacare facing Roger Gracie in the match his arm got broken.[/quote] The DailyMotion video I watched Jacare/Gracie, Jacare lost! I am sure there is more Jacare/Gracie vids out there but my work wont let me see go there! The most impressive video I saw was him vs Werdum and he controlled him nicely! Against Cotoure, Randy seemed to keep dominant position. Beware not to Hype this guy too much as we have seen before the UFC isn't Kind to Hyped Fighters!!! [quote comment=”162412″]Oh and 2:19 that is Jacare facing Roger Gracie in the match his arm got broken.[/quote]

The DailyMotion video I watched Jacare/Gracie, Jacare lost!
I am sure there is more Jacare/Gracie vids out there but my work wont let me see go there!

The most impressive video I saw was him vs Werdum and he controlled him nicely!

Against Cotoure, Randy seemed to keep dominant position.

Beware not to Hype this guy too much as we have seen before the UFC isn’t Kind to Hyped Fighters!!!

]]> By: robin http://mmamania.com/2007/09/30/ronaldo-jacare-souza/#comment-162718 robin Mon, 01 Oct 2007 14:20:20 +0000 http://mmamania.com/2007/09/30/ronaldo-jacare-souza/#comment-162718 I looked on Daily Motion and i will say he is a half decent fighter. I can see him being knocking on the door to top 5. Really during one fight he was scrambling for outta the ring... We know how that works in a Cage. Even so he will be a favorite of mine. I looked on Daily Motion and i will say he is a half decent fighter. I can see him being knocking on the door to top 5. Really during one fight he was scrambling for outta the ring… We know how that works in a Cage.

Even so he will be a favorite of mine.

]]> By: bostonmmajunkie http://mmamania.com/2007/09/30/ronaldo-jacare-souza/#comment-162710 bostonmmajunkie Mon, 01 Oct 2007 14:03:19 +0000 http://mmamania.com/2007/09/30/ronaldo-jacare-souza/#comment-162710 Jacare and Chonnan ... very good additions! Jacare and Chonnan … very good additions!

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