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Sonnen: Jacare should be removed from rankings for turning down title fight

Chael Sonnen believes that Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza doesn't deserve to be ranked after turning down a UFC 199 title fight on short notice.

Chael Sonnen is no stranger to controversial opinions, and his thoughts on the middleweight title situation in the UFC might qualify as controversial. When Chris Weidman was forced out of his UFC 199 title fight with Luke Rockhold, the UFC called top contender Ronaldo Souza to take his place. Souza, despite coming off a quick win over Vitor Belfort, turned down the bout due to a knee injury and it ultimately went to Michael Bisping instead.