UFC middleweight contender Ronaldo Souza was disappointed to learn that former flyweight champion, Demetrious Johnson, would depart from the Octagon. With ‘Mighty Mouse’ set to debut at ONE Championship in exchange for the Asian company’s welterweight champion, Ben Askren, getting his UFC opportunity, ‘Jacare’ expressed his disagreement with the decision during a UFC 230 media scrum.
In Ronaldo’s opinion, Demetrious is just too special to let go, but also praised Askren’s addition to the roster.
“I was sad,” Jacare said. “They were removing an artist like that from our realm, but Ben Askren is a great athlete, too.