David Branch Says ‘Jacare’ Souza Declined Bout at Upcoming UFC Event in Brazil

It appears that David Branch is still on the hunt for his next opponent in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

The former World Series of Fighting two-division champion took to Twitter on Tuesday to reveal that Ronaldo Souza turned down a fight against him at an upcoming UFC event in Brazil.

“Officially we were being told by the UFC the man who calls himself the alligator has been neutered,” Branch wrote. “[Ronaldo Souza] has declined to fight in his homeland.”

Officially we were being told by the ufc the man who calls himself the alligator has been neutered @JacareMMA has declined to fight in his Homeland.

— David Branch (@DavidcBranchMMA) June 19, 2018

The aforementioned event is likely UFC Fight Night in Sao Paulo, which promotion executive David Shaw recently announced would take place on Sept. 22 at Ibirapuera Gymnasium.

Branch, 36, is coming off a first-round knockout of Thiago Santos at UFC Fight Night 128 on April 21. The Renzo Gracie Jiu-Jitsu product has won two of three appearances during his second stint with the Las Vegas-based promotion.

“Jacare,” meanwhile, is coming off a split-decision loss to Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 224. Prior to that defeat, the 38-year-old Brazilian kicked off his 2018 campaign with a first-round knockout of Derek Brunson at UFC on Fox 27 on Jan. 27.