WCC Middlweight Champion Thiago "Jacare" Souza being asked about his upcoming fight with Lux Interior and comments made by challenger Antonio Santiago.
Reporter: How's training coming for your third match against Lux Interior?
TS: Well, training is good we got all my teammates helping me Felipe Torres, Hasheem Njoukuaku, my brother Antonio Souza, and many other there's so many great fighters at T.D. Jiu Jitsu I don't where to start. But we're pushing hard to improve my stand up and still keep my jiu-jitsu sharp you know.
Reporter: How do you think this fight will be in comparison to the other two?
TS: Um, the first fight was the worst fight of my career I made some poor choices and I lost, but the second was more back and forth with me showing my conditioning and I pulled it off. I see the fight ending like the 2nd but ending sooner this time, hopefully, you know. I got a lot of respect for Lux I mean I'd rather lose to him than Assassino you know.
Reporter: Now talking about that how do you respond to some comments made by Antonio Santiago about you and some other middleweight fighters in Brazil?
TS: Ah man, I mean who is this guy. I mean he come from the UK and he think he's better than everybody here. I mean as much as this guy talk you think he been #1 pound for pound since the beginning it's stupid. I got more wins than him, I've fought better fighters than him, I mean I've beat guys at light heavy and he think he's the best gimme a break.
Reporter: Would you like to fight Antonio Santiago?
TS: Absolutely I couldn't accept that fight offer quick enough. Whether I win or lose we can fight and he can run, walk, dance a jig into the cage and get his ass kicked I don't care. As long as he gets into the cage with me and gets his ass kicked I don't care. I mean I come here to fight I don't come here to talk. I mean I talk in the cage let's do it that's all I care about. I wanna kick his ass and send him back to the UK.
Reporter: Other than Santiago is there anybody else you'd want to fight?
TS: I mean I don't where to start I mean we got Doomsday, Calvaho, Truck, Gracie, Nogueira Jr, and Mason it just so stacked it's ridiculous. Everybody is just so talented it's tough fights there's no easy opponents. I respected all of them. Except Santiago.
Reporter: Any predictions for your fight against Interior?
TS: Me, of course, by 2nd round submission.
Reporter: Okay, Thiago thanks for you time.
TS: No problem.