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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-10-01, good finish between
Michal Materla and Rousimar Palhares: it gets three stars.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Wsof Ww champion Rousimar Palhares entered this fight with a pro record of 18-7-0 (83% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he is ranked as the No.16 welterweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Emil Weber Meek.
His opponent, the former KSW Mw champion Michal Materla, has an official mma record of 23-5-0 (74% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.38 middleweight. He lost to Mamed Khalidov in 2015 (=Khalidov vs Materla) but he came back to win in 2016 against Antoni Chmielewski (=Materla vs Chmielewski). ‘Toquinho’ Palhares vs Materla is the main event of the KSW 36. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-08-01, great work on the ground and good finish:
Rousimar Palhares vs Jake Shields gets three stars.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Rousimar Palhares entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-6-0 (82% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he is ranked as the No.7 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Robbie Lawler). He suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Hector Lombard (=Lombard vs Palhares) but since then he has collected three victories winning the Wsof Ww belt last year, against Steve Carl (Carl vs Palhares) and defending it once with Jon Fitch (=Palhares vs Fitch).
His opponent, the former Strikeforce Mw champion and black belt in Bjj Jake Shields, has an official record of 31-7-1 (48% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He also lost to Hector Lombard (in 2014 Shields vs Lombard) but then he came back to win beating Ryan Ford (=Shields vs Ford) and Brian Foster (=Shields vs Foster). ‘Toquinho’ Palhares vs Shields, main event of World Series of Fighting 22, is valid for the WSOF welterweight title (Palhares’ second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-12-13, Rousimar Palhares vs Jon Fitch gets three stars thanks to a good finish. The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Rousimar Palhares entered this fight with a professional mma record of 16-6-0 (81% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 welterweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Hector Lombard (=Lombard vs Palhares) but then he came back to win beating Mike Pierce (his last Ufc fights, Pierce vs Palhares) and Steve Carl (winning the Wsof Ww belt, Carl vs Palhares).
His opponent, Jon Fitch, has an official record of 26-6-1 (38% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.18 in the same weight class, he fought in the Ufc as well but after losing to Demian Maia in 2013 he was released from the promotion (=Fitch vs Maia) and he signed with World Series of Fighting. Here he lost the first bout, against Josh Burkman (=Fitch vs Burkman 2), but then he defeated Marcelo Alfaya (=Fitch vs Alfaya) and Dennis Hallman. ‘Toquinho’ Palhares vs Fitch, main event of Wsof 16, is valid for the WSOF welterweight title (Palhares’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-03-29, pretty good finish but it is not enough to get three stars.: Steve Carl vs Rousimar Palhares gets two stars. Steve Carl entered this fight with a professional mma record of 21-3-0 (86% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 welterweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Douglas Lima at Bellator 49 (=Lima vs Carl), since then he has collected seven consecutive wins and in his last fight he won the WSOF Ww title against Josh Burkman (=Burkman vs Carl).
His opponent, Rousimar Palhares, has an official record of 15-6-0 (80% submission victory rate) and he entered as the No.15 in the same weight class, he is a black belt in bjj and last year he fought just once beating Mike Pierce (=Pierce vs Palhares) but after this bout he was released by Ufc for his unsportsmanlike conduct in the cage (not letting go of the submission). Carl vs Palhares, main event of WSOF 9, is valid for the WSOF welterweight title (Carl’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2013-10-09, the fight between Mike Pierce and Rousimar Palhares gets three stars thanks to a good finish. Mike Pierce (17-5-0, 53% finishing rate) entered as the No.17 welterweight in the world while Rousimar Palhares (14-5-0, 78% finishing rate) entered as the No.30 middleweight. Pierce vs Palhares is on the undercard of Demian Maia vs Jake Shields – UFC Ufn 29. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-12-15, pretty good fight and good finish between Hector Lombard and Rousimar Palhares: three stars. Hector Lombard (31-3-1) entered as the No.9 middleweight in the world while Rousimar Palhares (14-4-0) entered as the No.25. Lombard vs Palhares is on the undercard of George Sotiropoulos vs Ross Pearson – UFC on FX 6. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-05-05, good work on the ground and great ground and pound: Rousimar Palhares vs Alan Belcher gets three stars. Rousimar Palhares (14-3-0) entered as the No.15 middleweight in the world while Alan Belcher (17-6-0) entered as the No.17. Palhares vs Belcher is on the undercard of Nate Diaz vs Jim Miller (UFC on Fox 3). Watch the video!
Review: 2012-01-14, pleasant fight with a good submission (UFC Submission of the Night) in the first round but it is not enough for our three stars. Rousimar Palhares, ranked as the No.15 middleweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 13-3-0 while Mike Massenzio had a record of 13-5-0. Palhares vs Massenzio is on the undercard of Jose Aldo vs Chad Mendes (UFC 142). Watch the video!
