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Rousimar Palhares Middleweight Title Shot

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#1 ·
I think Rousimar Palhares should get a title shot soon. I think he is extremely dangerous and maybe he is the person who can beat Anderson Silva.
 
#5 ·
Only in terms of Marketing, seriously in that division who is who has not already had a shot cos the only other fighter I can think of that fits that description is Bisping.

Sick really that a tallent like Palhares can be stuck on the back shelf for so long maybe even spend past his prime years there when he should be fight the best and be considered a contender, just shows you how the hype game can rob the fighters with the talent for there chances.

Even his 2 losses in the UFC are fortuitous, the Nate one is fairly famous when he stopped fighting to try to talk to the ref and Nate jumped in and finished the fight, and no it did not look like he was going to loose it not for that incident, and the Hendo fight was a very early fight for him in the UFC, Hendo beat him fair but had his problmes with him, never came close to finishing him, looking back on that fight I think he learned from his loss.

Since then he uses striking to set up his takedowns much better and even look very dangerous on the feet, in the Hendo fight he did not even try and trow any strikes not even to set up a TD, he was just set up in position trying to move around a little and try to find an chance to shoot the double, was obvious and predictable for Hendo just to stay out of his shot zone and catch counter strikes after stuffing the TD's, so thats exactly what he did and took a fair and well worked decision, but looking back down I think that was probably the first time someoen was able to stuff his TD's so he underestamated the level os TD defence fighters like Hendo have in the UFC.

Now when you watch him fight he does not set up like that any more he uses strikes and set up his shots from there, and he look pretty dam good at it as well, I would seriously have my money on him to win in a rematch with ether of those 2 Hendo or Nate, I would think he would be a real threat at 170lb as well, in fact if he was to cut weight tomorrow make 170lb and fight GSP for the title I would bet on him to win but thats another story and hard to call since we have never seen him at 170lb but still it would not stop me placing my money on him.

Truth is I think stylistically Silva is very bad opponent for his, so is Bisping, not to say that he could not pull something off in those matches, but considering he is the smallest MW in the UFC and is actually smaller in height than a lot of LW's and even some FW's, I think he should move to WW and I tell you guys now if he does that and his skills and strengths carry across nicely at that weight, fighters like GSP and Kos, Fitch the WW out bound wrestler, those guys are fcuked, the GSP gay lovers out there may cry "he woudl keep it standing" if you thin a few quick jabs are going to stop the Tree Stuck stalking you down till you are down think again.
 
#6 ·
No he shouldn't.

He's one of the most overrated fighters in MMA, he's completely one dimensional, he owns no top ten wins and every time he's took a step up in competition he's lost.

He's not a threat to Anderson at all, Dan Miller dropped him what on earth do you think Anderson would do to him?
 
#12 ·
Best you used to say the exact same think about the Reem as well, seriously "no 10 ten wins blah blah blah" that all the shit you ever here from so many round here, no top 10 wins so you ant shit and stand no chance against a top 10 opponent, what a fcuking joke that believe is.

For the record I think Anderson would drop him, its a stylistic thing, but thats not to say he is not top 5 and that he is pure krypton to a large number large number of your so called top 10 fighters, even more so at WW which is why I think he should drop weight.

Miller Dropped him, maybe he did once in that fight, I dont recall I would have to watch it again, but all I remember is Palhares beating his ass into the ground and Miller laying there taking punishment with his eyes closed probably dreaming he was somewhere else instead to help he through the completely dominant beat down he took in that fight.
 
#9 ·
Miller and Rivera are cans, so he'd probably beat them.

Akiyama would put his lights out though.
 
#10 ·
I agree that he can beat anyone in the division. He has perhaps the best MMA BJJ in the UFC. He is one of the stronger guys in the division and his takedowns are very solid. His striking is improving with time.

But they need to start giving him better opponents. They gave him Hendo in his 2nd UFC fight. They gave him Marquardt and that ended weird. Other than those 2 fights they give him low level guys.

I say Belcher/Palhares after this fight.
 
#18 ·
It is painfully obvious that many guys around here just go to a guys record and rattle off wins and losses. While they don't even remember the fight or didn't even watch MMA back then.

Either way Palhares is a dangerous fighter. He needs to get a top 10 guy next. He isn't one-dimensional, unlike many BJJ fighters he actually has very solid takedowns. Which is great if your game is ripping off limbs.

I think he would beat: Belcher, Bisping, Maia. Would be interesting to see him vs. the top wrestlers. Thing about Palhares, is his leglocks are SO good, he doesn't even really need to take you down. He dives for legs all over the place. And if he gets one it is basically goodnight Irene. He can dive for a leg in the clinch.
 
#19 ·
What impresses me most about Palhares is even If you lock him up in full guard he is still so dangerous, he does not even need to start passing, which he is awesome at anyway, but I have seem him catch that hold rolling back out from been in full guard.

And your right his TD's are solid and he packs a lot of strenght, ever since the Hendo fight he has started to set him TD's up with good striking and look a much improved in the stand up setting up for the TD.

He is quite simply a beast and his ground game is second to none, only bad stylistic matching for him woudl be a great striker with great TD defences hence Silva, Bisping, I doubt any of the renounced wrestlers like Sonnon if they used wrestling to keep it standing would be able to handle him on the feet.
 
#20 ·
He can beat anyone and anyone can beat him. However he is not championship material. Reminds me of Paulo Filho, talented BJJ practitioner, but not does not have the mind of a champion.
 
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