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Mike Pierce Ready To Return To The UFC
UFC veteran Mike Pierce hasn’t seen action in the Octagon since UFC Fight Night 29, almost a year ago to date. The bout ended in the first round when Rousimar Palhares infamously secured a heel hook, but refused to let go of the submission after Pierce tapped, and subsequently was released by the promotion. Pierce […]
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Fitch Unveils Gameplan For Palhares Bout
Jon Fitch is set to take on WSOF champion Rousimar Palhares in a highly anticipated match that was supposed to go down several months ago, but was forced to withdraw after his mother became ill (Read about that HERE). Now the match is finally set to go down on December 27th at WSOF 16. Fitch […]
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Rousimar Palhares vs. Jon Fitch Set To Headline WSOF 16
The bout WSOF fans have been waiting for will finally happen. Rousimar Palhares will defend his WSOF welterweight championship against Jon Fitch at WSOF 15 in December. The bout was originally scheduled to go down back in July, but Palhares withdrew from the bout after his mother became ill. The WSOF confirmed the bout with […]
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WSOF Champ Rousimar Palhares Targets Jon Fitch And Only Jon Fitch
“My family is my life. I was sad that he said those things, but I’m not bothered. We’ll settle our things inside the cage. I don’t hope he’s my next opponent, I want him to be. I’m coming after him. I will train for him. I want him. I don’t know how the fight would […]
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Palhares Details Reason For Withdrawl From Fitch Bout
By Evan Stoumbelis Earlier today news broke that WSOF welterweight champion Rousimar Palhares had pulled out of his scheduled bout against Jon Fitch on July 5th. WSOF Vice President and matchmaker Ali Abdel-Aziz was less than thrilled with Palhares withdrawing from the bout, and even more displeased with Palhares not giving a clear reason for […]
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Rousimar Palhares Bails, WSOF Exec Loses It
‘World Series of Fighting 11: Palhares vs. Fitch’ has been forced to undergo a major makeover and it doesn’t please the promotions VP and matchmaker, Ali Abdel-Aziz. Rousimar Palhares has removed himself from the July 5 main event, citing personal reasons and offering no further explanation. Because of this event altering occurrence, Ali is changing […]
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Palhares to Jon Fitch: ‘This WSOF belt won’t leave me soon’
“I know that I’ll be ready. I can’t talk for nobody. He can say whatever he wants, what he thinks, what he feels. I know that I’m here working to hold that belt with me for a long time. If he wants to take it from me, I guarantee that it won’t be easy, he […]
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Update: Burkman stays with WSOF, fights winner of Palhares vs. Fitch
Earlier today, Josh Burkman (27-10 MMA) and his WSOF employers had a very public dispute on twitter, which stemmed from the welterweights request to be released from his contract with the promotion. Now, it appears that “The People’s Warrior” will remain with ‘World Series of Fighting’ and will soon fight for the organizations welterweight title. “I’m happy to tell you that we spoke with Josh Burkman, and […]
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Palhares Causes Tears and Strains On Carl In WSOF Title Win
Fresh off his title-losing efforts against, UFC Veteran Rousimar Palhares, former WSOF champion, Steve Carl, went under the microscope to check on any post-fight injuries suffered during his submission loss. In typical Palhares fashion, the leg of Carl is wrecked! Steve took to Facebook with the update: “MRI results are in and I’m looking at […]
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VIDEO | WSOF 9: Palhares Submits Carl In First To Take WSOF Welterweight Strap (Full Fight)
Your browser does not support iframes. Rousimar Palhares continued his leg-locking streak at 170 with a first round submission over Steve Carl. The victory earned him the WSOF belt.
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VIDEO | WSOF 9: Moraes Dominates His Way To WSOF Title (Full Fight)
Your browser does not support iframes. Top bantamweight prospect, Marlon Moraes, proved worthy of the hype when he was able to successfully get the WSOF strap with a one-sided decision victory over Josh Rettinghouse. The two fought this past Saturday at WSOF 9 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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VIDEO | WSOF 9: Okami Submits Savov In First Post-UFC Bout (Full Fight)
Following his unfortunate release from the UFC, top middleweight fighter, Yuhsin Okami, returned to action over the weekend under the WSOF banner. The UFC veteran was able to secure a submission in the bout, giving him the first win in his post-UFC career.
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VIDEO | WSOF 9: Burkman KO’s Stinson In The First (Full Fight)
Your browser does not support iframes. Josh Burkman returned to form over the weekend at WSOF 9 in Las Vegas. The former title challenger was able to finish Tyler Stinson in the first round with punches, getting back on track from his last bout, where he lost against Steve Carl.
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.gif | WSOF 9: Rousimar Palhares Submits Carl For WSOF Title (Replay)
Last night on NBC Sports, Rousimar Palhares, bounced back from his UFC release with a first-round submission victory over promotion champ, Steve Carl. The victory earned him the title and a date with WSOF number-one-contender, Jon Fitch. Here’s the fight ending submission:
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‘WSOF 9: Carl vs. Palhares’ Results: Rousimar Keeps It Short, Wins Title With 1st Rnd Submission
The World Series Of Fighting returned to action tonight with, ‘WSOF 9: Carl vs. Palhares’. Tonight’s event took place from Las Vegas, Nevada and aired live on NBC Sports. Two champions were crowned this evening. Palhares was able to take the belt from his opponent, Steve Carl, with a first round submission via heel hook […]
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Palhares Tests Clean, Tomorrow’s WSOF Title Fight A Go
Good news for fight fans today. Former UFC fighter, Rousimar Palhares, was recently hit by the NSAC with a surprise/random drug test as part of their licensing requirements for tomorrow’s WSOF main event title fight. The lab results cut it close, but have confirmed that Palhares did indeed test clean and as a result will […]
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Palhares Laughs Off Ground Threat Of WSOF Champ
This Saturday on NBC Sports, Rousimar Palhares, fights outside the UFC for the first time since 2007. In his WSOF debut, the former top UFC middleweight-turned-welterweight, fights newly minted promotional champion, Steve Carl. Carl boasts an impressive 21-3 record with the majority (nearly all) his wins coming by submission. It’s the perfect scenario for the […]
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Palhares: ‘NSAC can test me whenever they want’
“I think it’s a good opportunity to prove I’m completely clean. I’m actually happy about that. It takes a whole lot of trouble out of my way. I’m clean – they can test me whenever they want, and nothing’s going to happen.” “I’m not upset at all. There’s positive and negatives. I get to adapt […]
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WSOF 9: Carl unfazed by Palhares’ drug testing woes
The World Series of Fighting 9: Carl vs. Palhares event takes place this Saturday night, but the main event is still under question. It was just a few weeks back that former UFC ‘bad boy’ Rousimar Palhares was asked to take a random drug test for the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC). “Toquinho” was forced […]
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Rousimar Palhares Tested For PED’s By NSAC – WSOF Gets Back Up Plan For Title Fight
By Evan Stoumbelis Former UFC fighter Rousimar Palhares found himself signed to a contract with WSOF after being banned from the UFC several months ago. Now Palhares is set to face WSOF welterweight champ Steve Carl on the promotion’s 9th fight card on March 29th. Palhares told the promotion that he was having issues finding […]
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Okami Set For WSOF Debut On March 29
Perennially top-ranked middleweight Yushin “Thunder” Okami (29-8) makes his World Series of Fighting debut on March 29, as he battles Svetlozar Savov (12-4) on the NBCSN-broadcast main card of “World Series of Fighting 9: Carl vs. Palhares.” Additionally, a featherweight matchup between Brenson Hansen (5-2) and Boostayre “Bullit” Nefarios (2-1) has also been added to […]
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Belcher Disappoints In Brazil, Gets Tapped Three-Times, Comes Up Winless At Copa Podio
UFC middleweight Alan Belcher recently competed in a BJJ tournament in Brazil and flopped it big time. After announcing his temporary leave from Mixed Martial Arts, the top middleweight fighter, has set his sights on the world of competitive BJJ. He’s called on Metamoris to set up a matchup against Rousimar Palhares and took to […]
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World Series of Fighting Issues Deadline to Bellator
Recently, the World Series of Fighting promotion sent a challenge to Bellator. They proposed a 10-fight cross promoted Pay-Per-View event featuring fighters from both organizations going up against each other. When Bellator didn’t respond, AXS TV Fights CEO Andrew Simon jumped in and said that they would be willing to meet WSOF’s challenge. In […]
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WSOF President Believes They’d ‘Do Very Well’ In Proposed Bellator vs. WSOF Card
By Evan Stoumbelis Several days ago talks emerged of a winner take all profits, World Series of Fighting vs. Bellator card. Now WSoF matchmaker Ali Abdelaziz has put together proposed bouts for the card, the matchups are as follows: Tyrone Spong vs. Quinton Jackson Anthony Johnson vs. Attila Vegh Andrei Arlovski vs. Vitaly Minakov Marlon […]
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WSOF Boss Ray Sefo Issues Warning To Rousimar Palhares
“I will not tolerate any of that nonsense that happened before. I’m pretty sure if he does it here, he won’t have somewhere else to go. I was one of the people that said the same thing, that I wasn’t interested. I don’t want to see someone get hurt … because of some silliness. Nogueira gave […]
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Rousimar Palhares Finally Admits He Held Submission Too Long
“No, I did not want to hurt him. In the heat of the fight I did not feel him tap. Afterwards, when I watched the fight I realized that I held on too long, but I really did not mean to hurt him. He is a fighter like I am and I know he does […]
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POLL RESULTS: In The Case Of Palhares, Does The Punishment Fit The Crime?
For the past week the MMA world has been buzzing over the dismissal or Rousimar Palhares. Figures like Renzo Gracie and the Nogueira brothers have spoken out in support of their fellow Brazilian, while Dana White, Mike Pierce and others have spoken against him. Truth is, what’s done is done. I doubt Dana White and […]
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White: ‘Palhares’ Submission Was Wrong And Despicable’
“He knew what he was doing that night. Apparently, there was some talk where Mike Pierce said some bad things and everything else. There is no place for that in this sport. You don’t hold a leglock that long while the guy is tapping and you know he is tapping. Especially that’s what Palhares is […]