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Rousimar Palhares Fractures Leg

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  • 09-05-2009 10:12am
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    bigcurles8
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    Brazilian jiu-jitsu submission specialist Rousimar Palhares was forced to withdraw from his fight against former Italian boxer Alessio Sakara that according to a report from Intheguard.tv, was signed for UFC 101 at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pa., on August 8.

    “Toquinho” suffered a tibia fracture during training that required surgery.

    The up-and-coming Palhares was fresh off a unanimous decision win over mixed martial arts journeyman Jeremy Horn at UFC 93 earlier this year. Prior to the win, Toquinho (which means “tree stump” in Portuguese), dropped a unanimous decision to Dan Henderson at UFC 88: “Breakthrough” on September 6.

    In both performances he demonstrated just how dangerous he can be on the ground — Horn and Henderson were extremely cautious when their fights went south. Ivan Salaverry — Palhares’ first opponent inside the Octagon — was not so lucky, tapping to a super slick armbar at UFC 84: “Ill Will” back in May 2008.

    Now it appears we’ll have to wait a bit longer to see him mixing it up in the middleweight division.

    What happens next for Sakara remains to be seen, though plenty of time remains for the UFC to find a suitable replacement.

    “Legionarius” is coming off a brutal knockout of Joe Vedepo via head kick at UFC Fight Night 15 back in September 2008. It was an eye-opening finish from the heavy-handed American Top Team product to say the least.

    Sakara was set to lock horns with Jake Rosholt at UFC Fight Night 17 on Feb. 7, 2009, until a late shoulder injury forced him off the card. He was then penciled in to clash with Alan Belcher at UFC 99 before “The Talent” was promoted to a showdown opposite big free agent acquisition, Yoshihiro Akiyama.

    The former light heavyweight is currently (2-2) in his last four bouts and the same during his three-year career (4-4, 1 NC) with the UFC. Sakara — who historically struggles against higher-level competition — has been branded a gatekeeper of the division.

    A big win on August 8 could go a long way in peeling off that label.

    UFC 101 will likely feature a main event between lightweight champion BJ Penn and number one contender Kenny Florian, as well as UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva, stepping up once again to compete at light heavyweight against former 205-pound champion, Forrest Griffin, in a three-round, non-title special attraction.
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