He'll be injured as long as Chael is the #1 contender. He's scared of that fight. Great idea though, just keep giving Chael tough fights. Can't have the one legitimate threat fighting Anderson. He deserves a career of cans.
Palhares would tear any one of his limbs off. Chael is a nobody. Id love to see this fight and see his knee torn to ****ing shreds.
Just because Palhares beat a bum doesn't mean he does the same to Chael. Wouldnt be surprised if Chael tools him on the stand up.
Palhares is a one trick pony. But that one trick is positively enough for him to take home one of Chaels legs as a trophy. Chael is a tin can and talks like one.
He is good at getting that leg (Hes defintely built for it) but his stand up is so atrocious, frankly I've never seen anything like it. Defend the leglock is all a fighter needs to train for 2 months.
Dude reminds me of a better version of Arona. Physically very very strong. Great grappler. Except he has better subs. Once he has that leg, much like a prime Shamrock he sticks to it like glue.
He sets it up better than Ken, the guy traps your leg with his thighs. Shogun tries to do the same thing but nowhere as tight. This fight can only go two ways, a sub or Palhares gets caught with a punch and gets pounded.
If this fight happens and Chael is Chael and talks. Do you think Palhares will release if he locks in a heel hook?
