Palhares was sick going into the Belcher fight

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  1. Beouche

    Beouche Juan Manuel Marquez Full Member

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    http://bjpenn.com/mmanews/2012/05/2...o-anything-i-was-too-sick-ufc-news-27171.html



    Rousimar “Toquinho” Palhares in an interview with TATAME.

    Palhares discusses the Belcher fight and reveals he was ill going into the bout.

    “I could not do anything, I was too sick. I don’t really wanna talk about it so it doesn’t sound like an excuse and I’m not taking back his credits.”

    Palhares however wont let the loss get to him and plans to use it as motivation for future.

    “That’s only going to strengthen me and I’ll become a champion.”

    In the fight Palhares insisted on going for a heel-hook and was not able to finish and was knocked out soon after. He explains why he was unable to finish the move.

    “When you get it (the position), you gotta really get it. I tried to repeat it, but I was gassing off, I was not strong enough. It was not my day, literally. I was dead, I could not move”

    Palhares comments on having learned from his mistake of competing when less than 100% and says he will never do it again.

    “My plan now is to train and never step up on the ring like I did this time. I was trying to jump and scream to see if I had any energy left, but I couldn’t do it.”
     
    Beouche, May 30, 2012
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  2. Stoo

    Stoo Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    If I was Alan Id insure my legs now :lol:

    Love to see a rematch
     
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  3. James23

    James23 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    But then again maybe I can understand whining when you get your ass handed to you like that.

    In the end you're still a baby.
     
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  4. The Prodigy

    The Prodigy Member Full Member

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    If there is a rematch, ill be betting on Belcher again. Palhares may well have not been 100% but I dont think the outcome would have been much different if he was.
     
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  5. LHL

    LHL Captain Freedom Full Member

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    I can see what he is saying though. Palhares had him a few times in the heel hook and couldn't finish it. Belcher was defending it really well but usually if Palhares gets it even for a few seconds he takes it off.

    Becoming a bit of a habit though when he loses first nate was greasing now he is claiming sickness..... Can't take anything away from Belcher though his BJJ was very good makes you wonder why he doesn't use it more often.
     
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  6. sugarngold

    sugarngold RIDDUM Full Member

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    Belcher countered with some nice jiujitsu - very 10th Planet jiujitsu in fact. That victory was no fluke. Belcher takes him in a rematch too.
     
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  7. Beouche

    Beouche Juan Manuel Marquez Full Member

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    To be fair, he retracted the greasing claim pretty quickly and apologised

    I agree with you on the first part though. After he couldnt get the hook on Belcher, he just seemed to collapse and barely even defended the GnP. We all laughed at him for his pathetic no effort in defending the GnP - but it makes sense that he had no energy, it sure looked that way
     
    Beouche, May 30, 2012
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  8. Coq

    Coq Sodomizer Full Member

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    I bet he was poisoned by Belchers team. :roll:
     
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  9. Beouche

    Beouche Juan Manuel Marquez Full Member

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    Fantastic win for Belcher, and great learning experience for our favourite semi-******

    1. He wont go into a fight again if hes not well
    2. He'll put the hours in defending GnP
    3. Hes now accustomed to getting smashed in the face, he's felt it full force, and hes wanting to come back more than eva
     
    Beouche, May 31, 2012
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  10. Wilhelm

    Wilhelm Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Meh, maybe it's true, maybe it'd gone differently if he'd belt better, maybe not. This is the problem with guys fighting hurt is they've lost and you don't know if they're really the lesser fighter or not. I strongly suspect that Miller beats Dolloway if his knee isn't injured, but now we'll never know.

    It's going to take Palhares two or three fights (probably a year or more of hard work) to get back to where he was. Sucks for him.
     
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  11. rekcutnevets

    rekcutnevets Black Sash Full Member

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    Yeah, you're probably right about that time frame. The only thing that would speed it up would be getting called in as a last minute replacement, and going on to win a significant fight. He may need to win at least one fight before becoming eligible as a replacement.

    If I were a fighter, on an adviser for a fighter, on the UFC's roster I would think it is very important to stay in condition year round. Injuries are constantly causing fight cards to change.
     
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  12. Wilhelm

    Wilhelm Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Yeah, look what happened to Charlie Brenneman. Steps in late and beats Story when he was looking really close to a title shot and when from "who the **** is that" to fighting a top contender near the top of a title fight card.
     
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  13. CarlesX7

    CarlesX7 Shit got real! Full Member

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    Of course he was. :roll:

    Well guess what, you ARE talking about it, *******!
     
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  14. AJAX

    AJAX war sonnen! Full Member

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    It's kind of funny the "excuse" came from BJPenn.com...... the "official" excuse website.
     
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  15. Beouche

    Beouche Juan Manuel Marquez Full Member

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    Must be tough for a fighter who's genuinely not right going into a fight

    No matter how little they make of it, theyre still gonna cop **** for mentioning it
     
    Beouche, Jun 2, 2012
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