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MMA Fighters Call for Lifetime Ban for Palhares

MMA Fighters Call for Lifetime Ban for Palhares

Rousimar Palhares (18-6) retained his WSOF welterweight belt, submitting Jake Shields (31-8-1) with a kimura in Round 3.
The win was controversial as Palhares continued to crank the submission as Shields was tapping repeatedly and referee Steve Mazzagatti tried to pry the Brazilian fighter off Shields. Palhares let go of the hold but Shields was so angry that he even tried to punch Palhares after the stoppage.

Palhares is in big trouble as evidence of eye gouging has been established and he is facing a possible stripping of his WSOF title.

To make matters worse, several MMA fighters are calling for a lifetime ban for the notorious Brazilian submission expert.