TUF 10 Finale: Alessio Sakara vs Rousimar Palhares rebooked for Dec. 5
by Jesse Holland on Aug 20, 2009 9:23 AM EDT
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Former Italian boxer Alessio Sakara will finally tangle with Brazilian jiu-jitsu submission specialist Rousimar Palhares at The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 10 Finale in Las Vegas on December 5, according to Tatame.com.
The two were originally set for battle at UFC 101 back on August 8 until Palhares suffered a tibia fracture during training that required surgery.
Thales Leites stepped in for his fellow Brazilian to face Sakara but went down on points and eventually got booted from the UFC altogether.
That win made it two straight for "Legionarius" -- the first time he's been able to string together consecutive wins since his Octagon debut at UFC 55 back in October 2005.
Prior to defeating Leites, he scored a brutal knockout of Joe Vedepo via head kick at UFC Fight Night 15 last September. It was an eye-opening finish from the heavy-handed American Top Team product to say the least.
The up-and-coming Palhares hasn't seen action since 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" in September 2008.
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."
Stay tuned for more information on this still-developing fight card.
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I don’t think it will be boring but I think it will be quick. Palhares by submission first round!!!!
by getrawbc on Aug 20, 2009 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions
you have got to be kidding me! why did they do this? Palhares doesn’t deserve to fight Sakara, no ground fighter does, hope he does the same thing he did to Leites..
by RoBerto on Aug 20, 2009 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Sakara was a former Italian boxer? Really?
He must have trained with Marcus Davis the way he failed to put together any combos vs. Leites.
He just threw out sporadic jabs and held back his right hand for a bomb that never came…
This fight will be terrible.
Palhares will flop to the ground like a fish and avoid any type of stand up.
Sakara will shadow box from about 10 feet away while avoiding the TD’s.
It will look like some absurd puppet dance until one of them gets tired and makes a mistake.
Zzzzzz…
by OJR on Aug 20, 2009 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Great analysis OJR – “Sakara will shadow box from about 10 feet away” LMAO
by attakdog on Aug 20, 2009 9:54 AM EDT up reply actions
I hope they hand out alarm clocks for this one.
by Buster Bluth on Aug 20, 2009 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Rotten fruit more like, at least the crowd would have a way of getting involved.
by attakdog on Aug 20, 2009 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Nah guys, Toquinho can bang with Sakara and he will bring his skinny @ss on the mat in no time.
Palhares 1rnd arm bar!
by Alpha Male on Aug 20, 2009 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions
OJR i gotta question your brains, why should he stand and put together combos against a guy that only wants to take you down?… that’s the price fans have to pay when they see ground fighters that can’t fight!
by RoBerto on Aug 20, 2009 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Sakara would have won 90% of his fights in the UFC if he had implemented that same strategy in everyone of his fights, why should Machida and Anderson get to do it and get away with it and not him…
by RoBerto on Aug 20, 2009 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions
90% Rob???, I think you’ve blown too much smoke up his @ss there!
by attakdog on Aug 20, 2009 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Roberto-
Its pretty obvious that you have no objectivity when it comes to your fav MMA fighters.
Trust me, it’s not MY brains that the posters doubt on this site.
by OJR on Aug 20, 2009 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions
This will either be a quick submission win for Palhares or a carbon copy of Sakara-Leites where both fighters get booed out of the building. Sakara has heavy hands but he has to fight cautious against BJJ experts with great chins, Palhares is a more dangerous opponent on the ground than Leites and for his sake I hope that he comes in with a smart strategy and doesn’t try to prove that he can strike.
by David W-S on Aug 20, 2009 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions
I know im right on this one.. maybe not 90% but he would have won over Leben for sure, if he wasn’t putting together 3-4 punch combos all the time, and he would probably have won over Houston too if he didn’t try to brawl with him..
by RoBerto on Aug 20, 2009 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Palhares flop to his back? Seriously people watch more MMA.
Paul Harris – Heelhook rd 1.
by NameNotRequired on Aug 20, 2009 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
This isin’t a great match up, dunno why Joe Silva seems so determined to make it happen.
by Ermac on Aug 20, 2009 9:33 AM EDT reply actions
Sakara has a good shot in this one; same blue print he used to beat Leites, and Palhares hands are worse imo than Thales. This fight might be even easier for Sakara than his last. I hope he wins regardless, because overall his style makes for more exciting fights.
by O damn he got caught on Aug 20, 2009 9:34 AM EDT reply actions
Dude, Toquinho got heavy hands too. He’s not a polish striker but he can bang better than Leites IMO.
Brock vs Carwin at UFC 106… Cain get the winner. bout of 104 is out.
by Alpha Male on Aug 20, 2009 9:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Makes sense IMO, keeps them both as contenders then.
by attakdog on Aug 20, 2009 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions
polished, not polish =) he’s not from poland.. hehe, sry alpha
by RoBerto on Aug 20, 2009 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Huge news alpha!! Saw that too somewhere. I guess the UFC’
s pissed they couldn’t lock Fedor, so they wanna get Brock back out and fighting asap. I really don’t think it matters who wins this fight, Cain imo. won’t beat either.
As for the Sakara fight, Palhares late 1st or early 2nd round submission.
by ppwwpp on Aug 20, 2009 9:56 AM EDT up reply actions
That is awesome news thanks Alpha………
by Curly Headed F*ck on Aug 20, 2009 10:06 AM EDT up reply actions
His hands didn’t look good against Dan at all; in fact just about non existant. In the Sakara fight Leites pressed the action a few times, went on the attack and landed some strikes. Thats more than I’ve seen from Palhares recently. I guess we’ll find out tho.
by O damn he got caught on Aug 20, 2009 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions
How do you think Leites striking will look against Dan, OD?
by Alpha Male on Aug 20, 2009 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions
No clue, they’d have to fight it out, I don’t think he’d be as afraid to let his hands go as he was against A. Silva. Dan’s right hand is a loaded gun so of course it makes people cautious. But if I look at Thales in the Sakara fight, and in the Marquardt fight he’s lettin his hands go and even landing some decent strikes. When he’s forced to it looks like Thales will throw down (excluding his fight with Silva). I’ve just never seen Palhares get after someone with a striking combination. And in the Henderson fight, he didn’t want anything to do with it.
by O damn he got caught on Aug 20, 2009 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions
I got to admit that Leites striking was looking better in his last fight than his previous fight though. But I’m telling you brotha… Toquinho’s got heavy hand, don’t count him out just b/c he’s a jits guy.
by Alpha Male on Aug 20, 2009 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions
“He’s not a polish striker but he can bang better than Leites IMO.”
Of course he’s not a Polish striker. He doesn’t have enough cz’s and sz’s in his name to be Polish at all. And why would you compare Leites’ and Paul Harris’ sexual performance in this thread? Weird.
by prokstar on Aug 20, 2009 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Since my other comment was maybe a little bit harsh and still in mod… I’ll try a more subtle way to tell you that you’re truly a “2 watts”. Believe me it’s not a compliment. Here something from the dictionary to help you out passing your 6 grade.
Polish: superiority of manner or execution; refinement; elegance: the polish of a professional singer.
Or in this case a fighter.
As for the rest of your post, well…I think that you already did wasted enough of my time.
by Alpha Male on Aug 20, 2009 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, so you meant polished instead of polish. I wasn’t sure if you were saying that he was a striker from Poland of if he strikes shoe polish and/or Pledge. I was thinking it would be beneficial for you to take some time to learn the proper use of the suffix “ed”, but maybe you feel that you already “did wasted” enough of your time on that without making much progress.
by prokstar on Aug 20, 2009 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I do love the irony though. Thanks for the laugh.
by prokstar on Aug 20, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions
LMAO, I know I sucks in English, but I inviting you to go debate on a french forum to see how good you are!
by Alpha Male on Aug 20, 2009 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I wouldn’t post on a French forum because my French sucks. cough
by prokstar on Aug 20, 2009 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Carwin is a smart guy, because he called out Lesnar over his antics at 100 he made himself the most marketable opponent for Brock so he has gotten fastracked to a title shot and in my opinion has as good a chance as any HW to beat Brock. Having heavy hands and great wrestling will make him a stern test and he is certain to have the fans behind him. As for Cain he needs to learn how to promote himself because not talking about Brock has cost him a title shot. I was looking forward to Cain-Carwin so we’d get to see who the brightest prospect was but Lesnar-Carwin is a sick fight, 106 is looking pretty good.
by David W-S on Aug 20, 2009 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions
i think they trying to bring along Toquinho while he still develops his game. sakara has no shot against palhares i think
*being reported that shane carwin is going to fight lesnar at ufc 106 and his fight against valasquez is off. should be a sick fight, hopefully carwin shuts up lesnar.
by bobby o'shea on Aug 20, 2009 9:35 AM EDT reply actions
I hate striker-grappler matches. They usually end up so damn boring. I’ll have to go with Paul Harris in this match-up. He’s one of the rare BJJ black belts who actually has very good takedowns.
by Pat on Aug 20, 2009 9:58 AM EDT reply actions
Palhares stood with Hendo, who may not be as technical as Sakara, but has much more power, and took a lot of shots without getting finished. Palhares will not be like Leites, he’ll get in there quick, Sakara won’t even have a chance to hit him before he goes down, and gets tapped in about 2 mins.
by Link on Sep 8, 2009 12:53 AM EDT reply actions
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