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Rousimar Palhares: It's time to test myself -- let the best fighters come

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Quoteworthy:

"[Marquardt] is a great fighter, it will be a good test for me. I am working hard to develop and improve my game. My dream fight (is) a title shot some day, and if God helps me become a champion. I know that to reach my dream, I will have to work hard and fight the best fighters in the world. Right now I am feeling totally secure and confident about my skills. Let them come. I want the best opponents I can have. It is time to test myself against them."

Super-strong submissions expert Rousimar Palhares (11-2) fights Nate Marquardt at UFC 118 in Boston, a bout that means a step closer to making his dream of fighting for the title come true. "Toquinho" comes off three victories in a row. In his most recent performance he submitted Tomasz Drwal but was suspended for ninety days for holding the opponent's heel for too long. Will Palhares succeed versus "The Great" and become a real contender in the middleweight division?

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