On April 2nd, two leglock legends will collide as Garry Tonon has signed up to face Rousimar Palhares at Polaris 3.
Polaris 3 just got a whole lot more interesting. Garry Tonon has signed up to face former WSOF champion Rousimar Palhares in the main event of UK based grappling competition. Tonon has appeared at Polaris’ first two shows, submitting Marcin Held at Polaris 1 and leglocking the great Imanari at Polaris 2. Rousimar Palhares has been away from the limelight since being stripped of his World Series of Fighting title in August, after an unsporting performance against Jake Shields.
Over the last 3 years, Garry Tonon has climbed from relative anonymity to become one of the most popular names in the world of submission grappling. Tonon, the 3 time EBI champion, has shown himself to be among the best submission only grapplers on the planet, but he will be up for a stiff test against Palhares. While Palhares is primarily known for his MMA exploits, the Brazilan has also got a solid grappling acumen, which includes winning an ADCC medal in 2011.
Ever the showman, Tonon has already began promoting the fight by making a series of videos about Palhares. Check out Tonon’s preparations for the match right here:
Posted by Garry “The Lion Killer” Tonon on Friday, 5 February 2016
Tonon will be giving up a massive size advantage when he faces Palhares, but a victory over the Brazilian would really garner a lot of attention for Tonon, who is planning to take a MMA fight in 2016.