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Watch Jon Fitch Scream in Agony as Rousimar Palhares Cranks a Knee Bar at WSOF 16

If Rousimar Palhares cranks a kneebar after his opponent taps out and nobody’s there to see it, does it still produce outrage?

Well, the jury is still out. You see, Rousimar Palhares fought Jon Fitch at WSOF 16 for the promotion’s welterweight championship. Just one problem: UFC on Fox 13 happened last night during pretty much the same time slot. The event, featuring the likes of Junior Dos Santos, Alistair Overeem and Nate Diaz, had enough star power to completely eclipse poor WSOF.

Get the complete results after the jump.

If Rousimar Palhares cranks a kneebar after his opponent taps out and nobody’s there to see it, does it still produce outrage?

Well, the jury is still out. You see, Rousimar Palhares fought Jon Fitch at WSOF 16 for the promotion’s welterweight championship. Just one problem: UFC on Fox 13 happened last night during pretty much the same time slot. The event, featuring the likes of Junior Dos Santos, Alistair Overeem and Nate Diaz, had enough star power to completely eclipse poor WSOF.

So nobody watched WSOF 16 (which, as Anderson Silva would say, is normal), meaning nobody was around to see Palhares grab a wicked kneebar and crank it until Fitch screamed. In typical Palhares fashion, he didn’t let go once Fitch started tapping. From what we can tell, nobody’s that mad because A. A lot of people probably forgot the two fought last night and B. It’s Palhares. What else do you expect?

The submission occurred less than two minutes into the fight, proving Palhares is that dangerous or Fitch overestimated his leg lock defense that badly.

Here are WSOF 16′s full results:

Main Card

Rousimar Palhares def.. Jon Fitch via submission (kneebar) (R1, 1:30)
Lance Palmer def. Rick Glenn via submission (rear-naked choke) (R3, 3:09)
Sheymon Moraes def. Gabriel Solorio via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
Josh Berkovic def. Brenson Hansen via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Lewis Gonzalez def. Justin Buchholz via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)

Preliminary Card

Dave Huckaba def. C.J. Leveque via TKO (punches) (R2, 1:47)
David Mitchell def. Justin Baesman via submission (rear-naked choke) (R1, 1:44)
Dominic Waters def. Martin Sano via unanimous decision (29-28 x2, 30-27)
David Douglas vs. Sinjen Smith
Erick Sanchez def. Drey Mitchell via unanimous decision (29-28 x2, 30-27)
Jason Powell def. Chris Avila via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Joseph Morales def. Christian Espinosa via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27 x2)

WSOF Star Jon Fitch on CM Punk, Reebok, Fighter Pay and Reinventing MMA Training

For more than seven years, welterweight Jon Fitch built a reputation as one of the UFC’s toughest fighters. He fought a who’s who of the world’s best at 170 pounds—and beat almost all of them. Over the course of his tenure in the Octagon he went 14-3-1 with one no-contest. As records go, they don’t […]

For more than seven years, welterweight Jon Fitch built a reputation as one of the UFC’s toughest fighters. He fought a who’s who of the world’s best at 170 pounds—and beat almost all of them. Over the course of his tenure in the Octagon he went 14-3-1 with one no-contest. As records go, they don’t […]

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WSOF 16: Rousimar Palhares vs. Jon Fitch Full Head-to-Toe Breakdown

This Saturday, two UFC veterans will face off in the World Series of Fighting, as Jon Fitch squares off against the WSOF welterweight champion, Rousimar “Toquinho” Palhares.
Palhares was released from the UFC following his welterweight debut, a 31-seco…

This Saturday, two UFC veterans will face off in the World Series of Fighting, as Jon Fitch squares off against the WSOF welterweight champion, Rousimar “Toquinho” Palhares.

Palhares was released from the UFC following his welterweight debut, a 31-second victory over Mike Pierce. Palhares held on to the submission for too long, and as a result, he was cut. He has had just one fight since his release: a victory over Steve Carl to win the WSOF welterweight title.

Fitch has had three fights since his release back in 2013—first, a submission loss to Josh Burkman but then two straight decision victories over Marcelo Alfaya and Dennis Hallman.

These are two high-level grapplers, and it’s sure to be a fun fight come Saturday. Let’s check out who has the edge in this head-to-toe breakdown.

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UFC, Bellator and WSOF: 5 Stars of the Night

Saturday was a busy night if you are an MMA fan. Between UFC 180, Bellator 131 and WSOF 15, there were enough fights to last the normal fan a month or two. In the UFC, Fabricio Werdum overcame a slow start to earn a TKO stoppage over Mark Hunt in the second round for the […]

Saturday was a busy night if you are an MMA fan. Between UFC 180, Bellator 131 and WSOF 15, there were enough fights to last the normal fan a month or two. In the UFC, Fabricio Werdum overcame a slow start to earn a TKO stoppage over Mark Hunt in the second round for the […]

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On Super Saturday, Bellator, UFC, WSOF All Exposed Some Fading MMA Stars

If fan interest is any indication, Super Saturday was a big success. No one will know anything for sure until the final viewing estimates roll in, but at a glance it seems UFC 180, Bellator 131 and World Series of Fighting 15—all three promotions competing head to head for the first time—yielded some nice dividends […]

If fan interest is any indication, Super Saturday was a big success. No one will know anything for sure until the final viewing estimates roll in, but at a glance it seems UFC 180, Bellator 131 and World Series of Fighting 15—all three promotions competing head to head for the first time—yielded some nice dividends […]

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WSOF 15: Is Jessica Aguilar Truly the Best Strawweight?

Jessica Aguilar defended her World Series of Fighting strawweight title on Saturday over little-known Kalindra Faria, but her performance calls into question her status as the best in the world.
Faria entered on an 11-fight win streak, but that largely…

Jessica Aguilar defended her World Series of Fighting strawweight title on Saturday over little-known Kalindra Faria, but her performance calls into question her status as the best in the world.

Faria entered on an 11-fight win streak, but that largely came against lesser competition. There were plenty of questions surrounding her entering the fight.

Aguilar didn’t find dispatching Faria to be easy despite the scorecards reading 49-45 across the board. The fight was much closer than that. This should have been a fight where the No. 1-ranked 115-pound fighter would excel and finish.

No matter the method, Aguilar won. But is she the best?

Bleacher Report Lead Writer Jonathan Snowden talked to Aguilar prior to her fight, and she certainly feels she is the best. “I don’t have to make the case. It is what it is,” Aguilar said. “A lot of people say, ‘Do you think you’re the best?’ It’s not if I think. I am the best. Look at my record. This is why I’m No. 1. Yeah, I am the best. I’m going to continue being the best. And I’m going to retire the best.”

Aguilar got the title of being the best by going on a five-fight run and defeating longtime No. 1-ranked Megumi Fujii. Prior to her streak, she faltered in the Bellator 115-pound tournament to Zoila Frausto (now Gurgel).

Her first fight against Fujii was close, and the decision was contentious. In that five-fight run, she scored a split-decision win over Carla Esparza. She wasn’t exactly dominating her competition.

After defeating Patricia Vidonic, Aguilar traveled to Japan to take on Fujii in her retirement bout. She poked the talented submission artist several times in the eye, which halted the fight for a significant period of time. In the States, the fight would have been ruled a no-contest and stopped. However, in Japan, the fight resumed with Fujii barely being able to see. Aguilar coasted to a majority technical decision after two rounds.

Under the WSOF banner, Aguilar has gone 3-0 but failed to fight any true top-of-the-line competition. The other fighters in the top 10 moved to Invicta FC and subsequently have been snatched up by the UFC for its newly created strawweight division.

Can Aguilar truly be considered the best outright if she hasn’t faced the top competition and her big wins have not been dominant? I am not so sure.

In the time since Bellator scrapped its women’s divisions, most of those women have moved on to Invicta or the UFC to battle against one another. They are not shying away from top-end competition.

Former Invicta FC strawweight champion Esparza is 4-0 since losing to Aguilar, and she has fought notable names in the division. She is 1-0 in the UFC’s latest season of The Ultimate Fighter, but the victory will be written down as an exhibition.

Other fighters on TUF 20 have shown dynamic skill sets, and even though the wins will not be counted officially, we are seeing the results on television. Those bouts will not escape our memory when thinking about who is the best.

Aguilar’s combination of not being dominant and fighting lesser competition makes the case of who truly is No. 1 in the strawweight division a debatable one. She is not finishing her fights against lower-level fighters, while the rest of her contemporaries are improving against the best.

Aguilar may very well be the best fighter at this weight right now, but the more time that passes, the more it will be difficult to vote her as such.

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