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Plenty of guys in the UFC could handle him. Maia would fucking school him! I would bet 14 Sherdog accounts on it!!!
Henry Cejudo.
"Hang with him" - LOL - they would both outclass him on the ground.
Now that Palhares is making headlines again :icon_neut, where do you think Palhares would rank as a ground fighter if he was still in the UFC? Seeing as he recently submitted two guys who were considered among the best MMA grapplers in Shields (eye gouges aside) and Fitch, would you consider any of the following list to be better than him in terms of ground game? Or is the most controversial grappler in MMA (in ring actions wise) also the best?
Werdum
Barnett
Mir
Jones
Cormier
Weidman
Jacare
Rockhold
Maia
Gunni
Khabib
RDA
Aldo
Oliveira
Cruz
Faber
Mouse
Rousey
insert anyone else who might rival him
Hendo totally dominated him on the ground. He looked like a man toying with a little kid.
two guys who were considered among the best MMA grapplers in Shields (eye gouges aside) and Fitch
The truth is that Palhares can submit all of the fighters mentioned so far, including Werdum and Jacare. Heel hooks are the great equalizer because the strength of the ACL does not scale with the size of the person. Moreover, Palhares is a very good defensive grappler. See his match with Galvao.
I'm not saying he would beat those guys, but he has a decent chance.
Well, in his prime he was considered a top grappler at WW.