Rousimar Palhares' status as World Series of Fighting welterweight champion may be in jeopardy pending a review of his actions in his fight with Jake Shields on Saturday night.
Rousimar Palhares became the first man to ever submit Jake Shields in MMA competition on Saturday night, but it's a Rousimar Palhares fight, so the scrutiny over the length of how long he held onto the fight-finishing kimura has been heavy. There was also substantial questioning over his eye gouging tactics throughout the 2nd round, which netted several warnings from Steve Mazzagatti but no point deduction.