Rousimar Palhares predicts different result in Andre Galvao rematch

Rousimar Palhares predicts different result in Andre Galvao rematch

Fighters from all 18 ACBJJ 23 matchups faced off Tuesday at Barra

da Tijuca beach in Rio de Janeiro ahead of Friday’s event,

headlined by Rousimar

“Toquinho” Palhares and Andre

Galvao.

Most of the face-offs were cordial, including the reunion between Palhares and Galvao. They last met in the under-88-kilogram final at the 2011 ADCC championships in Nottingham, England, where Galvao won 9-4. Their rematch will take place under “Battle Jiu-Jitsu” rules, which allow strikes to the body.

“It’s going to be another big fight, but this time punches and kicks are allowed, so the result will be different,” Palhares told Sherdog’s Marcelo…