Rousimar Palhares was stopped in 45 seconds in his first loss since 2012, and he is still upset with the finish.
Fighting outside of World Series of Fighting for the first time after being suspended by the Nevada Athletic Commission in 2015, "Toquinho" met Emil Meek for the inaugural Venator FC welterweight title on May 21. It ended up with Palhares knocked out in under a minute.
Palhares, who had a perfect four-fight submission streak as a welterweight snapped in Italy, shot for a single leg early in the fight. Meek countered with vicious elbows that put the grappling expert unconscious, and "Toquinho" complains that his opponent hit the back of his head.