Rousimar Palhares just keeps on getting bigger. After a surprising picture of himself among some peers raised some pulses due to the size of ‘Toquinho’s’ muscles, his upcoming submission bout against Craig Jones had to be moved to openweight because the Brazilian failed to hit the 200 pounds mark, by 18 pounds.
Set to headline Kasai Pro 3’s main event on August 18th, Palhares was originally slated to meet Jones at middleweight, but he warned the promotion he was unable to make that weight and the fight was moved to 200 pounds. Rousimar’s opponent accepted the change and came in at 204 lbs.