Rousimar Palhares is no longer the World Series of Fighting welterweight champion. WSOF president Ray Sefo made the announcement on Tuesday’s The MMA Hour that "Toquinho" was stripped of his title and suspended indefinitely following Saturday’s win over Jake Shields.
Palhares tapped Shields with a third-round kimura in Las Vegas to defend the belt, but once again took an extra second to release the submission. "Toquinho", now a former 170-pound titleholder, spoke to MMAFighting.com about all the controversy surrounding his victory.
"That makes me sad," Palhares said. "Jake Shields is unbelievable.