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UFC 142 Judo Chop: Rousimar Palhares and A Preferred Approach to Devastating Leglocks. One way Palhares likes to set up his heelhooks and kneebars.

Dangerous Brazilian submission artists Rousimar Palhares and Alexandre "Cacareco" Ferreira will square off in a middleweight bout at UFC: Rio this August. The bout was originally planned for UFC on Versus 3 in March, but Cacareco pulled out due to an injury.

Bloody Elbow's Mike Fagan collects and compiles the best of the best of the best quotes from around the MMA universe for the week of September 12th through the 18th.

MMA Live Highlights and analysis from UFC Fight Night 22. Nate Marquardt joins the program following his TKO victory in the main event

Nate Marquardt talked about his disappointment over Rousimar Palhares' greasing accusations

UFC Fight Night 22 is officially in the books, and a lot of questions that were asked in the lead-up to this event were answered definitively. Nate Marquardt secured his stance as the #3 middleweight in the world behind Chael Sonnen and Anderson Silva. Charles Oliveira proved that he is a legitimate lightweight talent who has loads of potential.

Nate Marquardt stops Brazilian Rousimar Palhares by TKO of the first round at UFC Fight Night 22 in Austin, Texas.

Dana White Vlog leading up to tonight's UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs Palhares. Watch the event tonight at 8pm ET/PT

Both Nate Marquardt and Rousimar Palhares have been featured in the Bloody Elbow Judo Chop series. Here's a recap.

In the UFC Fight Night 22 main event, Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and Greg Jackson student Nathan Marquardt (29-9-2, 8-3 UFC) will hope to keep himself in the mix as a potential candidate for contention as he battles Brazilian jiu-jitsu leg snapper Rousimar Palhares (11-2, 4-1 UFC) in a highly relevant middleweight showdown.