↵Middleweight Rousimar Palhares, who defeated Tomasz Drwal via heel-hook, was suspended 90 days for failing to release the hold. The dangerous lock, which can quickly cause serious damage to the knee of a competitor, is often banned in lower-level competitions. Palhares latched on to Drwal and cranked hard even as the Polish slugger tapped repeatedly. Palhares had to be pried off of his foe by referee Kevin Mulhall before finally releasing the hold.
Rousimar Palhares Suspended For Dangerous Behavior
↵↵- Via MMA Junkie
↵Palhares is a hell of a talent and I love watching his fights but this was inexcusable. A heel hook is one of the most dangerous moves in the game as far as having the ability to do significant, lasting damage to your opponent. For Palhares to continue to crank it as Drwal is tapping on him and the ref is pulling you off is significant in its danger.
↵Hopefully Palhares learns from this and Drwal is able to come back to fight again, but he was clearly in a lot of pain following the fight.
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