Last night on NBC Sports, Rousimar Palhares, bounced back from his UFC release with a first-round submission victory over promotion champ, Steve Carl.
The victory earned him the title and a date with WSOF number-one-contender, Jon Fitch.
Here’s the fight ending submission:
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