Maybe Palhares just doesn’t get it. Maybe he was born a few thousand years too late, and should’ve been a gladiator. It’s all or nothing for this Brazilian, who has held onto limbs for way too long many times before, and then did it again on Wednesday agains Mike Pierce. The fact that he’s ‘perplexed’ by this whole situation makes me think that maybe we aren’t dealing with the wisest tree in the forest.
Actually, it’s kind of scary to me that this guy is a trained mauler, with the brain power he’s showing off here. MMAFIghting spoke to Palhares’ manager, Alex Davis, and he had this to say:
“He’s perplexed, he doesn’t really grasp it. He doesn’t really understand that he’s doing something overly wrong. He doesn’t get it.”
“It’s very sad for me, I understand the UFC’s perspective. They have to do what’s in their best interest. I get Dana White’s perspective. I think it was a bit radical, but [Palhares] has done this before.”
