It seems Rousimar “Toquinho” Palhares is destined to attract controversies to his MMA career.

After being fired from the UFC in 2013 for having cranked a heel hook for too long after Mike Pierce had tapped, the Brazilian fighter has done it again.

Last Saturday, he defeated Jake Shields by submission on the 3rd round with a kimura lock in the main event of WSOF 22.

The problem came when Toquinho cranked the kimura further more for a few seconds after Shields tapped and the referee stepped in to stop the fight.

He was also accused of eye-gouging Shields during the three rounds.

Today, the WSOF released its decision of stripping Toquinho of his welterweight belt and suspending him.

In the past two days, many fighters reacted in social media to the images of the fight and some of them asked for a life-ban on Toquinho, arguing he is a repeat offender in cases like that.

David Avellan in his under-88 kg victory over Tarsis Humphreys at ADCC 2009 / Photo by Ivan Trindade/GRACIEMAG

A Jiu-Jitsu black belt and veteran ADCC competitor, David Avellan has a theory.

To him, Jiu-Jitsu offers a heck of a shortcut for reversing out of bottom position or even finishing in the UFC, MMA or No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu, using a move of the utmost simplicity—the Kimura lock.

Avellan even launched a website on the matter, on how this shoulder-squeezing hold could be just what the doctor ordered when facing wrestlers or other fighters with solid base on top.

Though the Kimura can’t be endorsed as a cure-all, GRACIEMAG.com highlights the video and David Avellan’s theory as a good way of inspiring readers with some interesting moves. Take a look and let us know what you make of it below.

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The 62nd chapter of the Bellator saga went down this Friday in Laredo, Texas, USA, and Patricky Pitbull was favored to win the lightweigh GP but was foiled in his efforts by the Jiu-Jitsu of Lloyd Woodard.

The American caught sunk a second-round Kimura on the Brazilian who was coming off a win over former UFC fighter Kurt Pellegrino. Pitbull tried to roll out of it, but to no avail.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMVBTDurIC4

In other GP bouts, Thiago Michel overcame Rene Nazaré via split decision and will now go on to face Brent Weedman, who tapped out JJ Ambrose with an omplata lock. In the other bracket, Rick Hawn, who knocked out Brazil’s Ricardo Tirloni, will take on the very Lloyd Woodard who was Pitbull’s undoing.

Thiago Big Monster, who faced Eric Prindle in the heavyweight GP, didn’t manage to make the weight limit and was disqualified. Thus, Prindle was declared the winner of the GP, taking the 100,000 dollar prize money and will get a shot at Cole Konrad, current holder of the promotion’s heavyweight title.

Bellator 62
Laredo, Texas, USA
March 23, 2012

Lloyd Woodard subbed Patricky Freire via Kimura in R2;
Rick Hawn defeated Ricardo Tirloni via KO in R1;
Brent Weedman subbed J.J. Ambrose via omoplata in R2;
Thiago Michel Pereira Silva defeated Rene Nazare via split decision;
Luis Vega subbed Sonny Luque via arm triangle in R1;
Chris Jones defeated Steven Peterson via split decision;
Dave Jansen defeated Jacob Kirwan via unanimous decision;
Rad Martinez defeated Douglas Frey via TKO in R1
Sean Spencer subbed Joseph Daily via rear-naked choke in R2.

A Gracie Barra black belt and a GMA of ours, Vinicius “Draculino” Magalhães makes it possible. Check him out in the following video: