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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
"He's a dirty leg lock fighter - so I've been training for that. This fight's exciting to me, because it's a guy I don't like. It's nice to have someone you don't actually like - it makes it easier to train and I wanna go out there and hurt him. I think the fact that he goes out there and hurts people, not only in fights where it's serious, but in submission matches as well. Guys will tap and he'll still break their leg - in Abu Dhabi he popped a guys leg, he's just a dirty guy. He tries to be overly nice, but I think he's a sociopath. He does it over and over, it's something he enjoys doing."
-Jake Shields talks to BJPenn.com about WSOF Champ Rousimar Palhares and their impending matchup (translated via BloodyElbow.com).
Penick's Analysis: Palhares is an easy guy to root against, and Shields' description of the Brazilian as a sociopath is fitting. He's shown no remorse for his actions in the past, and ultimately doesn't believe he's done anything wrong in those past incidents. He's always dangerous because of that lack of care over whether or not he injures someone, so it's something Shields has to be quite conscious of when they square off this summer.
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