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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
A middleweight bout between Rousimar Palhares and former Brazilian Top Team teammate Alexandre "Cacareco" Ferreira is coming to the UFC on Versus 3 card on March 3, according to a report from Tatame.com.
Palhares had a three fight win streak in the UFC snapped in September when he was TKOd by Nate Marquardt at Fight Night 22. Prior to that, he had earned consecutive submission victories over Lucio Linhares and Tomasz Drwal.
Ferreira had compiled an 18-6 record around the world during his 11 year career prior to his UFC debut against Vladimir Matyushenko at UFC 122 in Novembers. However, he had a seven fight win streak snapped when "The Janitor" finished him in the first round by TKO.
UFC on Versus 3 is expected to take place from a venue in Louisville, Ky., and is to be headlined by a welterweight bout between Diego Sanchez and Martin Kampmann.
Penick's Analysis: This is a good matchup between two fighters who likely know each other fairly well. Both are submission specialists, with eight of Palhares' 11 wins coming by submission and 17 of 18 wins for Ferreira coming by some form of submission. Of course, that could mean both wind up standing with each other after neutralizing the other on the ground. But this is a solid addition to the Versus card. A loss for Ferreira, though, may send him out of the organization quickly with an 0-2 record.
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