World Series of Fighting 19: Gaethje vs. Palomino

World Series of Fighting 19: Gaethje vs. Palomino
Information
Promotion World Series of Fighting
Date March 28, 2015
Venue Comerica Theatre
City Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Attendance 4,800
Event chronology

World Series of Fighting 18: Moraes vs. Hill World Series of Fighting 19: Gaethje vs. Palomino World Series of Fighting 20: Branch vs. McElligott

World Series of Fighting 19: Gaethje vs. Palomino was a mixed martial arts event held March 28, 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. This event aired on NBCSN in the U.S and on Fight Network in Canada.

Background

The main event was for the WSOF Lightweight Championship as champion and Arizona native Justin Gaethje made the second defense of his title against challenger Luis Palomino.[1]

Raymond Pina was originally scheduled to face Lucas Montoya in a lightweight bout, but unfortunately had to pull out of the fight a few days before the event due to an injury.

This event was also scheduled to feature the first semifinal fight of the WSOF Light Heavyweight Championship tournament between Thiago Silva and Ronny Markes.[2] But after Vinny Magalhães and Matt Hamill's fight was canceled due to Magalhães being removed from the tournament it was announced that Hamill and Silva would face off in the first semifinal fight of the WSOF Light Heavyweight Championship tournament.[3] However, on the day of the event, Hamill was removed from the fight due to illness and was replaced by Teddy Holder. Holder's original opponent, Jake Heun, remained on the card and fought Clifford Starks. Starks' original opponent, Eddie Arizmendi, was removed from the card entirely, but paid his show and win money.

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Justin Gaethje (c) def. Luis Palomino TKO (leg kicks and punches) 3 3:57 [lower-alpha 1]
Light Heavyweight Teddy Holder def. Thiago Silva TKO (punches) 1 2:00 [lower-alpha 2]
Bantamweight Timur Valiev def. Ed West TKO (punches) 1 1:39
Light Heavyweight Clifford Starks def. Jake Heun Submission (arm-triangle choke) 2 4:11
Preliminary card
Lightweight Jimmy Spicuzza def. Benny Madrid Decision (split) 3 5:00
Middleweight Joseph Gigliotti def. Brendan Tierney TKO (punches) 3 4:45
Bantamweight Andres Ponce def. Juan Archuleta Submission (triangle choke) 2 0:53
Middleweight Dan Huber def. Israel Aquino TKO (punches) 1 3:03
Middleweight Matthew Frincu def. Eric Regan KO (head kick) 2 0:14
Bantamweight Erik Villalobos def. Joe Madrid Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
  1. ↑ For the WSOF Lightweight Championship.
  2. ↑ Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament Semifinal

WSOF Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament Bracket

Semifinals Finals
      
David Branch SUB
Jesse McElligott 2
David Branch
Teddy Holder
Thiago Silva TKO
Teddy Holder 1

See also

References

  1. ↑ MMA Fighting (February 13, 2015). "WSOF 19: Gaethje vs. Palomino slated for Phoenix on March 28". MMAfighting.com.
  2. ↑ "Thiago Silva Sign with WSOF Enters 4Man Tournament for Light Heavyweight Title". sherdog.com.
  3. ↑ "Thiago Silva to Rematch Matt Hamill in New WSOF 19 CoMain Event on March 28". sherdog.com.
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