World Series of Fighting 23: Gaethje vs. Palomino II
World Series of Fighting 23: Gaethje vs. Palomino II was a mixed martial arts event to be held September 18, 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. This event aired on NBCSN in the U.S and on Fight Network in Canada.
| World Series of Fighting 23: Gaethje vs. Palomino II | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | World Series of Fighting | |||
| Date | September 18, 2015 | |||
| Venue | Comerica Theatre | |||
| City | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | |||
| Attendance | 5,000 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
The main event was a rematch for the WSOF Lightweight Championship between champion and Arizona native Justin Gaethje making his third defense of his title against challenger Luis Palomino. Their first fight at WSOF 19 ended in a TKO victory for Gaethje.[1]
The co-main event featured the tournament final fight for the inaugural WSOF Light Heavyweight Championship between middleweight champion David Branch and Teddy Holder.[1]
This event also was the debut of Chael Sonnen on commentary.[2]
The fight between Estevan Payan and Isaac Vallie-Flagg was canceled after Vallie-Flagg sustained an elbow injury.
Results
| Fight Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Justin Gaethje (c) | def. | Luis Palomino | KO (punches) | 2 | 4:30 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Light Heavyweight | David Branch | def. | Teddy Holder | Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 2:21 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Bantamweight | Timur Valiev | def. | Tito Jones | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (160 lbs) | Phoenix Jones | def. | Roberto Yong | Submission (scissor choke) | 1 | 3:09 | |
| Lightweight | Brian Foster | def. | LaRue Burley | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:32 | |
| Preliminary Card (WSOF.com) | |||||||
| Middleweight | Vagab Vagabov | def. | Brian Grinnell | TKO (knees and punches) | 2 | 2:29 | |
| Middleweight | Clifford Starks | def. | Krasimir Mladenov | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Matthew Frincu | def. | Danny Davis Jr. | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | David Nuzzo | def. | Andres Ponce | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Joey Miolla | def. | Randy Steinke | KO (head kick and punches) | 2 | 3:55 | |
| Lightweight | Benny Madrid | def. | Jeff Fletcher | Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 1:26 | |
- For the WSOF Lightweight Championship.
- For the inaugural WSOF Light Heavyweight Championship.
Tournament bracket
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| David Branch | SUB | ||||||||
| Jesse McElligott | 2 | ||||||||
| David Branch | SUB | ||||||||
| Teddy Holder | 1 | ||||||||
| Thiago Silva | TKO | ||||||||
| Teddy Holder | 1 | ||||||||
References
- Staff (2015-07-09). "WSOF 23 set for September 18 in Phoenix on NBCSN with two title fights". themmareport.com. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
- "Chael Sonnen Joins World Series Of Fighting As Color Commentator For Live NBCSN Telecasts".
- "WSOF 23: Gaethje vs. Palomino II". World Series of Fighting. Retrieved 2015-07-09.