World Series of Fighting 22: Palhares vs. Shields
| World Series of Fighting 22: Palhares vs. Shields | ||||
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| Promotion | World Series of Fighting | |||
| Date | August 1, 2015 | |||
| Venue | Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino | |||
| City | United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | 673 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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World Series of Fighting 22: Palhares vs. Shields was a mixed martial arts event held August 1, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. This event aired on NBCSN in the U.S and on Fight Network in Canada.
Background
[edit | edit source]The event went head-to-head with UFC 190 on the same night.[1]
The main event was scheduled to be a fight for the WSOF Welterweight Championship between champion Rousimar Palhares making his second defence of his title against challenger Jake Shields.[2]
The co-main event was scheduled to be a fight for the WSOF Bantamweight Championship between champion Marlon Moraes making his second defence of his title against challenger Sheymon Moraes.[3]
Tyrone Spong was expected to face Mike Kyle at the event. However, Spong pulled out of the bout due to an injury and was replaced by Thiago Silva.[4] In turn, Silva was forced out of the bout after being deemed ineligible to receive a license by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Short notice replacement Clifford Starks stepped in to face Kyle at the event.[5]
Results
[edit | edit source]| Main Card (NBCSN) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Rousimar Palhares (c) | def. | Jake Shields | Submission (kimura) | 3 | 2:02 | [a] |
| Bantamweight | Marlon Moraes (c) | def. | Sheymon Moraes | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 3:46 | [b] |
| Light Heavyweight | Clifford Starks | def. | Mike Kyle | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Abubakar Nurmagomedov | def. | Jorge Moreno | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Islam Mamedov | def. | Jimmy Spicuzza | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:47 | |
| Preliminary Card (WSOF.com) | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Jake Heun | def. | Davin Clark | Submission (arm triangle choke) | 3 | 2:46 | |
| Flyweight | Donavon Frelow | def | Carlos Garcia | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 2:49 | |
| Featherweight | Marco Simmons | def. | Jimmy Jones | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 2:23 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Cory Hendricks | def. | Julio Hinojosa | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:08 | |
| Lightweight | Gil Guardado | def. | Pete Martin | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 3:31 | |
- ^ For the WSOF Welterweight Championship.
- ^ For the WSOF Bantamweight Championship.
Guest live appearances
[edit | edit source]For the closing of the Preliminary Card Livestream, a guest set was performed by Venezuelan eOne Music artist DJ Zardonic including a performance of "Bring It On", a track that served as the WSOF theme song in 2015.[7][8]
See also
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