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 |  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
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
| Main Card (NBCSN) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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
References
- ^ John Morgan (2015-05-26). "WSOF 22 stacks deck vs. UFC 190 with championship triple-header, flyweight title". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-05-26.
- ^ John Morgan (2015-04-20). "'WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields' set for Aug. 1 in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
- ^ Marc Raimondi (2015-05-13). "Marlon Moraes to defend title against Sheymon Moraes in WSOF 22 co-main event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
- ^ Tristen Critchfield (2015-07-07). "Thiago Silva replaces Tyrone Spong, faces Mike Kyle at WSOF 22". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
- ^ Staff (2015-07-28). "Clifford Starks replaces Thiago Silva on Saturday's WSOF 22 against Mike Kyle". themmareport.com. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
- ^ "WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields". World Series of Fighting. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
- ^ "WSOF 22 Will Feature A Live Music Act". BJPENN.COM News. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
- ^ "WSOF 22 - World Series Of Fighting". Livestream. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
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