Sefo and WSOF's 180 Degree Turn on Palhares

When Rousimar Palhares was discharged from the UFC, Bellator's Bjorn Rebney and WSOF's Ray Sefo both expressed extreme disinterest in signing Palhares to either organization.  Now WSOF President, Ray Sefo, believes that Rousimar Palhares could possibly deserve a second chance to compete in a major promotion and has spoke with his team in regards to possibly being the organization to grant that opportunity.  Sefo has stated that nothing is set in stone and they will further look into the matter of possibly bring Palhares into the WSOF.

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WSOF Signs Jessica Aguilar

It appears that WSOF is looking to get involved in the rapidly growing WMMA world as it has been reported that WSOF has taken that first step by signing former Bellator star Jessica Aguilar. Jessica is 16-4 and had a 5-1 during her time in Bellator.

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WSOF 6 Weigh-in Results

Main Card:

JOSH BURKMAN 169.6 lbs. VS. STEVE CARL169.6 lbs
MARLON MORAES 136 lbs. VS. CARSON BEEBE 136 lbs
JON FITCH 170.4 lbs. VS. MARCELO ALFAYA 172 lbs
JUSTIN GAETHJE 155.8 lbs. VS. DAN LAUZON 158 lbs

Preliminary Card:

PABLO ALFONSO 145.4 lbs. VS. MIGUEL TORRES 145.2 lbs
HANS STRINGER 205 lbs. VS. FRANCISCO FRANCE 204.4 lbs
LUIZ FIRMINO 156 lbs. VS. JACOB VOLKMAN 155.4 lbs
CHAD ROBICHAUX 134.4 lbs. VS. ANDREW YATES 140.4 lbs
ALEXIS VILA 135.6 lbs. VS. JOSH RETTINGHOUSE 135.8 lbs
FABIO MELLO 145.6 lbs. VS. NICK LOBOSCO 145.4 lbs
ALEXANDRE PIMENTEL 146.2 lbs. VS. JADE PORTER 145.8 lbs

Tomorrow night is going to be a great night of fights including some of WSOF's best names including: Jacob Volkman, Miguel Torres, Dan Lauzon, Jon Fitch and a title fight between Josh Burkman and Steve Carl for the inaugural WSOF Welterweight Championship.

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WSOF Gets Okami

Last month the UFC sent Okami packing from the organization after his KO loss suffered at UFC Fight Night 28 literally from the hands of Ronaldo Jacare Souza.  There had been rumors that he was in talks with the WSOF but it has now beem confirmed that this is indeed the case.

A move to the WSOF is a good move for Yushin Okami considering that WSOF is growing in popularity as well as reputability.  I think that Yushin Okami will dominate the WSOF Middleweight division.  Okami has remained a top 10 fighter in the division since his debut in the UFC in 2006. Okami has beaten top guys in the UFC including late former UFC Champion Evan Tanner as well as competed against the two longest Middleweight Champions, Rich Franklin and Anderson Silva. Okami has good hands and amazing wrestling that will be beneficial in his WSOF career.

Miguel Torres Moves to 145 for WSOF 6 Bout

After not competing for almost a year, former WEC Bantamweight Champion Miguel Angel Torres will be making his return to MMA in a fight on October 26 with Pablo Alfonso.  This bout will be at 145 lbs.  Miguel's last fight was against WSOF standout Marlon Moraes back in November 2012 at WSOF 1.

WSOF 6 Set for Oct. 26

WSOF has announced that they will be holding the WSOF's firsst ever title fight which will be between Josh Burkman and Steve Carl for the WSOF's Welterweight Championship.

Also the card will feature Jon Fitch in a welterweight bout against Marcelo Alfaya.

WSOF Results

Main Card Results

Andrei Arlovski def. Mike Kyle by Unanimous decision

Dave Branch def. Danillo Villefort by Unanimous decision

Derrick Mehmen def. Rolles Gracie by KO (Punch), 2:40 of Rd. 2

Georgi Karakhanyan def. Waylon Lowe by Submission (Guillotine choke), 3:37 of Rd. 1

 Undercard Results

Rick Glenn def. Artur Rofi by Unanimous decision

Jimmie Rivera def. Sidemar Honorio by Unanimous decision

Richard Patishnock def. Gregor Gracie by Unanimous decision

Ozzy Dugulubgov def. Andrew Osborne by Submission (Achilles lock), 1:12 of Rd. 2

Neiman Gracie def. Darren Costa by Submission (Armbar), 3:57 of Rd. 1

WSOF Results

Last night's fight card was a decent card filled with stars that the casual MMA fan may not be familiar with, but overall a good card.

The fist fight on the televised main card featured former UFC Lightweight and Featherweight fighter Tyson Griffin making his debut in the WSOF. It was a match in which I didn't have him winning a single minute. It appeared that Griffin was not fully prepared for his debut. His physique looked a little out of shape. He was eventually stopped in the third round after getting his back taken by Calavante and ground-and-pounded. Tyson immediately challenged the stoppage but the truth is Griffin was not going to be able to improve his postion and defeat was inevitible.

The next match was between WSOF President, Ray Sefo and Dave Huckaba.  This fight was quite entertaining. Sefobused his elite standup game to pick upaet Huckaba. Huckaba and Sefo both had great moments in the fight. I wpuld say that the first round was dominated by Sefo. In the second round, Huckaba got more comfortable which led to great exchanges in the second round.  I still felt that Sefo took the second round despite Huckaba stepping up in performance.  In the third round, Sefo continued to rain on the punches and crazy leg kicks that were winning the fight for him.  During the third round about half way through, Sefo attempted a spinning back fist that missed and Huckaba capitalized on that mistake by opening up with the hands and eventually getting Sefo pressed againtst the cage and causing a TKO victory on Sefo.

Nick Newell then faced off with Keon Caldwell. It was a great fight that displayed the mix of Newell's wrestling and jiu jitsu skills that lead to a quick choke victory over Caldwell in the first round. 

The next fight was a fight in the Bantamweight division between Marlon Moraes and Brandon Hempleman. It was fight that consisted of Moraes using leg kick after leg kick after leg kick that led to Hempleman limping and falling over and over again. He did this for two rounds until the third round he decided to start throwing punches. Even while he was limping and falling, Hempleman continued to press on and attempt to attack with kicks and punches. Moraes won an easy decision victory over Hempleman.

Maine event of the card was between Tyrone Spong and Angel DeAnda. It was very competitive but not entertaining. Spong went on to win a unanimous decision victory. Overall I would give the event a 6 out of 10.

MAIN CARD

Tyrone Spong def. Angel DeAnda via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Marlon Moraes def. Brandon Hempleman via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Nick Newell def. Keon Caldwell via submission (guillotine choke) - Round 1, 2:07
Dave Huckaba def. Ray Sefo via TKO (punches) - Round 2, 4:32
Gesias Cavalcante def. Tyson Griffin via TKO (punches) - Round 3, 1:37
PRELIMINARY CARD
Gerald Harris def. Jorge Santiago via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)
Lewis Gonzales def. Antonio McKee via unanimous technical decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Jared Papazian def. John Robles via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Victor Valenzuela def. Isaac Gutierrez via submission (rear-naked choke) - Round 2, 2:41

Official Weigh-in Results for WSOF 4

The official weigh-ins courtesy of MMAFighting.com:

NBC Sports Network main card:Tyrone Spong (205) vs. Angel DeAnda (205)
Marlon Moraes (136) vs. Brandon Hempleman (136)
Ray Sefo (255) vs. Dave Huckaba (264)
Tyson Griffin (156) vs. JZ Cavalcante (156)
Nick Newell (155) vs. Keon Caldwell (156)

Preliminary card (stream can be viewed on MMAFighting.com):
Jorge Santiago (170.2) vs. Gerald Harris (171)
Antonio McKee (155) vs. Lewis Gonzalez (156)
Jared Papazian (136) vs. John Robles (134)
Isaac Gutierrez (150) vs. Victor Valenzuela (150)

Any predictions for the fight?

Josh Burkman States That He Will Be Competing for a WSOF Title Soon

In a recent interview posted on Sherdog.com, WSOF standout and former UFC welterweight, Josh Burkman states that he will be competing in a WSOF title match in October.

Below is a link to the video of the interview:

Josh Burkman: I’ll Fight for WSOF Belt in October

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