World Series of Fighting 25: Lightweight Tournament
World Series of Fighting 25: Lightweight Tournament was a mixed martial arts event held November 20, 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 25: Lightweight Tournament | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | World Series of Fighting | |||
| Date | November 20, 2015 | |||
| Venue | Comerica Theatre | |||
| City |  Phoenix, Arizona, United States | |||
| Attendance | 3,500 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
This event featured a one night only 8 Man Lightweight tournament to crown a number one contender for the WSOF Lightweight Championship.[1]
On August 24, 2015, it was announced that The field of eight included Islam Mamedov, Mike Ricci, Joáo Zeferino, Rich Patishnock, Jorge Patino, Brian Cobb, Brian Foster and Luis Palomino.[2] Joe Condon replaced Brian Cobb.
Results
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Jason High | def. | Estevan Payan | KO (head kick and punches) | 2 | 0:47 | |
| Final | |||||||
| Lightweight | Brian Foster | def. | João Zeferino | KO (punches) | 2 | 4:51 | |
| Semi-finals | |||||||
| Lightweight | Brian Foster | def. | Luis Palomino | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:19 | |
| Lightweight | João Zeferino | def. | Jorge Patino | Submission (heel hook) | 1 | 1:24 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Quarter-finals | |||||||
| Lightweight | Luis Palomino | def. | Rich Patishnock | KO (punch) | 1 | 4:55 | |
| Lightweight | João Zeferino | def. | Brian Foster | Submission (heel hook) | 1 | 1:46 | |
| Lightweight | Mike Ricci | def. | Joe Condon | KO (head kick) | 1 | 2:41 | |
| Lightweight | Islam Mamedov | def. | Jorge Patino | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (WSOF.com) | |||||||
| Bantamweight | Joseph Barajas | def. | Erik Villalobos | TKO (punches) | 3 | 4:06 | |
| Catchweight (165lbs) | Roberto Yong | def. | Jimmy Scully | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:11 | |
| Reserve Bouts | |||||||
| Lightweight | Ramil Mustapayev | def. | LaRue Burley | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- Mamedov tore his ACL and Ricci injured his hip, allowing for Patino and Foster to move on as replacements.
Tournament bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Islam Mamedov | DEC | |||||||||||||
| Jorge Patino | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Jorge Patino | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Joáo Zeferino | SUB | |||||||||||||
| Brian Foster | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Joáo Zeferino | SUB | |||||||||||||
| Joáo Zeferino | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Brian Foster | KO | |||||||||||||
| Luis Palomino | KO | |||||||||||||
| Rich Patishnock | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Luis Palomino | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Brian Foster | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Mike Ricci | KO | |||||||||||||
| Joe Condon | 1 | |||||||||||||
- Patino fought as a replacement for Mamedov due to a torn ACL.
- Foster fought as a replacement for Ricci due to an injured hip.
References
- "WSOF To Host 1-Night, 8-Man Lightweight Tournament On Nov. 20 in Seattle". Sherdog. August 24, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
- Al-Shatti, Shaun (August 24, 2015). "WSOF Announces one-night eight-man tournament for WSOF 25". mmafighting.com. Vox Media. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
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