Rousimar Palhares vs. Jake Shields ! World Series of Fighting 22 Presents 10 MMA Bout Vegas Card
By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media MMA Correspondent
Las Vegas, NV (July 31, 2015)– World Series of Fighting 22 will present an exciting 10 bout card of Mixed Martial Artists in professional five round bouts on Saturday evening, August 1, 2015, at The Axis at Planet Hollywood Las Vegas Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Five preliminary bouts will start at 5 P.M. The five main event bouts will follow at 8 P.M. The MMA card will air on the NBC Sports Network, part of the WSOF series on NBC and WSOF President Ray Sefo.
In the featured co-main event attraction,Rousimar Palhares, (17-6-0), Team Nogueira Minas Gerais, Brazil, will make his second World Series of Fighting World Welterweight title defense, and is favored to win by decision over rough tough challenger Jake Shields, (31-7-1 3 Kos) , Cesar Gracie Fight Team, San Francisco, California.
Palhares is the best MMA fighter in the world who uses leglocks, heel hooks and kneebars. Shields has more WSOF experience. The Palhares key to success will be in executing his leglocks effectively and avoiding the grappling techniques of Shields, who could make for a long night if he can control Palhares on the mat with command. This could be the MMA ‘Fight of The Year’.
Palhares will have to defeat Shields cleanly. Palhares was dropped from the UFC for unsportsmanlike conduct, and has been warned by WSOF President Ray Safo for issues regarding his conduct in the cage. The future of Palhares in the WSOF hinges on his present and future conduct. A disqualification loss in WSOF 22 could adversely affect his promising MMA career.
In the other co-main event, Marlon Morales, of Ricardo Almeida Jiu Jitsu and Valor Martial Arts, a Brazilian fighting out of Palm Beach, Florida, (14-4-1 5 Kos), will defend his World Series of Fighting World Bantamweight championship and is favored to win by decision over challenger Sheymond da Silva, (7-0 4 Kos), of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
Thiago Silva, (16-4), Blackzilians Jaco Hybrid Training Center,Sao Paulo, Brazil, who
fought for the WSOF in Arizona in March 2015 and lost, was not granted a new license to
fight on this card by the Nevada State Athletic Commission due to previous anti-doping
infractions from 2011.
Taking his place and stepping up in weight, middleweight Clifford Starks, (11-2) American
Combat Sports, Tempe, Arizona, will face light heavyweight Mike Kyle, (21-12-1), American Kickboxing Academy, San Jose, California. Kyle is favored to win by stoppage.
Welterweight Abubakar Numagomedov, (9-1), Fight Spirit Team, Dagestan, Russian
Federation,is favored by knockout over inexperienced Jorge Moreno, (1-1) of California.
Lightweight Islam Mamedov, 11-1, Derbent, Dagestan, is favored by stoppage over Jimmy
Spicuzza, (6-2), Drysdale BJJ, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Scheduled Preliminary Bouts
Light Heavyweight Jake ‘Honey Bear’ Heun, American Top Team, Coconut Grove,
Florida, 7-4, is favored by decision over Davin‘ Relentless’ Clark, (5-2, 2 Kos )
American kickboxing Academy, San Jose, California. Flyweight Donavon Frelow, (4-0),
Wand Fight Team, Las Vegas, Nevada, is favored by decision over debuting Carlos Garcia
of Extreme Couture, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Featherweight Jimmy ‘ Rabbit’Jones, (4-3 2 Kos), Xtreme Couture, Las Vegas, Nevada, is favored by decision over debuting Marco Lopez Simmons of Wand Fight Team, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Light heavyweight Julio Hijosa, (3-1), Syndicate MMA, Las Vegas, Nevada, is favored by decision over Cory Hendricks, (1-0), Syndicate MMA, Las Vegas, Nevada, faces Julio Hinojosa.
Gil Guardado, (3-1 2 Kos), Xtreme Courture, Las Vegas, Nevada, is favored by decision over Pete Martin, (5-3) with knockouts, Wand Fight Team, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Tickets are $151 and $ 91, Front Orchestra seating $76 and $61, Rear Orchestra seating $31 and $23. Tickets are available at the door at The Axis at Planet Hollywood Las Vegas, or via Ticketmaster online at www.Ticketmaster.com. The scheduled fight card and ticket prices subject to change. Self-Parking is free for guests, with Valet Parking fee and also available, both on a space available basis. The physical address is at 3667 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89109. The parking garage is at the back of the resort, turn on Harmon Road, head east for ¼ mile to the intersection of Harmon Road and Audrey Street, and turn on Audrey Street in the direct of Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino from the rear side to reach the parking garage.
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