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World Series of Fighting 11: Gaethje vs. Newell

World Series of Fighting 11: Gaethje vs. Newell was a mixed martial arts event held on July 5, 2014, in the United States. This event aired live in prime time on NBC.

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World Series of Fighting 11: Gaethje vs. Newell
PromotionWorld Series of Fighting
DateJuly 5, 2014
VenueOcean Center
CityDaytona Beach, Florida, United States1
Attendance6,275
Event chronology
World Series of Fighting 10: Branch vs. Taylor World Series of Fighting 11: Gaethje vs. Newell World Series of Fighting 12: Palomino vs Gonzalez

World Series of Fighting 11: Gaethje vs. Newell was a mixed martial arts event held on July 5, 2014, in the United States.2 This event aired live in prime time on NBC.

Background

Rousimar Palhares was set to make his first title defense against former UFC veteran Jon Fitch on this show.3 On April 30, 2014, it was announced that the bout was canceled due to personal problems with Palhares.4

Fitch was then expected to face debuting Jake Shields. However, Shields was forced out of the bout due to an injury.5 Fitch was then expected to face Josh Burkman in a rubber match.6 However, Burkman was forced out of the bout due to an elbow injury.7 Fitch eventually faced Dennis Hallman at the event8

This event featured the first Lightweight title defense for Justin Gaethje as he faced undefeated lightweight Nick Newell.9

Matt Hamill was expected to make his debut at this event but was sidelined due to a knee injury.10

Brian Cobb was expected to face Luis Palomino at the event, however Cobb was removed from the bout for unknown reasons and was replaced by T.J. O'Brien.11 The bout between Palomino and O'Brien was later cancelled for unknown reasons.

Both Melvin Guillard and Cody Bollinger missed weight for their respective bouts. Guillard forfeited 15% of his purse to Gesias Cavalcante, while Bollinger forfeited over 20% to Pablo Alfonso.12

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Justin Gaethje (c) def. Nick Newell TKO (punch) 2 3:09 a
Middleweight Jon Fitch def. Dennis Hallman Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Catchweight (138 lbs) Cody Bollinger def. Pablo Alfonso Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 2:37
Catchweight (157 lbs) Melvin Guillard def. Gesias Cavalcante TKO (punches and elbows) 2 2:36
Preliminary card
Light Heavyweight Jake Heun def. Kendrick Miree Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Catchweight (175 lb) Neiman Gracie def. Dustin Holyko Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 2:21
Catchweight (175 lb) Jose Caceres def. Walber Brito de Barros Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Muhammed De'Reese def. Rashaun Spencer Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
  1. For the WSOF Lightweight Championship.
See also

See also

References

References

  1. "Card fills in for WSOF 11, which heads to Daytona on July 5". mmajunkie.com. 2014-06-04. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
  2. "WSOF 11". Sherdog.com.
  3. "WSOF 11 set for July with Palhares vs. Fitch, Gaethje vs. Newell title fights". mmajunkie.com.
  4. Henderson, Jason (30 April 2014). "Rousimar Palhares Vs Jon Fitch Title Fight Scratched From WSOF 11". Fight of the Night. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  5. "Injury forces Jake Shields out at July's WSOF 11 event". mmajunkie.com. 2014-05-21. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
  6. "Jon Fitch-Josh Burkman Rubber Match Booked for July's WSOF 11". sherdog.com. 2014-05-22. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
  7. "Josh Burkman out at WSOF 11, promotion seeks replacement". mmajunkie.com. 2014-06-11. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
  8. "Dennis Hallman steps in to fight Jon Fitch in WSOF 11 co-headliner". mmajunkie.com. 2014-06-12. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  9. "Justin Gaethje vs. Nick Newell lightweight title fight joins Tyrone Spong at WSOF 11 in July". mmamania.com.
  10. "Knee injury scratches UFC vet Matt Hamill from WSOF 11". mmajunkie.com. 2014-06-12. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  11. "T.J. O'Brien replaces Brian Cobb vs. Luis Palomino at WSOF 11". mmajunkie.com. 2014-06-18. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
  12. "Melvin Guillard, Cody Bollinger both miss weight at World Series of Fighting 11 weigh-ins". bloodyelbow.com. 2014-07-04. Retrieved 2014-07-05.