World Series of Fighting 25: Lightweight Tournament was a mixed martial arts event held in
Phoenix, Arizona
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,
United States
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. This event aired on
NBCSN in the U.S and on
Fight Network
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in Canada.
Background
This event featured a one night only 8 Man Lightweight tournament to crown a number one contender for the WSOF Lightweight Championship.
On August 24, 2015, it was announced that The field of eight included Islam Mamedov,
Mike Ricci, Joáo Zeferino, Rich Patishnock,
Jorge Patino
Jorge Luis Patino (born May 8, 1973) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 1995, Patino has formerly competed in the UFC, PRIDE, Strikeforce, ...
, Brian Cobb,
Brian Foster and
Luis Palomino
Luis Vicente Palomino (born October 9, 1980) is a Peruvian-American mixed martial artist and bare-knuckle fighter who is the current Lightweight and Welterweight champion for Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, making him the first “double c ...
.
Joe Condon replaced Brian Cobb.
Results
Tournament bracket
* Patino fought as a replacement for Mamedov due to a torn ACL.
* Foster fought as a replacement for Ricci due to an injured hip.
See also
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World Series of Fighting
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) is an American mixed martial arts league founded by venture capitalist Donn Davis in 2017 and launched in 2018, following the acquisition and restructuring of the former World Series of Fighting (WSOF) promot ...
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List of WSOF champions
Professional Fighters League (formerly the World Series of Fighting, or "WSOF") is an American mixed martial arts promotion, and the following is a history of its champions in each weight class. As well as championship history for their Internation ...
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List of WSOF events
This is a list of events held and scheduled by the Professional Fighters League, a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States. This list also includes events by the league's predecessor, the World Series of Fighting (WSOF).
Schedu ...
References
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