Las Vegas, Nev. (July 31, 2015) – All 20 fighters, reigning World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) World Welterweight (170 pounds) Champion Rousimar Palhares (17-6) and challenger and two-time world champion Jake Shields (31-7), made weight one day before the highly-anticipated “WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) mega-event at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev., live on NBCSN, beginning at a new start time of 10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. PT.
Palhares weighed in at 169.8 pounds and Shields clocked in at the weight limit of 170 pounds.
WSOF World Bantamweight (135 pounds) Champion Marlon Moraes (14-4-1) tipped the scales at 135 pounds and his opponent, undefeated challenger Sheymon Moraes (7-0) registered a weight of 134.2 pounds.
The live, five-bout preliminary card stream will begin at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT on an embeddable video player on www.WSOF.com.
Priced from $29.99, tickets for “WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields” are on sale at Ticketmaster.com and WSOF.com.
Doors at The AXIS at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino will open at 4:00 p.m. PT. The first preliminary bout will begin at 5:00 p.m.
COMPLETE “WSOF 22: PALHARES VS. SHIELDS” WEIGH-IN RESULTS:
Main Card:
Main Event: World Welterweight (170 pounds) Championship Bout
Rousimar Palhares (17-6) (169.8 lbs.) vs. Jake Shields (31-7) (170lbs)
Minas Gerais, Brazil San Francisco, Calif.
Co-Main Event: World Bantamweight (135 pounds) Championship Bout
Marlon Moraes (14-4-1) (135 lbs.) vs. Sheymon Moraes (7-0) (134.2 lbs.)
Toms Rier, N.J. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil .
Light Heavyweight (205 pounds) Bout
Mike Kyle (21-12-1) (206 lbs.) vs. Clifford Starks (11-2) (204.8 lbs.)
San Jose, Calif. Tempe, Ariz.
Welterweight (170 pounds) Bout
Abubakar Nurmagomedov (9-1) (171 lbs.) vs. Jorge Moreno (4-0) (168.8 lbs.)
Dagestan, Russia Moses Lake, Wash.
Lightweight (155 pounds) Bout
Jimmy Spicuzza (6-2) (155.4 lbs.) vs. Islam Mamedov (11-1) (155.4 lbs.)
Las Vegas, Nev. Jersey City, N.J.
Preliminary Card:
Light Heavyweight (205 pounds) Bout
Jake Heun (7-4) (205.6 lbs.) vs. Davin Clark (5-2-2) (206 lbs.)
Coconut Creek, Fla. San Jose, Calif.
Flyweight (125 pounds) Bout
Donavon Frelow (4-0) (125 lbs.) vs. Carlos Garcia (0-0) (124.8 lbs.)
Las Vegas, Nev. Las Vegas, Nev.
Catchweight (140 pounds) Bout
Jimmy Jones (4-3) (139.4 lbs.) vs. Marco Simmons (0-0) (140.6 lbs.)
Las Vegas, Nev. Las Vegas, Nev.
Light Heavyweight (205 pounds) Bout
Cory Hendricks (2-0) (204.4 lbs.) vs. Julio Hinojosa (3-1) (206 lbs.)
Las Vegas, Nev. El Paso, Texas
Lightweight (155 pounds) Bout
Gil Guardado (3-1) (154 lbs.) vs. Pete Martin (5-3) (155.6 lbs.)
Las Vegas, Nev. Las Vegas, Nev.
About “World Series of Fighting” (WSOF)
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