World Series of Fighting 9: Carl vs. Palhares explained

World Series of Fighting 9: Carl vs. Palhares
Promotion:	World Series of Fighting
Date:	March 29, 2014
Venue:	Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
City:	Paradise, Nevada, United States
Attendance:	995

World Series of Fighting 9: Carl vs. Palhares was a mixed martial arts event held in Paradise, Nevada, United States.^[1]

Background

This event was headlined by reigning Welterweight Champion Steve Carl making the first title defense of his career. Taking Carl will be former UFC vet Rousimar Palhares, who fought for the first time since his release from the UFC in October 2013.^[2]

The inaugural Bantamweight Championship was decided in the co-main event which featured Marlon Moraes taking on Josh Rettinghouse. Moraes was coming off a 32-second knockout over Carson Beebe at WSOF 6. Rettinghouse came off his decision victory over Bellator MMA veteran Alexis Vila.^[3]

Also on the card, making his first appearance since his release from the UFC, Yushin Okami took on Bulgarian fighter Svetlozar Savov in his WSOF debut, winning the fight by Submission (arm triangle choke) in the second round.^{[4] [5]}

See also

• World Series of Fighting
• List of WSOF champions
• List of WSOF events

Notes and References

1. Web site: WSOF 9 - Carl vs. Palhares. sherdog.com. March 29, 2014.
2. Web site: Steve Carl to defend Welterweight Strap against Rousimar Palhares at WSOF 9 . Sherdog.com . 2014-01-27.
3. Web site: Marlon Moraes vs. Josh Rettinghouse title fight co-headlines WSOF 9 in Las Vegas. 2014-01-27.
4. Web site: World Series of Fighting Announces Yushin Okami’s Debut for WSOF 9 in Las Vegas. 2014-03-04.
5. Web site: Corey-Kruchten, Dugulubgov-Nunez added to WSOF 9 in Las Vegas. 2014-02-05.