World Series of Fighting 25: Lightweight Tournament

World Series of Fighting 25: Lightweight Tournament was a mixed martial arts event held November 20, 2015 (2015-11-20) in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. This event aired on NBCSN in the U.S and on Fight Network in Canada.

World Series of Fighting 25: Lightweight Tournament
Information
Promotion	World Series of Fighting
Date	November 20, 2015
Venue	Comerica Theatre
City	Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Attendance	3,500
Event chronology
World Series of Fighting 24: Fitch vs. Okami World Series of Fighting 25: Lightweight Tournament World Series of Fighting Global Championship 1: China

Background

This event featured a one night only 8 Man Lightweight tournament to crown a number one contender for the WSOF Lightweight Championship.^[1]

On August 24, 2015, it was announced that The field of eight included Islam Mamedov, Mike Ricci, Joáo Zeferino, Rich Patishnock, Jorge Patino, Brian Cobb, Brian Foster and Luis Palomino.^[2] Joe Condon replaced Brian Cobb.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Jason High	def.	Estevan Payan	KO (head kick and punches)	2	0:47
Final
Lightweight	Brian Foster	def.	João Zeferino	KO (punches)	2	4:51
Semi-finals
Lightweight	Brian Foster	def.	Luis Palomino	TKO (punches)	2	4:19
Lightweight	João Zeferino	def.	Jorge Patino	Submission (heel hook)	1	1:24	^[a]
Quarter-finals
Lightweight	Luis Palomino	def.	Rich Patishnock	KO (punch)	1	4:55
Lightweight	João Zeferino	def.	Brian Foster	Submission (heel hook)	1	1:46
Lightweight	Mike Ricci	def.	Joe Condon	KO (head kick)	1	2:41
Lightweight	Islam Mamedov	def.	Jorge Patino	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00
Preliminary Card (WSOF.com)
Bantamweight	Joseph Barajas	def.	Erik Villalobos	TKO (punches)	3	4:06
Catchweight (165lbs)	Roberto Yong	def.	Jimmy Scully	TKO (punches)	1	1:11
Reserve Bouts
Lightweight	Ramil Mustapayev	def.	LaRue Burley	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00

1. Mamedov tore his ACL and Ricci injured his hip, allowing for Patino and Foster to move on as replacements.

Tournament bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Islam Mamedov

DEC

Jorge Patino

2

Jorge Patino

1

Joáo Zeferino

SUB

Brian Foster

1

Joáo Zeferino

SUB

Joáo Zeferino

2

Brian Foster

KO

Luis Palomino

KO

Rich Patishnock

1

Luis Palomino

2

Brian Foster

TKO

Mike Ricci

KO

Joe Condon

1

• 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

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

References

1. "WSOF To Host 1-Night, 8-Man Lightweight Tournament On Nov. 20 in Seattle". Sherdog. August 24, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
2. Al-Shatti, Shaun (August 24, 2015). "WSOF Announces one-night eight-man tournament for WSOF 25". mmafighting.com. Vox Media. Retrieved May 27, 2017.