World Series of Fighting 30: Branch vs. Starks | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | World Series of Fighting | |||
Date | April 2, 2016 | |||
Venue | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | |||
City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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World Series of Fighting 30: Branch vs. Starks was a mixed martial arts event held on April 2, 2016 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The event was headlined by a WSOF Middleweight Championship fight between champion David Branch and Clifford Starks. The co-headliner was a fight between Jon Fitch and João Zeferino for the vacant WSOF Welterweight Championship. [1] After Rousimar Palhares was stripped of the title for holding the submission too long in the fight against Jake Shields, [2] Fitch and Shields were originally expected to fight for the vacant title, but Shields pulled out of the fight, citing an disagreement over his contract. [3] [4]
Main Card (NBCSN) | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Middleweight | David Branch (c) | def. | Clifford Starks | Decision (unanimous) (49-44, 49-44, 49-44) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
Welterweight | Jon Fitch | def. | João Zeferino | Decision (unanimous) (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) | 5 | 5:00 | [b] |
Light Heavyweight | Vinny Magalhães | def. | Jake Heun | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Welterweight | Abu Azaitar | def. | Danny Davis Jr. | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Preliminary Card (WSOF.com) | |||||||
Welterweight | Abubakar Nurmagomedov | def. | Matthew Frincu | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:05 | |
Middleweight | Rex Harris | def. | Clinton Williams | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Catchweight | Steve Kozola (158.8 lbs) | def. | Matt Church (159.6 lbs) | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:57 | |
Bantamweight | Adam Acquaviva | def. | Andres Ponce | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:10 | |
Welterweight | Zach Bunnell | def. | Jeff Roman | Decision (split) (30-27, 29-28, 28-29) | 3 | 5:00 |
World Series of Fighting 30: Branch vs. Starks | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | World Series of Fighting | |||
Date | April 2, 2016 | |||
Venue | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | |||
City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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World Series of Fighting 30: Branch vs. Starks was a mixed martial arts event held on April 2, 2016 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The event was headlined by a WSOF Middleweight Championship fight between champion David Branch and Clifford Starks. The co-headliner was a fight between Jon Fitch and João Zeferino for the vacant WSOF Welterweight Championship. [1] After Rousimar Palhares was stripped of the title for holding the submission too long in the fight against Jake Shields, [2] Fitch and Shields were originally expected to fight for the vacant title, but Shields pulled out of the fight, citing an disagreement over his contract. [3] [4]
Main Card (NBCSN) | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Middleweight | David Branch (c) | def. | Clifford Starks | Decision (unanimous) (49-44, 49-44, 49-44) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
Welterweight | Jon Fitch | def. | João Zeferino | Decision (unanimous) (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) | 5 | 5:00 | [b] |
Light Heavyweight | Vinny Magalhães | def. | Jake Heun | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Welterweight | Abu Azaitar | def. | Danny Davis Jr. | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Preliminary Card (WSOF.com) | |||||||
Welterweight | Abubakar Nurmagomedov | def. | Matthew Frincu | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:05 | |
Middleweight | Rex Harris | def. | Clinton Williams | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Catchweight | Steve Kozola (158.8 lbs) | def. | Matt Church (159.6 lbs) | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:57 | |
Bantamweight | Adam Acquaviva | def. | Andres Ponce | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:10 | |
Welterweight | Zach Bunnell | def. | Jeff Roman | Decision (split) (30-27, 29-28, 28-29) | 3 | 5:00 |