The World Series of Fighting is looking to get it’s championship ducks in a row with the crowning of the promotion’s first Lightweight champion when Justin Gaethje takes on Richard Patishnock at WSOF 8 on January 18th. The card will also feature the crowning of the WSOF women’s strawweight champion when consensus #1 fighter Jessica Aguilar takes on Alida Gray. The card will feature a lot more action with Anthony Johnson, Mike Kyle, Alexis Vila, and Jorge Patino, so check it out tomorrow. In the meantime tune in for the weigh ins, live and streaming on Bloody Elbow, starting at 5 PM Eastern/2 PM Pacific.
WEIGH IN RESULTS
Main Card
Lightweights: Justin Gaethje (154.6) vs. Richard Patishnock (155.4)** – Title fight
Light Heavyweights: Anthony Johnson (204.8) vs. Mike Kyle (205.6)
Strawweights: Jessica Aguilar (114.8) vs. Alida Gray (114.4) – Title fight
Bantamweights: Cody Bollinger (135.6) vs. Tyson Nam (136.2)
Lightweights: Luis Palomino (155.6) vs. Jorge Patino (155)
Preliminary Card
Welterweights: Valdir Araujo (170.8) vs. Tyler Stinson (170.4)
Heavyweights: Scott Barrett (261.6) vs. Derrick Mehmen (246.2)
Flyweights: Alexis Vila (126.6)* vs. Sidemar Honorio (126)
Featherweights: Freddy Assuncao (145.4) vs. Brenson Hansen (144.4)
Welterweights: Jose Caceres (170.4) vs. Anderson Melo (171)
*Alexis Vila came in .6 lbs over and will have two hours to make weight. **Patishnock came in .4 lbs over and will have two hours to make weight.
UPDATE: Patishnock made weight on his second attempt.
Zane Simon is a senior editor, writer, and podcaster for Bloody Elbow. He has worked with the website since 2013, taking on a wide variety of roles. A lifelong combat sports fan, Zane has trained off & on in both boxing and Muay Thai. He currently hosts the long-running MMA Vivisection podcast, which he took over from Nate Wilcox & Dallas Winston in 2015, as well as the 6th Round podcast, started in 2014. Zane is also responsible for developing and maintaining the ‘List of current UFC fighters’ on Bloody Elbow, a resource he originally developed for Wikipedia in 2010.
