Palace Fighting Championship (PFC) 13 to feature five championship bouts on May 8
The California based mixed martial arts promotion Palace Fighting Championships (PFC) recently announced plans for its PFC 13 event to take place at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore, California on Friday, May 8 with a total of five championship titles on the line.
In the main event, former WEC light heavyweight champion Doug “The Rhino” Marshall clashes with former Pro Elite fighter Jaime “The Arm Collector” Jara in a 185-pound scrap. The Rhino has stopped both Phil Collins and Rafael Real with technical knockouts since leaving the WEC.
Speaking of Collins, he’ll face Leopoldo Serao for the vacant PFC middleweight crown in the co-main event. The company’s vacant flyweight, lightweight and heavyweight titles will be decided on the card as well.
Ulysses Gomez and Pat Runez will square off for the 125-pound belt and former UFC heavyweight Wesley “Cabbage” Correira takes on Lavar Johnson for the heavyweight title. Carlo Prater and Dominique Robinson will vie for the 155-pound crown, which became vacant when former champion Brian Cobb was pulled from the card after signing on to face Terry Etim at UFC 95 next weekend.
PFC welterweight champion Olaf Alfonso will defend his gold against Kyle Pimental in his first title defense on the card as well.
In addition to having five titles on the line in Lemoore on May 8, PFC 13 will also feature former UFC heavyweight champion Ricco “Suave” Rodriguez taking on Ruben “Warpath” Villareal in a classic striker vs. grappler match-up. Ricco had won five straight bouts before dropping a unanimous decision to Jeff “The Snowman” Monson at MFA: “There Will Be Blood” last December.
Here’s the full lineup for PFC 13:
185 lbs.: Doug “The Rhino” Marshall (9-3) vs. Jaime “The Arm Collector” Jara (21-6)
185 lbs.: Phil “The Pain” Collins (7-4) vs. Leopoldo Serao (15-7) for the vacant PFC middleweight title
155 lbs.: Carlo Prater (23-6-1) vs. Dominique “Fallen Angel” Robinson (4-2) for the vacant PFC lightweight title
265 lbs.: Wesley “Cabbage” Correira () vs. Lavar “Big” Johnson (11-3) for the vacant PFC heavyweight title
170 lbs.: Champion Olaf Alfonso (8-10) vs. Kyle Pimental (6-0) for the PFC welterweight title
125 lbs.: Ulysses “Useless” Gomez (3-1) vs. Pat Runez (5-0) for the vacant PFC flyweight title
145 lbs.: Casey Olson (9-2) vs. Eddie “The Filipino Phenom” Yagin (12-3-1) in a number one contender eliminator match
265 lbs.: Ricco “Suave” Rodriguez (34-10) vs. Ruben “Warpath” Villareal (14-14-3)
155 lbs.: Poppies “Tachi Kid” Martinez (16-5) vs. Gabe “Godzilla” Ruediger (11-5)
155 lbs.: John “Quick Guns” Gunderson (18-6) vs. Bryan Travers (11-1)
155 lbs.: Dominique Robinson (14-2-1) vs. Scott McAfee (6-1)
145 lbs.: Shawn Bias (13-7) vs. Marcelo Guidici (8-1)
145 lbs.: Cole “Apache Kid” Escovedo (11-4) vs. Michael “Black Sniper” McDonald (1-1)
It looks like a very exciting event for the Palace Fighting Championships team. May 8 should be a solid night of fights in Lemoore, California.
Michael Mcdonald at 145lbs????didnt he fight HW at K-1 and beat up crocop??