World Series of Fighting 12 will take place on August 9th from The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and will be headlined by a lightweight bout as Luis Palomino meets Lewis Gonzalez.
The event was announced by the World Series of Fighting on Monday when they released the official poster for the event on Twitter and tickets are currently on sale now.
Along with announcing the main event, the organization also announced Ronny Markes vs. Kelvin Tiller, Elvis Mutapcic vs. Krasimir Mladenov, and Alexis Vila vs. Brandon Hempleman.
Palomino (22-9) won his World Series of Fighting in January as he defeated Jorge Patino by knockout in the second round. He has won six of his last eight fights and his last three wins have come by knockout. Gonzalez (9-0) was scheduled to face Justin Gaethje for the lightweight title in January, but an injury pulled him out of the fight. His debut in the promotion came last year as he won a technical decision against Antonio McKee.
Markes (14-3) will be making his World Series of Fighting debut at this event as he was signed by the promotion following his release from the UFC. He has lost back to back fights and his last win came at the beginning of 2013 against Andrew Craig. Tiller (6-0) will also be making his promotional debut and five of his wins have come by stoppage. He is a former Bellator fighter and is coming off a submission victory against Chris Henning.
Mutapcic (13-3) was defeated by Jesse Taylor in his World Series of Fighting debut and the defeat snapped a five fight winning streak. Eleven of his thirteen wins have come by stoppage, with six of those wins coming by submission. Mladenov (11-0) was signed by the World Series of Fighting last year and has won both of his fights in the promotion. His most recent victory came last month as he defeated Angel DeAnda by decision.
Vila (14-4) has won three of his last four and is coming off a decision victory against Sidemar Honorio in January. He is 1-1 in the promotion as he was defeated by Josh Rettinghouse in his promotional debut. Hempleman (9-2) won six fights in a row before being signed by the World Series of Fighting. His debut came last summer and he lost a decision against current bantamweight champion Marlon Moraes.
The current World Series of Fighting 12: Palomino vs. Gonzalez fight card is below.
Luis Palomino (22-9) vs. Lewis Gonzalez (9-0)
Ronny Markes (14-3) vs. Kelvin Tiller (6-0)
Elvis Mutapcic (13-3) vs. Krasimir Mladenov (11-0)
Alexis Vila (14-4) vs. Brandon Hempleman (9-2)