WSOF Global Championship 1: China

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World Series of Fighting Global Championship 1: China
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Promotion World Series of Fighting Global Championship
Date November 21, 2015
Venue Haikou Arena
City Haikou, China
Attendance 6,124
Event chronology
World Series of Fighting 25: Lightweight Tournament World Series of Fighting Global Championship 1: China World Series of Fighting 26: Palmer vs. Almeida

World Series of Fighting Global Championship 1: China was a mixed martial arts event held November 21, 2015 in Haikou, China. [1]

Haikou Prefecture-level city in Hainan, Peoples Republic of China

Hǎikǒu is the capital and most populous city of Hainan province, China. It is situated on the northern coast of Hainan, by the mouth of the Nandu River. The northern part of the city is the district of Haidian Island, which is separated from the main part of Haikou by the Haidian River, a branch of the Nandu.

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Background

This was the first World Series of Fighting Global Championship event, the main event was a fight between Jeremy May and Evgeny Erokhin for the inaugural WSOF GC Heavyweight Championship. [2]

Results

Fight Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
HeavyweightJeremey Mayvs.Evgeny ErokhinNo Contest (eye poke)14:34 [lower-alpha 1]
LightweightKhusein Khalievdef.Yoshihiro KoyamaSubmission (rear naked choke)14:23
LightweightDylan Fusseldef. Carlo Prater Decision (split)35:00
FeatherweightVadim Ogardef. Chaitanya Gavali Submission (armbar)12:29
Women's BantamweightJennifer Leigh Norrisdef.Qun HeSubmission (rear naked choke)13:45
FlyweightAlexander Keshtovdef.Caleb LallyDecision (unanimous)35:00
FlyweightYadwinder Singhdef.Alex SchildDecision (unanimous)35:00
LightweightScott Hudsonvs.Islam MakoevDraw35:00
BantamweightRige Hudef.Shuo WangDecision (unanimous)35:00
FlyweightPiping Xiongdef.Jiaqiang HanSubmission (guillotine choke)12:16
  1. For Inaugural WSOF GC Heavyweight Championship

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