MMA promotion World Series of Fighting (WSOF) is looking to compete with the UFC and Bellator on Nov. 15th by holding three title fights at WSOF 15.
The championship triple-header will include middleweight champion David Branch defending his title against Yushin Okami, lightweight champion Justin Gaethje taking on Melvin Guillard, and women's strawweight champion Jessica Aguilar fighting Kalindra Faria, according to MMAjunkie.
Branch currently holds a 14-3 record in MMA and has won all of his four fights in WSOF, while Okami holds a 30-8 record in MMA and is ranked No. 7 in the MMA middleweight rankings on USA TOTDAY/MMAjunkie. Branch won the middleweight title in his latest fight against Jesse Taylor in June via submission.
Geathje is undefeated in MMA, holding a 12-0 record with 5 of those victories being obtained in his time in the WSOF, MMAjunkie reported. He has won all of his fights with a knockout. Guillard is 32-13-2 in MMA, having won his last fight against Gesias "JZ" Cavalcante.
Aguilar holds an 18-4 record in MMA, and the Unified Women's Mixed Martial Arts Rankings currently list her at No. 1 in the 115-pound division. The Mexican fighter won both of her matches in WSOF, the first being against Alida Gray in January to win the strawweight title, and the second being against Emi Fujino in June. Faria currently has a 15-3-1 record in MMA, and is making her WSOF debut against Aguilar. Faria has won her last 11 fights, and is also ranked No. 8 in the same rankings as Aguilar.
WSOF 15 will be held at Tampa. Florida's USF Sun Dome, while UFC 180 will take place in Mexico City, Mexico on pay-per-view, and Bellator 131 will be held in San Diego, Calif., on Spike TV, MMAjunkie reported. WSOF fans will be able to watch the event live on NBC Sports Network.
