World Series of Fighting 21: Palmer vs. Horodecki

World Series of Fighting MMA event in 2015

Information

Promotion

World Series of Fighting

Date

June 5, 2015

Venue

Edmonton Expo Centre

City

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Attendance

3,225

Event chronology

World Series of Fighting 20: Branch vs. McElligott

World Series of Fighting 21: Palmer vs. Horodecki

World Series of Fighting 22: Palhares vs. Shields

World Series of Fighting 21: Palmer vs. Horodecki was a mixed martial arts event held on June 5, 2015 (2015-06-05) in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. This event aired on NBCSN in the U.S and on Fight Network in Canada.

Background

The main event was originally scheduled to feature a middleweight fight between Yushin Okami and WSOF Canadian Welterweight Champion Ryan Ford.^[1] However, Ford was forced out of the bout due to an injury and the pairing was scrapped.^[2]

The main event was then changed to a WSOF Featherweight Championship fight between champion Lance Palmer and WEC & Bellator MMA veteran Chris Horodecki.

The co-main event featured a WSOF Heavyweight Championship fight between champion Smealinho Rama and Bellator MMA veteran Blagoy Ivanov.

Results

Main Card (NBCSN)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Lance Palmer (c)	def.	Chris Horodecki	Submission (neck crank)	1	4:28	^[a]
Heavyweight	Blagoy Ivanov	def.	Smealinho Rama (c)	Submission (guillotine choke)	3	1:17	^[b]
Featherweight	Hakeem Dawodu	def.	Chuka Willis	TKO (knees and elbows)	2	2:55
Preliminary Card (WSOF.com)
Catchweight (190 lbs)	Thiago Gonçalves	def.	Matt Baker	TKO (retirement)	2	5:00
Lightweight	Justin Sander	def.	Dan Lariviere	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	2	2:52
Bantamweight	Michael Hay	def.	Louie Grover	Submission (armbar)	1	2:17
Postliminary Card (WSOF.com)
Lightweight	Stephen Beaumont	def.	Jose Rodriguez	Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Spencer Rohovie	def.	Tim Smith	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:09
Lightweight	Garret Nybakken	def.	Nick Hrabec	KO (punches)	1	3:36
Lightweight	Roger Alves	def.	Danny Doig	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:49
Welterweight	Michael Hill	def.	Mark Drummond	Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)	3	5:00

^ For the WSOF Featherweight Championship.
^ For the WSOF Heavyweight Championship.

^[3]

References

^ "Ryan Ford-Yushin Okami, Smealinho Rama-Blagoi Ivanov announced for WSOF 21".
^ Staff (2015-04-07). "Injured Ryan Ford says he's out of June's WSOF 21 headliner". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
^ "World Series of Fighting 21: Palmer vs. Horodecki".

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