World Series of Fighting 8: Gaethje vs. Patishnock

World Series of Fighting 8: Gaethje vs. Patishnock was a mixed martial arts event held January 18, 2014 (2014-01-18) in Hollywood, Florida, United States.^[1]

World Series of Fighting 8: Gaethje vs. Patishnock
Promotion	World Series of Fighting
Date	January 18, 2014
Venue	Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
City	Hollywood, Florida, United States
Attendance	913
Event chronology
World Series of Fighting 2: Central America World Series of Fighting 8: Gaethje vs. Patishnock World Series of Fighting Canada 1: Ford vs. Powell

Background

This event was supposed to feature the first WSOF Lightweight Championship bout between Justin Gaethje and Gesias Cavalcante. However, Cavalcante had to pull out of the fight due to injury and was replaced by Lewis Gonzalez.^[2] It was then announced that Gonzalez was also forced to pull out of the bout due to injury and he was replaced by Richard Patishnock.^[3]

The other title fight on the card featured the first WSOF Women's Strawweight Championship bout between Jessica Aguilar and Alida Gray.^[4]

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Justin Gaethje	def.	Richard Patishnock	TKO (punches & elbows)	1	1:09	[a]
Light Heavyweight	Anthony Johnson	def.	Mike Kyle	KO (punch)	1	2:03
Women's Strawweight	Jessica Aguilar	def.	Alida Gray	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	2:45	[b]
Bantamweight	Cody Bollinger	def.	Tyson Nam	Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Luis Palomino	def.	Jorge Patino	KO (punches)	2	4:20
Preliminary card (online)
Welterweight	Tyler Stinson	def.	Valdir Araujo	TKO (punches)	3	2:23
Heavyweight	Derrick Mehmen	def.	Scott Barrett	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)	3	5:00
Flyweight	Alexis Vila	def.	Sidemar Honorio	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Freddy Assuncao	def.	Brenson Hansen	Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Anderson Melo	def.	Jose Caceres	Submission (heel hook)	1	1:10

1. For the inaugural WSOF Lightweight Championship.
2. For the inaugural WSOF Women's Strawweight Championship.

See also

• World Series of Fighting
• List of WSOF champions
• List of WSOF events