Chad Mendes and Joe Soto Win, War Machine Loses at Tachi Palace Fights Debut
MMA returned to the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Leemore, California on Thursday, as Tachi Palace Fights held its debut “Most Wanted” event at the venue that was formerly home to World Extreme Cagefighting and Palace Fighting Championship.
Rising featherweight Chad Mendes, a training partner of WEC star Urijah Faber’s, topped Mike Joy by unanimous decision in the evening’s main event, while War Machine (formerly Jon Koppenhaver) suffered a split decision loss to David Mitchell and Bellator featherweight champ Joe Soto submitted Mike Christensen with a gogoplata in other notable bouts.
The complete results for TPF 1: Most Wanted were:
- Chad Mendes def. Mike Joy via unanimous decision
- David Mitchell def. War Machine via split decision
- Joe Soto def. Mike Christensen via submission (gogoplata) — Round 1, 2:06
- Poppies Martinez def. Sergio Salcido via submission (guillotine) — Round 2, 3:21
- Ulysess Gomez def. Martin Sandoval via submission (rear naked choke) — Round 2, 0:36
- Leopoldo Serao def. Phil Collins via split decision
- Michelle Ould def. Jessica Rakoczy via TKO (strikes) — Round 2, 1:30
- Mike McDonald def. Carlos Garces via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 2:01
- Francisco Loredo def. Chris Tangonan via split decision
Tags: Carlos Garces, Chad Mendes, Chris Tangonan, David Mitchell, Francisco Loredo, Jessica Rakoczy, Joe Soto, jon koppenhaver, Leopoldo Serao, Martin Sandoval, Michelle Ould, Mike Christensen, Mike Joy, Mike MacDonald, Phil Collins, Poppies Martinez, Sergio Salcido, Ulysses Gomez
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Joe Soto is a super sick fighter, i am a big fan of the dude and have seen most of his fights, the first time i saw him fight i knew he has serious skill, can’t wait to see the dude fight again.
Jon Koppenhaver i feel is overrated, the only thing cool about him is his name which he doesn’t live up to IMO
War Machine? Really? Change your name back, your not that cool.
lex that you dude? sf?
You know war machine acted like an idiot in all of his “myspace blogs” wtf? but i liked him as a fighter and felt he had some potential to improve his game. Although he just lost he’s been winning a couple of fights and if he stays focused he could move up to better organizations and compete @ the top but with guys like him it’s hard to tell where their head is at.