Former WEC Champ Doug Marshall Signs One-Fight Deal With PFC
Former WEC Light Heavyweight Champion Doug “Rhino” Marshall (7-3) has signed a one-fight contract with Lemoore, California-based Palace Fighting Championship according to the Visalia Times-Delta.
Marshall, who remains under contract with the WEC, will fight for the promotion on July 18th at PFC 9.
His opponent has not yet been announced.
“Rhino” has never fought outside of the WEC, debuting with the promotion at WEC 8 in late-2003. After winning four straight bouts over Anthony Fuller, Lavar Johnson, Anthony Arria, and Carlos Garcia, Marshall was handed back-to-back defeats by James Irvin and Tim McKenzie. Despite the losses, he next defeated Lodune Sincaid to win the promotion’s light heavyweight title. After successful championship defenses over Justin McElfresh and Ariel Gandulla, Marshall was defeated by Brian Stann via first-round KO at WEC 33 in March. All of his wins have come via first-round submission or knockout.
PFC 9 will take place outdoors at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino on Friday, July 18th in front of an estimated crowd of 4,000. Former UFC fighter Jake O’Brien will also be in action at the event.
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This guy really should get himself in shape and drop down to 185 if he wants to be competitive at the next level. He looked tiny when he fought Brian Stann. He’s got heavy hands but the rest of his game is weak from the 3 fights I’ve seen him in. (although to his credit they were all short so maybe he just didn’t get a chance to show his ground game off.)
Lord Mark – I’m not sure if 185 is feasible for Marshall. He started as a heavyweight so he might just be too big to drop another 20 pounds.