Former WEC light heavyweight champion Doug Marshall won his third-straight bout since leaving the WEC and his second in a row at 185-pounds on Friday in the main event of Palace Fighting Championship 13: Validation, defeating Jamie Jara via split decision at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore, California.

Affliction heavyweight Aleksander Emelianenko (14-3), the younger brother of WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko, posted a first-round knockout of South Korean Sang Soo Lee (10-5) on Saturday in the main event of M-1 Challenger 9 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Emelianenko earned the victory with a right hook midway through the opening round that dropped Lee [...]

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 [...]

FIGHTER SALARIES

Brian Stann ($18,000) def. Doug Marshall ($10,000)
Chael Sonnen ($34,000) def. Bryan Baker ($5,000)
Marcus Hicks ($10,000) def. Ed Ratcliff ($7,000)
Steve Cantwell ($8,000) def. Tim McKenzie ($6,000)
Hiromitsu Miura ($8,000) def. Blas Avena ($6,000)
Brock Larson ($24,000) def. John Alessio ($15,000)
Richard Crunkilton ($20,000) def. Sergio Gomez ($4,000)
Alex Serdyukov ($12,000) def. Ryan Stonitsch ($3,000)
Kenji Osawa ($5,000) vs. Chris Manuel [...]

Brian Stann def. Doug Marshall via TKO – Round 1, 1:35
Chael Sonnen def. Bryan Baker via unanimous decision
Marcus Hicks def. Ed Ratcliff via submission – Round 1, 1:42
Steve Cantwell def. Tim McKenzie via submission – Round 1, 2:13
Hiromitsu Miura def. Blas Avena via TKO – Round 1, 2:35
Brock Larson def. [...]

Brian Stann (204) vs. Doug Marshall (204)
Ed Ratcliff (155) vs. Marcus Hicks (156)
Bryan Baker (184) vs. Chael Sonnen (186)
Steve Cantwell (203) vs. Tim McKenzie (203)
Hiromitsu Miura (170) vs. Blas Avena (170)
John Alessio (170) vs. Brock Larson (171)
Sergio Gomez (156) vs. Richard Crunkilton (156)
Ryan Stonitsch (171) vs. Alex Serdyukov (169)
Chris Manuel [...]

The UFC’s sister organization, World Extreme Cagefighting, will return on December 12th for its first show in more than three months. The stacked card is rumored to include:

WEC Featherweight Championship: Urijah Faber vs. Jeff Curran
WEC Light Heavyweight Championship: Doug Marshall vs. Ariel Gandulla
WEC Middleweight Championship: Paulo Filho vs. TBD (possibly Frank Trigg)
WEC Lightweight Championship: [...]