The results are in for World Series of Fighting (WSOF) 8, which took place at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, on Jan. 18. In the main event, Justin Gaethje scored an impressive first round TKO victory over Richard Patishnock to become the new lightweight champion.

In the co-main event, Blackzilian member Anthony “Rumble” Johnson picked up a first round KO win over Mike Kyle. Elsewhere on the main card, Jessica Aguilar submitted Alida Gray in the first round of their matchup to become the new women’s strawweight champ, Cody Bollinger earned a unanimous decision win Tyson Nam, and Luis Palomino knocked out Jorge Patino in the second round of their lightweight bout.

The full WSOF 8 results are below:

MAIN CARD RESULTS

Justin Gaethje def. Richard Patishnock via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 1:09 – to claim inaugural WSOF lightweight title
Anthony Johnson def. Mike Kyle via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 2:03
Jessica Aguilar def. Alida Gray via submission (side choke) – Round 1, 2:45 – to claim inaugural WSOF women’s strawweight title
Cody Bollinger def. Tyson Nam via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) – Round 3, 5:00
Luis Palomino def. Jorge Patino via knockout (strikes) – Round 2, 4:20

PRELIMINARY CARD RESULTS

Tyler Stinson def. Valdir Araujo via knockout (punches) – Round 3, 2:23
Derrick Mehmen def. Scott Barrett via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) – Round 3, 5:00
Alexis Vila def. Sidemar Honorio via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) – Round 3, 5:00
Freddy Assuncao def. Brenson Hansen via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) – Round 3, 5:00
Anderson Melo def. Jose Caceres via submission (heel hook) – Round 1, 1:10

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