Tachi Palace Fights gold will be on the line Friday. | Jeff Sherwood/Sherdog.com
Among them will be world-ranked flyweight Ian McCall, who meets unbeaten prospect Dustin Ortiz in the show’s main event, and “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 8 winner Efrain Escudero, who faces fellow ex-UFC lightweight Fabricio “Morango” Camoes.
Both TPF 9 and its official weigh-ins will stream live and free of charge on Sherdog.com. Weigh-ins begin Thursday at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT, while the 13-bout card starts Friday at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT.
UFC and Pride veteran Phil Baroni will join Sherdog.com Administrative Editor Jordan Breen and Sherdog Radio Network Program Director TJ De Santis in the booth to call Friday’s action.
TPF 9 will also feature featherweight titleholder Isaac DeJesus defending his belt for the first time against streaking “Submission Magician” Russ Miura. Former dual-division Shooto champion Mamoru Yamaguchi makes his TPF debut in a 125-pound bout against San Diego’s Kevin Dunsmoor, while onetime UFC middleweight prospect Gerald Harris will square off with Tachi mainstay Anthony Ruiz.
Tachi Palace Fights 9 “The Contenders
Friday, May 6
Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino
Lemoore, Calif.
TPF Featherweight Title Bout
Isaac
DeJesus vs. Russ Miura
Efrain
Escudero vs. Fabricio
Camoes
Anthony
Ruiz vs. Gerald
Harris
Kevin
Dunsmoor vs. Mamoru
Yamaguchi
Jorge
Lopez vs. Waachiim
Spiritwolf
Farkhad
Sharipov vs. Tommy
Vargas
Alan
Jouban vs. Chidi
Njokuani
Art
Arciniega vs. Josh
Herrick
Cody
Gibson vs. Walel
Watson
Jesse
Bowen vs. Brad
McDonald
Kenny
Ento vs. James
Chaney
Alex
Perez vs. Jesus
Castro