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Card fills in for WSOF 11, which heads to Daytona on July 5


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The main card is set, and the prelims have taken shape for WSOF 11, which is set for Ocean Center in Daytona, Fla., on July 5.

A promotion official confirmed the location to MMAjunkie, as well as the card’s final main-card bout and four fights for the prelims.

On the four-fight main card, Pablo Alfonso (9-5) meets Cody Bollinger (15-2) in a featherweight bout. And in the first four fights set for the prelims, Brian Cobb (20-8) takes on Luis Palomino (22-9) at lightweight; Alexandre Pimentel (13-1) meets Jerrod Sanders (14-1) at featherweight; David Mundell (1-0) faces Neiman Gracie (1-0) at a 175-pound catchweight; and Jake Heun (5-3) takes on Kendrick Miree (5-1) in a light heavyweight fight. More fights are expected to be added to the preliminary card.

WSOF 11 will be the promotion’s debut on the NBC network. With UFC 175 taking place the same day, WSOF 11's main card will air at 4 p.m. ET on NBC.

To headline the event, WSOF lightweight champ Justin Gaethje meets Nick Newell in a title fight. Josh Burkman takes on Jon Fitch in a rematch in the co-headliner. And Melvin Guillard makes his promotional debut against Gesias Cavalcante.

Alfonso brings a three-fight winning streak to the bout, including a first-round submission of former WEC champ Miguel Torres at WSOF 6 this past October. Bollinger made his promotional debut at WSOF 8 in January and took a unanimous decision against Tyson Nam, giving him back-to-back wins.

Cobb will look to rebound from a setback nearly a year ago to Gaethje at WSOF 3, which sent him back to the loss column after a split-decision win over Ronys Torres at WSOF’s debut event in November 2012. Palomino picked up a win in his promotional debut in January when he knocked out Jorge Patino in the second round at WSOF 8. He has six wins in his past eight fights, including a victory over Cavalcante.

Pimentel got his first WSOF win in October when he submitted Jade Porter in the third round at WSOF 6. The Brazilian had suffered the first loss of his career in March 2013 when Rick Glenn knocked him out at WSOF 2. Sanders returns to WSOF after a January win outside the promotion. Nearly a year ago, he took a decision from Jeff Smith at WSOF 3. He will bring a 12-fight winning streak to the fight, going more than three years since his lone loss at Bellator 37.

Gracie returns to WSOF after a first-round submission win in his pro debut at WSOF 5 this past September. The latest in the Gracie family to compete in MMA stopped Darren Costa to start his pro career on the right note. The Florida-based Mundell made his pro debut earlier this year and needed just 17 seconds to knock out Jeremie Cook in regional action in Tampa.

American Top Team’s Heun will move down from heavyweight for his first fight in more than a year. This past June, he was submitted by Dayman Lake at the first event for the short-lived Global Warrior Challenge. That snapped a three-fight winning streak for the 26-year-old Alaskan. Miree, who trains with the Blackzilians camp in South Florida, will move up from middleweight. Nearly a year ago, he suffered his first pro loss when he was outpointed by Krasimir Mladenov at WSOF 3. Prior to that, he had all five of his wins by stoppage.

The latest WSOF 11 card includes:

MAIN CARD (NBC, 4 p.m. ET)

  • Champ Justin Gaethje vs. Nick Newell – for lightweight title
  • Josh Burkman vs. Jon Fitch
  • Gesias Cavalcante vs. Melvin Guillard
  • Pablo Alfonso vs. Cody Bollinger

PRELIMINARY CARD (MMAjunkie, 1 p.m. ET)

  • Brian Cobb vs. Luis Palomino
  • Alexandre Pimentel vs. Jerrod Sanders
  • Neiman Gracie vs. David Mundell
  • Jake Heun vs. Kendrick Miree

For more on WSOF 11, stay tuned to the MMA Rumors section of the site.

(Pictured: Cody Bollinger)

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