WSOF 23 took place at the Comerica Theatre in Phoenix on Friday night, featuring a rematch of what many already considered a Fight of the Year candidate between lightweight champion Justin Gaethje and Luis Palomino , as well as middleweight champion David Branch’s quest to capture the vacant light heavyweight belt. Gaethje and Palomino fought a brutal battle their first time around, at WSOF 19 in March, but the repeat performance was just that… a repeat… another Fight of the Year candidate. Much like their first fight, Gaethje and Palomino both came out firing and both landed their fair share of shots. Early on, it looked as if Palomino was going to exact his revenge.
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