Former WEC light heavyweight champion Doug Marshall (7-3) — who just lost his 205-pound belt to Brian Stann at WEC 33 via technical knockout in March — will return to action since on July 19.
The only difference is that he will now compete under the Palace Fighting Championship (PFC) banner, taking on Phil Collins. No, not the musician, but a worthy fighter who sports a 6-3 record. In fact, he relinquished his opportunity for the organization’s middleweight title to take on the “Rhino.”
Collins on taking the fight against Marshall:
“No disrespect to Nate, as he’s a great fighter. Nate’s already beat me, but if he’s walking around the Palace nobody knows who he is. If you see the ‘Rhino’, you know it’s the ‘Rhino’. Doug has been at the higher level and that’s what I want to get to. If I can beat him, then I think I can get there, too.”
Marshall, on the other hand, signed a one-fight deal with the orgainization to get back on track since losing to Stann last March. It’s more than likely after this fight that Marshall will return to the WEC and look to avenge his loss to “The All American.”
Marshall on fighting for PFC:
“I wanted to fight back at the Palace because of the Central Valley fans. I love watching the PFC. There’s a lot of young hungry fighters and I love the blackjack table. The fans can expect the same thing they can always expect from me and that’s to serve up a Central Valley ass whopping.”
Marshall will look to get back on the winning track at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore, Calif., on July Friday, 18. A win here and it will be the first step toward getting back in the WEC light heavyweight title picture.
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I’ve been waiting for this moment all my liiiiife, oh lord. Should be a good match up.
good one.
Wow, there is no other news going on right now huh? I guess everyone looking for the big announcement deal.
Phil Collins, the singer? Talk about a big fall from grace, I know he can sing but his ground game has got to be suspect! Tricky Nick, I think his best chance would be to go with Su, Su, Sudio!
I hope Phil Collins wins, I can’t stand Marshall with “Knocked Dead” crap he says in his pre fight interviews, and I love Genesis.
I Know the Rhino is just a big joke once it comes to fighting. I bet Kimbo gets more respect them him.
ha. I agree.
Marshall will dominate this fight and take on Elton John in August.
Duh duh, duh duh, duh duh du du du duh, I can feel it coming in the air tonight, hold on, hold ooon! LMAO! Me stupid! I more often than not compare fighters to the best in their weight classes and Marshall is no different, a lot of talk, but if you put the guy against a Liddell, or a Rampage he becomes laughable. When he had his belt and beat that gigantor a while back he jumped on top of the cage and got the mic from Mir and started to ramble about him self and i couldnt help but crack a smile at the thought of this cat and ummmm lets say Wandi in the same cage . . . It becomes a mouse being chased by a . . . LION! A lot of guys talk, Faber knows how to work the mic and doesnt step on any toes or insult his weight class by saying “the UFC needs me and i need to move up and stop fighting these clowns, i want Sherk or Penn next!” He lets his skills do the talking and things come to him, like a real fghter.
Its an interesting match up. But Danas announcement is Chuck Liddell vs Billy Joel..its going to blow this fight out of the water
Marshall should just stay with PFC because he is a C level fighter with heavy hands only. Houston Alexander would lay him flat and look at where Houston’s at right now? Nowhere near the top 10, so Doug may be in top 30 on the after 20 side
that first paragraph confuses me
Its the “since on July 19th” Its a combo of ” returning for the first time since AND returning on july 19th. Minor typo, keep reading G.
HAHA..Phil Collins..
I hear he trains with Team Genesis
LMAO! Nice! I couldnt come up with anything too spectacular, so i just broke out with renditions of In The Air Tonight.
I hope Phil Collins comes out on a swinging drum set, playing the solo of life.
His brother Tom Collins is way cooler to chill with.
Phil Collins by Sussudio.
Some sort of funny quip about Marshall’s cornerman fighting Collins’ protege, Mike & the Mechanics.
If he wins this fight, he gets to fight Bryan Adams in Canada.
LOL!!!! or he goes to fight in England against WHAM.
Andrew Ridgley by camel clutch.
Winner get Right Said Fred.
Marshall is the bigest can in the WEC. He should fight in EliteXC. He’d fit right in. This guy is gonna be the next Elvis Sinosic/Karo Parysian of the WEC, if he even gets back in. Biggest paper champ of all time this guy was.
why did you stick Karo in there? Elvis is understandable.. but why Karo?
He’s the Gatekeeper!
the fight on this card that should be getting the publicity is the light heavyweight title fight between Jorge Oliveira (3-2-1) vs. Glover Teixeira (6-2).
Teixeira has an impressive knock out victory over Rameau Sokoudjou in the WEC. and he has already beaten the guy he is fighting in 5 seconds the last time they fought. he trains out of chucks camp so he can bang, and he is also a black belt bjj. apparently he is having problems getting a visa, so he cannot fight outside of california at the moment. otherwise this guy would be in the ufc.
have a look at him on you tube.
I dont see why everyone hates on Marshall. Yes the guy is a bit vocal but I can assure not too many ppl grew up like he did. He isn’t scared to fight anybody in any organization so why not be mature adults and at least give some moderate respect for a man that has more testicular fortitude than most ppl for doing what he does for a living. And if ppl are going to hate on the maltese cross well then start hating on every firefighter in the country because they bear that symbol, and cant forget Jesse James.