mixed martial arts promotion founded 2009 headquarters lemoore california united states key people matchmaker richard goodman website https twitter.com tpfmma tachi palace fights tpf is an american mixed martial arts mma promotion which hosts events at the tachi palace hotel & casino in lemoore california . matchmaker for tpf is former fighter richard goodman . regarded as a regional promotion tpf events often include upcoming mma prospects and veteran fighters who have competed in organizations such as the ufc wec and strikeforce as well as other regional mma promotions . the promotion was discontinued in december 2012 . 1 however the tribal council reversed their decision in march 2013 and the tpf returned in august of that year . 2 contents 1 history 2 tpf 11 redempton 3 tpf 12 second coming 4 tpf 13 unfinished business 5 tpf 14 validation 6 tpf 15 collision course 7 tpf 16 the return 8 tpf 17 fall brawl 9 tpf 18 martinez vs. culley 10 tpf 19 throwback thursday 11 tpf 20 night of champions 12 tpf 21 all or nothing 13 tpf 22 champions collide 2 14 tpf 23 cinco de mayhem 15 tpf 24 summer brawl 16 tpf 25 fall brawl 17 tpf 26 brawl in the hall 18 tpf 27 mayhem 19 tpf 28 hot 20 past events 21 current champions 22 title history 22.1 light heavyweight championship 22.2 middleweight championship 22.3 welterweight championship 22.4 lightweight championship 22.5 featherweight championship 22.6 bantamweight championship 22.7 flyweight championship 23 see also 24 references 25 external links history edit tachi palace fights began hosting events at the tachi palace hotel & casino in 2009 after the resort ceased its relationship with palace fighting championship pfc . despite the change in promotion many of the same local california fighters that competed for pfc were on the early tpf cards . tachi palace fights 1 featured then bellator featherweight champion joe soto fellow bellator veteran ulysses gomez and wec standout chad mendes . also on the card the ultimate fighter 6 alum jon koppenhaver lost a split decision to prospect david mitchell as well as the ultimate fighter 14 veteran steven siler . tpf 2 brawl in the hall saw david mitchell return to defeat king of the cage and affliction day of reckoning veteran bobby green by submission via toe hold while ufc veteran diego saraiva won against eddie yagin via technical knockout . meanwhile anthony ruiz took a unanimous decision over french ufc veteran xavier foupa pokam . cyrille diabate submitted rob smith via rear naked choke in his final fight before beginning his stint with the ufc . on february 4 2010 tachi palace fights hosted a thirteen fight event named tpf 3 champions collide . wec and dream competitor cole escovedo won the tpf bantamweight title by defeating jeff bedard via triangle choke . tuf 12 alum nam phan was knocked out by isaac dejesus in a bout for the tpf featherweight title . bellator female champion zoila frausto appeared submitting boxer jessica rakoczy via armbar . anthony ruiz scored another impressive victory defeating ufc veteran hector ramirez via split decision . 3 tpf 4 cinco de mayhem occurred on may 5 2010 and featured a flyweight bout between ulysses gomez and luis gonzalez . gomez won the bout via unanimous decision capturing the promotion s newly introduced flyweight title . in the welterweight class prospect david mitchell submitted ufc and wec veteran tim mckenzie with a guillotine choke to win the tpf welterweight title . tpf 5 stars and strikes occurred on july 9 2010 the event was headlined by a 160 pound catchweight fight between wec veteran rob mccullough and tpf featherweight champion isaac dejesus . mccullough won the bout via technical knockout in the first round . prospect michael mcdonald knocked out cole escovedo to secure the tpf bantamweight title . veteran fighter john alessio put war machine to sleep with a guillotine choke in their welterweight contest while david mitchell returned to defeat local journeyman poppies martinez with a triangle choke . tpf 6 high stakes happened on the night of september 9 2010 . the event featured a middleweight bout between former wec light heavyweight champion doug marshall and tuf 11 alum kyacey uscola . uscola knocked marshall out with punches during the first round . also featured was a lightweight bout between rob mccullough and the ultimate fighter 5 alum corey hill which mccullough won via unanimous decision . leopoldo serao claimed the tpf middleweight title in a bout against anthony ruiz while veterans micah miller and diego saraiva squared off in a bout which miller took by unanimous decision . 4 tpf 7 deck the halls occurred on december 2 2010 . main article tachi palace fights 7 in the main event brazilian journeyman jorge oliveira defeated ufc veteran james irvin via triangle choke in a middleweight contest . micah miller submitted tpf featherweight champion isaac dejesus via neck crank . dejesus retained his title however as miller came into the bout two pounds over the featherweight limit . john alessio defeated phil collins to win the tpf welterweight title vacated by prospect david mitchell when he was signed by the ufc . flyweight ace jussier da silva defeated danny martinez via unanimous decision in his first north american bout . 5 tpf 8 all or nothing took place on february 18 2011 . main article tachi palace fights 8 in the nights main event former ufc middleweight contender david loiseau won the tpf middleweight title by defeating leopoldo serao by tko cut early in the 5th round . little action took place in the bout before loiseau landed the fight ending blow . in other action darrell montague put on a sensational performance by out pointing ulysses gomez and winning the tpf flyweight title by unanimous . also on the card the worlds no. 1 ranked flyweight in the world was not able to back up that claim as he lost a unanimous decision to recently turned flyweight ian mccall . also on the card dominique robinson battered john gunderson to a third round tko victory edgar garcia submitted mike moreno in the first round ufc vet fabricio camoes defeated another ufc vet steve lopez by tko in the first round after he landed a head kick . doug hunt defeated local favorite andrew mickey d martinez by tko in the first round . late replacement andy miranda beat ryan burton by submission due to a triangle choke in the first round collin hart submitted journeyman mike arellano in the first round by rear naked choke tyler freeland took a decision over diego melendez and in the opening fight of the night alan jouban knocked out tyson griffin s brother kyle griffin 14 seconds into the very first round . tpf 9 the contenders main article tachi palace fights 9 tpf 10 let the chips fall main article tachi palace fights 10 tpf 11 redempton edit was held on december 2 2011 featherweight championship bout georgi karakhanyan def . isaac de jesus vacant title bantamweight championship bout ulysses gomez def . cody gibson vacant title flyweight bout dustin ortiz def . josh rave by tko doctor stoppage rd 3 4 38 welterweight bout phil collins def . andrew martinez by submission guillotine rd 1 0 49 bantamweight bout francisco rivera def . brad mcdonald by ko punch rd 1 0 40 lightweight bout savant young def . robert washington by submission guillotine rd 2 2 41 lightweight bout bubba jenkins def . josh williams by submission strikes rd 1 2 04 flyweight bout anthony figueroa def . paul ruiz by unanimous decision 30 27 30 27 30 27 featherweight bout jesse bowen def . sergio quinones by unanimous decision 30 27 30 27 29 28 flyweight bout edgar diaz def . alex perez by submission guillotine rd 1 0 43 heavyweight bout javier ayala def . freddie aquitania by split decision 29 28 28 29 29 28 6 tpf 12 second coming edit was held on march 9 2012 bantamweight bout casey olson def . cody gibson by unanimous decision lightweight bout rob emerson def . savant young by submission rear naked choke rd 3 4 29 bantamweight bout francisco rivera def . antonio duarte by ko punches rd 1 1 15 lightweight bout bubba jenkins def . chris gomez by submission rear naked choke rd 1 2 07 heavyweight bout dave huckaba def . liron wilson by tko punches rd 2 1 05 featherweight bout anthony avila def . art becerra by submission guillotine choke rd 1 4 08 flyweight bout alex perez def . edgar diaz by submission kimura rd 1 2 33 7 tpf 13 unfinished business edit was held on may 10 2012 bantamweight bout joe soto def . chad george by submission rear naked choke rd 2 2 01 bantamweight championship bout ian loveland def . alexander crispim by ko knee rd 1 4 23 vacant title welterweight bout chidi njokuani def . john reedy by tko strikes rd 1 0 55 welterweight bout tony llamas def . poppies martinez by submission guillotine rd 1 1 00 lightweight bout art arciniega def . sergio cortez by unanimous decision 29 28 29 28 30 27 flyweight bout darrell montague def . taylor mccorriston by tko strikes rd 1 2 46 flyweight bout andrew valladerez def . martin sandoval by submission guillotine rd 3 1 52 bantamweight bout paul ruiz def . ruben trujillo by tko punches rd 1 1 13 8 tpf 14 validation edit was held on september 7 2012 bantamweight championship bout ian loveland c def . casey olson by ko head kick and punches rd 1 0 38 featherweight championship bout georgi karakhanyan c def . micah miller by unanimous decision featherweight bout art arciniega def . brad mcdonald by split decision 29 28 28 29 29 28 featherweight bout andre fili def . ricky wallace by technical submission armbar rd 2 4 08 lightweight bout poppies martinez def jason drake by submission heel hook rd 1 1 48 bantamweight bout rolando velasco def . antonio duarte by technical submission guillotine choke rd 1 2 57 featherweight bout anthony avila def . sergio quinones by submission guillotine choke rd 1 3 03 light heavyweight bout angel deanda def . drew montgomery by tko punches rd 1 4 30 bantamweight bout alex perez def . javier galas by submission rear naked choke rd 1 1 37 welterweight bout zeth martin def . david bollea by tko punches rd 2 0 59 women s flyweight bout jessica rakoczy def . kristen gatz by tko punches rd 1 2 19 9 tpf 15 collision course edit was held on november 15 2012 light heavyweight championship bout angel deanda def . anthony ruiz by tko punches rd 3 3 39 vacant title bantamweight bout rolando velasco def . carson beebe by unanimous decision featherweight bout anthony avila def . darren crisp by submission guillotine choke rd 1 1 08 lightweight bout poppies martinez def . fernando bernstein by unanimous decision catchweight bout 151 lbs . andre fili def . enoch wilson by unanimous decision featherweight bout art arciniega def . alexander crispim by unanimous decision heavyweight bout freddie aquitania def . javy ayala by split decision bantamweight bout alex perez def . carlos de soto by tko punches rd 1 1 52 lightweight bout dominic clark def . andy miranda by tko punches rd 1 1 50 10 tpf 16 the return edit was held on august 22 2013 vacant lightweight championship bout poppies martinez def . christos giagos by submission guillotine choke rd 1 4 27 vacant featherweight championship bout art arciniega def . marcello cassero by decision split rd 5 5 00 lightweight bout isaac dejesus def . darren crisp by tko punches rd 1 2 20 welterweight bout ricky legere def . joey cabezas by submission armbar rd 1 3 22 bantamweight bout rolando velasco def