World Series of Fighting 9: Carl vs. Palhares was a mixed martial arts event held March 29, 2014 (2014-03-29) in Paradise, Nevada, United States.
[1] This event was headlined by reigning Welterweight Champion Steve Carl making the first title defense of his career.
[2] The inaugural Bantamweight Championship was decided in the co-main event which featured Marlon Moraes taking on Josh Rettinghouse.
Rettinghouse came off his decision victory over Bellator MMA veteran Alexis Vila.
[3] Also on the card, making his first appearance since his release from the UFC, Yushin Okami took on Bulgarian fighter Svetlozar Savov in his WSOF debut, winning the fight by Submission (arm triangle choke) in the second round.