Other names The Party Style Wrestling, Boxing Other name The Party | Nationality American Reach 65 in (170 cm) Height 1.68 m Fighting out of Sacramento | |
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Weight 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) Siblings Jordan Palmer, Collin Palmer Parents Dwayne Palmer, Rita Palmer Similar Marlon Moraes, David Branch, Michael Chandler, Justin Gaethje, Chris Holdsworth Profiles | ||
Lance Palmer (born February 7, 1988) is a former amateur wrestler and current mixed martial arts fighter. He currently competes for the World Series of Fighting in the Featherweight division.
Contents
- Lance palmer vs patrick reeves showdown fights 11
- Early life
- World Series of Fighting
- Personal life
- Championships and accomplishments
- References
Lance palmer vs patrick reeves showdown fights 11
Early life
Palmer was a four-time OHSAA state wrestling champion for St. Edward High School (Lakewood, Ohio) where he completed a record of 150-6 and won a senior national championship.
His high school career was documented in the movie "Pinned."
He wrestled for Ohio State University from 2006-2010 at 149lbs.
In 2010, Palmer was champion of the Big Ten Conference and NCAA runner-up.
Over his career, Palmer was a four-time All-American.
World Series of Fighting
On December 7, 2013, Palmer made his World Series of Fighting debut at WSOF 7 against Bellator veteran Georgi Karakhanyan for the inaugural WSOF Featherweight Championship. He lost via guillotine choke in the third round.
On June 21, 2014, Palmer faced Nick LoBasco at WSOF 10. He won via rear naked choke submission in the first round.
On December 13, 2014, Palmer challenged Rick Glenn for the WSOF Featherweight Championship at WSOF 16. He won via rear naked submission in the third round to become the WSOF Featherweight Champion.
On June 5, 2015, Palmer made his first defense of the WSOF Featherweight Championship at WSOF 21 against IFL and WEC veteran Chris Horodecki. He won via neck crank submission in the first round to retain the WSOF Featherweight Championship.
On December 18, 2015, Palmer made the second defense of the WSOF Featherweight Championship at WSOF 26 against Alexandre Almeida. He lost via unanimous decision.
On May 10, 2016, it was announced that Palmer will have a rematch against Alexandre Almeida for the WSOF Featherweight Championship at WSOF 32 on July 30, 2016 in the co-main event. He won via unanimous decision to become a two time WSOF Featherweight Champion.
Personal life
Palmer is an assistant coach at Virginia Tech.