World Fighting Alliance 1

World Fighting Alliance 1 was the first mixed martial arts event held by World Fighting Alliance on November 3, 2001 at The Joint in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Background
The event marked the professional debut of Vitor Ribeiro.
Bruce Buffer was the announcer for the event.
Dave Bontempo and Maurice Smith provided commentary for the event.
In the main event Rich Franklin submitted Marvin Eastman. Eastman argued with the referee that he had not been submitted and that the fight had been stopped prematurely.
Results
Tiki Ghosn vs. Paul Rodriguez
Ghosn defeated Rodriguez via unanimous decision
Vitor Ribeiro vs. Charlie Kohler
Ribeiro defeated Kohler via TKO (Doctor Stoppage) in round 1 at 3:50
Tony DeSouza vs. Chatt Lavender
DeSouza defeated Lavender via TKO (Doctor Stoppage) in round 1 at 3:24
João Roque vs. Stephen Palling
Roque defeated Palling via Submission (Armbar) in round 1 at 1:29
Antonio McKee vs. Jason Black
The fight was declared a split draw
Frank Trigg vs. Laverne Clark
Trigg defeated Clark via Submission (Punches and Elbows) in round 3 at 2:15
Jermaine Andrè vs. Ronald Jhun
Andre defeated Jhun via TKO (Punches) in round 1 at 3:11
Rich Franklin vs. Marvin Eastman
Franklin defeated Eastman via Submission (Armbar) in round 1 at 1:02
 
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