Justin Gaethje vs. Luis Palomino 2 isn't your normal immediate rematch. When the two lightweights met in March with the WSOF title on line, things for the most part played out exactly as they should. The night wasn't marred by any fight-ending injuries or clumsy refereeing mistakes, there were no egregious scorecards or outstanding controversies to cry over.
Rather, the fight simply wound up being so ridiculously fun and entertaining, WSOF matchmaker Ali Abdel-Aziz felt compelled to run it back.
"When a guy like Luis Palomino fights and puts it on the line and takes risks, and he puts on such an amazing fight like that, and he calls me immediately on Monday for a rematch, we will give him a rematch," said Abdel-Aziz.