Ring of Combat 23February 20, 2009PromotionRing of CombatVenueTropicana Casino and ResortLocationAtlantic City, New Jersey, United StatesNumber of bouts14
Main CardPrediction ModeMain CardMiddleweight Championship3 roundsRNWRafael Natal8-1-0Middleweight Championship3 roundsVSKO/TKO, Punch | R1 · 3:59AMAlexandre Moreno9-1-0Heavyweight Championship3 roundsBKWBret Kohan3-0-0Heavyweight Championship3 roundsVSKO/TKO, Knee | R1 · 1:17JAJoe Abouata4-1-0Heavyweight Bout3 roundsRRWRicardo Romero5-1-0Heavyweight Bout3 roundsVSSubmission, Rear Naked Choke | R2 · 0:44BBBrendan Barrett3-4-0Catchweight Bout3 roundsMMWMatt Makowski3-1-0Catchweight Bout3 roundsVSUnanimous DecisionSVSergio Vinagre2-2-0Middleweight Bout3 roundsCPWCostas Philippou3-1-0Middleweight Bout3 roundsVSSubmission, Rear Naked Choke | R1 · 2:27AMAaron Meisner3-0-0Welterweight Bout3 roundsGSWGreg Soto4-0-0Welterweight Bout3 roundsVSSubmission, Brabo Choke | R2 · 3:44SFShawn Formann2-0-0Bantamweight Bout3 roundsJRWJimmie Rivera1-1-0Bantamweight Bout3 roundsVSSubmission, Rear Naked Choke | R2 · 1:13TVTyler Venice2-0-0Lightweight Bout3 roundsAIWAl Iaquinta0-0-0Lightweight Bout3 roundsVSSubmission, Anaconda Choke | R1 · 1:15MRMervin Rodriguez0-0-0Lightweight Bout3 roundsRMWRoger Mamedov0-0-0Lightweight Bout3 roundsVSKO/TKO, Punches | R1 · 0:55JPJeff Pender2-5-0Lightweight Bout3 roundsJLWJeff Lentz0-0-0Lightweight Bout3 roundsVSKO/TKO, Knee and Punches | R2 · 2:23JIJerome Isip1-7-0Welterweight Bout3 roundsAAWAnthony Abatelli0-0-0Welterweight Bout3 roundsVSUnanimous DecisionGCGarrett Carmondy2-3-0Heavyweight Bout2 roundsGVWGian Villante0-0-0Heavyweight Bout2 roundsVSKO/TKO, Cut | R1 · 0:35RDRandy Durant2-4-0Catchweight Bout2 roundsCWW"All American"Chris Weidman0-0-0Catchweight Bout2 roundsVSSubmission, Kimura | R1 · 1:35RLReubem Lopes0-0-0Middleweight Bout2 roundsJTWJim Tomczuk0-0-0Middleweight Bout2 roundsVSSubmission, Rear Naked Choke | R1 · 1:03HLHoward Longus0-2-0