The World Series Of Fighting will crown a middleweight champion this year and they will do so with a four man tournament. The competitors in the tournament will be Jesse Taylor, Dave Branch, Danilo Villefort and Elvis Mutapcic. Taylor is the current Cage Warriors Middleweight Champion and will enter the tournament riding a six fight winning streak.
Branch is currently undefeated in WSOF competition, most notably defeating Paulo Filho by unanimous decision at WSOF II. Villefort is also undefeated in WSOF competition, having defeated Kris McCray via decision at WSOF II. Mutapcic is the current Maximum Fighting Championships Middleweight Champion and he holds a victory over TUF alumni Sam Alvey. Once the pairings are announced, the tournament semi-finals will happen at the WSOF IV and WSOF V respectively, with the finals happening before the end of the year.