LEMOORE, Calif. - Former WEC lightweight champion "Razor" Rob
McCullough returned to the site of his first professional MMA
contest in Lemoore, Calif., and earned a much-needed stoppage win over
current Tachi Palace Fights featherweight champion Isaac de Jesus.

The 160-pound catchweight contest served as the main event of Friday
night's "Tachi Palace Fights 5: Stars & Strikes" event at the Tachi
Palace Hotel & Casino.

MMAjunkie.com lead staff reporter John Morgan was on
hand as part of the broadcast team for the GoFightLive.tv stream.

LEMOORE, Calif. - MMAjunkie.com was on scene for today's "Tachi Palace Fights 5:
Stars & Strikes" official fighter weigh-ins in Lemoore, Calif.

Today's weigh-in ceremonies took place at the Tachi Palace Hotel and
Casino, the same site as Friday night's GoFightLive.tv-broadcast fight
card.

Main-event competitors Isaac de Jesus and former WEC lightweight
champion "Razor" Rob McCullough, who meet in a 160-pound catchweight
affair, made their bout official, while big-show veterans John Alessio,
Cole Escovedo, David Kaplan, Gabe Ruediger, and War Machine, as well as
top prospects Stephen Abas, David Bollea, Michael McDonald and David
Mitchell, all hit the scales, as well.

Tachi Palace Fights featherweight champion Isaac de Jesus has
agreed to step up 15 pounds in weight and meet former WEC lightweight
champion "Razor" Rob McCullough in the main event of "Tachi Palace Fights 5: Stars and Strikes" on July 9 at The Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore,
Calif.

McCullough was originally expected to face Thomas Denny in the featured
bout of a card loaded with other notable competitors, but the "Wildman"
was forced to bow out of the contest for for personal reasons.

The full nine-fight card is set for broadcast on GoFightLive.com, and
MMAjunkie.com lead staff reporter John Morgan will take to the broadcast
table to help call the action.