title: World Series of Fighting 30: Branch vs. Starks
text: # World Series of Fighting 30: Branch vs. Starks
  
  World Series of Fighting 30: Branch vs. Starks was a mixed martial arts event held on April 2, 2016 (2016-04-02) at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  
  ## Background
  
  The event was headlined by a WSOF Middleweight Championship fight between champion David Branch and Clifford Starks. The co-headliner was a fight between Jon Fitch and João Zeferino for the vacant WSOF Welterweight Championship. After Rousimar Palhares was stripped of the title for holding the submission too long in the fight against Jake Shields, Fitch and Shields were originally expected to fight for the vacant title, but Shields pulled out of the fight, citing an disagreement over his contract.
  
  ## Results
  
  * ↑ For WSOF Middleweight Championship
  * ↑ For the vacant WSOF Welterweight Championship
  