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WSOF30: BRANCH VS. STARKS FINALIZED WITH SIX PRELIMINARY BOUTS

WSOF30: BRANCH VS. STARKS
FINALIZED WITH SIX PRELIMINARY BOUTS

LIVE NBCSN TELECAST OF
FOUR-FIGHT MAIN CARD NOW BEGINS AT

11:30 P.M ET ON SATURDAY, APRIL 2

Matt Church replaces injured Gil Guardado against
Steve Kozola in 160-pound preliminary contest

Rex Harris vs. Clinton Williams in middleweight bout
LAS VEGAS (Mars 30, 2016) -World Serie av Slagsmål (WSOF.com) tillkännagav idag that it has finalized the lineup for the WSOF30: Gren vs. Starks, VM Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) doubleheader event, with the addition of a sixth preliminary card bout – a middleweight (185 pounds) matchup mellan Clinton Williams (7-3, 1 NC) och Rex "T-Rex" Harris (8-2) – at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino i Las Vegas på lördag, April 2, bor på NBCSN på 11:30 p.m. ET / 8:30 p.m. PT.

Dessutom, a broken nose has forced Gil Guardado to withdraw from his scheduled lightweight (155 pounds) matchup with undefeated Steve Kozola (6-0), som kommer att nu inför Matt “The Sleeper” Church (3-1) in a 160-pound catchweight affair, och Jeff Roman (1-2-1) kommer torget av med Zach Bunnell (0-0) i en weltervikt (170 pounds) preliminary card contest.

The 5-foot-11, 32-year-old Williams is looking to rebound from a narrow, split decision defeat at the hands of Jake "The Honey Bear" Heun vid WSOF26 december 18, 2015.

One fight prior to the loss, Williams submitted Jared Hatch with a shoulder choke in the third round (4:10) of their matchup on November 14, 2015.

Den 6-fot, 33-year-old Harris of West Pittston, Pa. is riding a four-fight win streak. I sin sista start, Harris, som har tjänat 7 av hans 8 career victories by way of (T)KO eller underkastelse, edged out a split decision over Justin Torrey at WSOF24 on October 17, 2015.

Church of Las Vegas will attempt to notch his fourth consecutive win, after threestraight finishes, the last of which came on March 4 when he submitted Pat DeFranco with a leglock in the first round (2:55) of their matchup.

Tickets for WSOF30: Gren vs. Starks are available for purchase online at WSOF.com and AXS.com.

Dörrar på The Joint på Hard Rock Hotel & Kasino öppnas för händelsen på 4 p.m. PT, och den första preliminära skjutningen börjar kl 5 p.m.

I main event, reigning World Series of Fighting middleweight champion David Branch (17-3), ligans första någonsin, två division titel hållare, kommer att sätta sin eftertraktade krona på linjen mot utmanare Clifford Starks (13-2).

I co-main event, superstar Jon Fitch (27-7-1, 1 NC) kommer att slåss senaste World Series of Fighting one-night, åtta man turnering tvåan Joao "Den brasilianska Samurai" Zeferino (20-7) med den vakanta World Series of Fighting weltervikt mästerskap på spel.

På andra ställen på fyra-kamp, leva NBCSN telecast, inlämning expert Vinny "Pezao" Magalhaes (13-7) kommer torget av med Jake "The Honey Bear" Heun(9-4) i en lätt tungvikt (205 pounds) tävling, medan World Series of Fighting nykomling och knockout artist Abu "Gladiator" Azaitar (11-1-1) kommer att låsa horn med Danny "Dee1" Davis, Jr. (11-10-1) i weltervikt.

Huvudkortet (Live på NBCSN)

World Series of Fighting Middleweight Championship Main Event:
David Branch (Champion) vs. Clifford Starks (Challenger)

World Series of Fighting Vacant Welterweight Championship Main Event:
Jon Fitch (Challenger) vs. Joao Zeferino (Challenger)

Lätt tungvikt: Vinny Magalhaes vs. Jake Heun
Weltervikt: Abu Azaitar vs. Danny Davis, Jr.

Preliminära kortet (Live på WSOF.com)

Weltervikt: Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Matt Frincu
Mellanvikt: Rex Harris vs. Clinton Williams
Catch (160 pounds): Steve Kozola vs. Matt Church
Flyweight: Carlos Garcia vs. Jason Pacheco
Bantamvikt: Adam Acquaviva vs. Andres Ponce
Weltervikt: Jeff Roman vs. Zach Bunnell

WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING RETURNS TO SIN CITY WITH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLEHEADER ON SATURDAY, APRIL 2, BO PÅ NBCSN

Köp biljetter Till försäljning

World Middleweight Championship Main Event:
David Branch (Champion) vs. Clifford Starks (Challenger)

World Welterweight Championship Co-Main Event:
Jon Fitch (Challenger) vs. Joao Zeferino (Challenger)

Mer:

Vinny Magalhaes vs. Jake Heun
Abu Azaitar vs. Danny Davis Jr.

LAS VEGAS (Mars 14, 2016) -World Serie av Slagsmål (WSOF.com) announced today that it will make its much-anticipated return to Las Vegas with a star-studded, VM Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) doubleheader händelse på Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Lördag, April 2, lever på NBCSN (11 p.m. OCH/8 p.m. PT), headlined by a middleweight (185 pounds) title bout between reigning kingpin David Branch (17-3) och Clifford Starks (13-2).

Kostar från $29, biljetter till WSOF30: Gren vs. Starks, finns att köpa online på WSOF.com och AXS.com.

I co-main event, superstar Jon Fitch (27-7-1, 1 NC) will collide with recent World Series of Fighting one-night, åtta man turnering tvåan Joao "Den brasilianska Samurai" Zeferino (20-7) with the vacant World Series of Fighting welterweight (170 pounds) championship at stake.

In other action on the four-fight, leva NBCSN telecast, inlämning expert Vinny "Pezao" Magalhaes (13-7) kommer torget av med Jake "The Honey Bear" Heun(9-4) i en lätt tungvikt (205 pounds) tävling, medan World Series of Fighting nykomling och knockout artist Abu "Gladiator" Azaitar (11-1-1) kommer att kasta ner med Danny "Dee1" Davis, Jr. (11-10-1) i weltervikt.

The complete WSOF30 preliminary bout card will be announced soon.

David Branch vs. Clifford Starks

Den 6-fot-1, 34-year-old Branch of Brooklyn, N.Y.. made history in his last start at WSOF23 on September 18, 2015 when he notched a first round (2:21) underkastelse (bakre naked choke) seger över Teddy Hållare to become the first World Series of Fighting light heavyweight champion in history as well as the first-ever two-division champion in promotional history.

A protégé of MMA and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu legend Renzo Gracie, Branch will seek his eighth consecutive win.

Också 34 år, the 5-foot-10 Starks of Tempe, Ariz. earned a shot at Branch’s middleweight title after three consecutive victories in the World Series of Fighting decagon cage. In his last effort at WSOF23, Starks handed Krasimir Mladenov the first defeat of the Bulgarian wrestling standout’s career by way of unanimous decision.

Starks is riding a five-fight win streak that began with two consecutive wins under the promotion of Bellator.

Jon Fitch vs. Joao Zeferino

A former world top 10 ranked competitor who has faced and defeated a collection of rival icons over the course of his 14-year professional career, den 6-fots, 38-year-old Fitch of Fort Wayne, I. earned a unanimous decision in his last appearance, over fellow accomplished superstar Yushin Okami at WSOF24 on October 17, 2015.

Originally from Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brasilien, 5-fot-11, 30-year-old Zeferino who fights out of Middletown, N.Y.. has notched 15 av hans 20 karriär segrar genom underkastelse. Zeferino demonstrated superior physical and mental toughness in his last appearance in the cage, going to battle three times in one night in the one-night, åtta man lätt (155 pounds) tournament at WSOF25 on November 20, 2015.

After defeating both Brian Foster och Jorge Patino by way of heel hook submission in the first round of action in the quarterfinal and semifinal stages of the tournament, respektive, Zeferino again faced off with Foster, who had advanced to the championship stage as a “lucky loser,” but suffered a second round (4:51) KO (stansar) at the hands of Foster in a barnburner affair.

Vinny Magalhaes vs. Jake Heun

Magalhaes of Las Vegas via Rio de Janeiro, Brasilien, will make his second start under the promotion of World Series of Fighting after pulling off a stunning, första omgången (1:08) underkastelse (kneebar) of wrestling stylist Matt "The Hammer" Hamill at WSOF24.

En 6-fot-3, 31-year-old world grappling champion, Magalhaes has claimed 11 av hans 13 career MMA wins by way of submission and is looking for his fourth consecutive victory.

Heun of Coconut Creek, Fla. is seeking his third straight win after edging out a split decision over Clinton Williams vid WSOF26 december 18, 2015.

A member of South Florida-based American Top Team, 6-fot-2, 28-year old Heun has claimed 6 av hans 9 professional wins by way of (T)KO eller underkastelse.

Abu Azaitar vs. Danny Davis, Jr.

The number one ranked middleweight (185 pounds) in Germany and the number five ranked middleweight in Poland, 5-fot-11, 30-year-old Azaitar of Cologne, Germany will enter the World Series of Fighting decagon cage for the first time at 170 pounds, after tearing through the ranks of competitors in Europe over the last seven years.

Hittills, the heavy-handed Azaitar has notched 7 av hans 11 karriär vinner genom (T)KO. His lone defeat came in 2012, and he has since remained unbeaten in his last 8 startar.

Davis, Jr. of Las Vegas will look to rebound from two consecutive losses – a split decision defeat at the hands of Matthew Frincu at WSOF23, and a unanimous decision loss to Abubakar Nurmagomedov at WSOF26.

Prior to the matchup with Frincu, 6-fot-2, 33-årige Davis, Jr. had run to five straight wins, three of which were World Series of Fighting contests.