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World Middleweight Championship Main Event:
David Branch (Tagapagtanggol) vs. Clifford Starks (Nagdududa)

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

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

Las Vegas (Marso 14, 2016) -World Serye ng Fighting (WSOF.com) announced today that it will make its much-anticipated return to Las Vegas with a star-studded, world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) doubleheader kaganapan sa Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Sabado, Abril 2, mabuhay sa NBCSN (11 p.m. AT/8 p.m. PT), headlined by a middleweight (185 pounds) title bout between reigning kingpin David Branch (17-3) at Clifford Starks (13-2).

Presyo mula sa $29, tiket para WSOF30: Branch vs. Starks, magagamit para sa pagbili online sa WSOF.com at AXS.com.

Sa co-pangunahing kaganapan, superstar Jon Fitch (27-7-1, 1 NC) will collide with recent World Series of Fighting one-night, walong-man tournament runner-up Joao "Ang Brazilian Samurai" Zeferino (20-7) with the vacant World Series of Fighting welterweight (170 pounds) championship at stake.

In other action on the four-fight, mabuhay NBCSN telecast, submission expert Vinny "Pezao" Magalhaes (13-7) ay ayusin sa Jake "The Honey Bear" Heun(9-4) sa isang light heavyweight (205 pounds) paligsahan, habang World Series of Fighting bagong dating at knockout artist Abu "Gladiator" Azaitar (11-1-1) ay mahulog sa Danny "Dee1" Davis, JR. (11-10-1) sa welterweight.

The complete WSOF30 preliminary bout card will be announced soon.

David Branch vs. Clifford Starks

Ang 6-foot-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) pagpapasakop (likod-naked sumakal) tagumpay laban sa Teddy Holder 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.

Din 34 taon ng edad, 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, 6-paa, 38-year-old Fitch of Fort Wayne, Sa. 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, Brazil, ang 5-foot-11, 30-year-old Zeferino who fights out of Middletown, N.Y.. has notched 15 ng kanyang 20 panalo sa karera sa pamamagitan ng paraan ng pagsusumite. 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, eight-man magaan (155 pounds) tournament at WSOF25 on November 20, 2015.

After defeating both Brian Foster at Jorge Patino by way of heel hook submission in the first round of action in the quarterfinal and semifinal stages of the tournament, buong galang, 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 (Punches) at the hands of Foster in a barnburner affair.

Vinny Magalhaes vs. Jake Heun

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

Isang 6-foot-3, 31-year-old world grappling champion, Magalhaes has claimed 11 ng kanyang 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 sa WSOF26 sa Disyembre 18, 2015.

A member of South Florida-based American Top Team, 6-paa-2, 28-year old Heun has claimed 6 ng kanyang 9 professional wins by way of (T)KO o submission.

Abu Azaitar vs. Danny Davis, JR.

The number one ranked middleweight (185 pounds) in Germany and the number five ranked middleweight in Poland, ang 5-foot-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.

Upang petsa, the heavy-handed Azaitar has notched 7 ng kanyang 11 mananalo sa karera sa pamamagitan ng paraan ng (T)KO. His lone defeat came in 2012, and he has since remained unbeaten in his last 8 mga pagsisimula.

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

Prior to the matchup with Frincu, 6-paa-2, 33-taong-gulang na Davis, JR. had run to five straight wins, three of which were World Series of Fighting contests.