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WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING COMES OUT SWINGING IN 2016

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Strong TV Ratings, Record Web Traffic and New Sponsorships
Highlight Formidable Start to the New Year

Las Vegas (February 17, 2016) -World Series o te whawhai (WSOF.com) came out of the gates swinging to begin the new year and its fourth year of operation, generating impressive NBCSN television viewership figures for its first live event of 2016, as well as record levels of traffic and engagement on its web platform and a pair of new sponsor partners.

The live NBCSN telecast of WSOF27: Firmino vs. Fodor, which took place at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. i runga i Rāhoroi, Jan. 23, generated an average viewership of 213,000, and peaked at 245,000, ake 13% from NBCSN’s World Series of Fighting 2015 average. An immediate replay of the event that began atko waenganui po, garnered another 111,000 kaimätakitaki.

The number of unique visits to the league’s website skyrocketed by 515 percent between December and January, while World Series of Fighting secured two new sponsor partners in Talk2Legends and 1800 Tequila.

“It has been a tremendous start to a very promising year, and this is just the beginning,"Ka mea a World Series o te whawhai Tumu Carlos Silva. “With a full schedule of world championship live events; a new, athlete-focused web TV series that we will be rolling out; and a host of other opportunities we are exploring with potential partners, it’s going to be an exciting year for World Series of Fighting and MMA fans.

“We are off to a great start, and we have a lot more in store for fans, with a new live event nearly every month this year,"Ka mea a World Series o Fighting peresideni Rangatira Matua. “We made some strong additions to our fighter roster last year, and fans can expect to see some more top level talent join our ranks in 2016.”

“We are looking forward to continued growth of the league and delivering our audience another year of exciting world championship MMA action,"Ka mea Gary Quinn, NBC Sports Group’s vice president of programming.

WSOF.com engagement soared by 400 percent between December and January, and the number of user sessions increased by 480 percent over the same time period. World Series of Fighting’s social media channels (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram) all achieved their highest reach and levels of engagement since the

The partnerships with Talk2Legends and 1800 Tequila kicked off during WSOF27 last month. Utilizing the Talk2Legends video chat app, World Series of Fighting offered fans unprecedented, one-on-one access to both its athletic and NBCSN on-air talent, whai wāhi Chael, Bas Rutten, Jon Fitch and reigning, undefeated world lightweight (155 pauna) toa Justin "Ko e Miramirahia" Gaethje.

Live World Series of Fighting action returns to NBCSN from Garden Grove, Calif. i runga i Rāhoroi, Feb. 20 i 9 p.m. AND/6 p.m. PT with WSOF28: Moraes vs. Barajas. Headlining the four-bout telecast will be a world bantamweight (135 pauna) championship showdown between reigning kingpin Marlon Moraes (15-4-1), who will risk his title against fast-rising star, Hohepa Barajas (12-1).

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WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING AND TALK2LEGENDS PARTNER TO PROVIDE AN UNRIVALED FAN-ATHLETE INTERACTION EXPERIENCE

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Chael, Bas Rutten, Rangatira Matua, Jon Fitch, Jake Shields and nearly 20 other MMA icons will be available for mobile video chats during WSOF27 on Saturday, Jan. 23, ora i runga i NBCSN

Las Vegas (January 21, 2016) -World Series o te whawhai (WSOF.com) and Talk2Legends (Talk2Legends.com) today announced an unprecedented partnership that will allow fans to chat live on their iPhone devices with some of their favorite Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) athletes and other celebrity talent, using the latter company’s new mobile app.

The partnership will commence on Saturday, Jan. 23 when over two dozen figures from the World Series of Fighting universe will be available for video chat sessions with fans during the WSOF27: Firmino vs. Fodor event that will air live on NBCSN at 10 p.m. AND/7 p.m. PT from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn.

Available for download in the App Store, the Talk2Legends app also allows fans to share completed chat sessions with friends on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

“The partnership between World Series of Fighting and Talk2Legends will enable a fan experience that is unmatched in sports, for a reasonable cost,” said Talk2Legends CEO Ryan Hermansky.

“On January 23, continued Hernansky, “fans will be able to simultaneously watch WSOF27 and get opinions from legends, such as Bas Rutten a Chael, and world champions like Rawiri Manga a Marlon Moraes."

“We are thrilled to partner with Talk2Legends and be able to give fans the opportunity to get to know their favorite fighters on a very personal, one-on-one basis,"Ka mea a World Series o Fighting peresideni, e ono-wā toa ao, e rua-wā Hall o te Famer Rangatira Matua.

Using the Talk2Legends app, fans can purchase credits for video chat sessions, review the list of MMA celebrities that will be available for a five-minute, one-on-one video chat session on January 23, and book sessions based on the talent’s availability that is provided on screen.

The athletes and other celebrity participants have the option of donating revenue they earn in exchange for their participation, to a charity or non-profit foundation of their choice.

The following talent will be available for video chat sessions during WSOF27:

On-air and other talent

Chael Sonnen – Color commentator and retired MMA superstar
Bas Rutten – Color commentator and legendary MMA champion
Ray Sefo – World Series of Fighting President and six-time world champion
Jacob “Stitch” Duran – World Series of Fighting cutman and
Andrea Lowell – Playboy Radio hostess and World Series of Fighting round card girl
Joey Varner – World Series of Fighting roving reporter
Jazz Securo – World Series of Fighting ring announcer
Emily Miller – World Series of Fighting round card girl

World Series of Fighting athletes

David Branch – Reigning light heavyweight and middleweight champion
Justin “The Highlight” Gaethje – Reigning, undefeated lightweight champion
Lance Palmer – Reigning featherweight champion
Marlon Moraes – Reigning bantamweight champion
Jon Fitch – Welterweight superstar
Jake Shields – Welterweight superstar
Jason High – Lightweight superstar
Phoenix Jones – Lightweight rising star
Robbie “Problems” Peralta – Featherweight knockout artist
“Notorious” Nick Newell – Retired lightweight phenom
Mike “Mak” Kyle – Former light heavyweight championship challenger
Joseph Barajas – WSOF28 main event competitor
Patrick Walsh – Light heavyweight prospect
Clifford Starks – Middleweight star
Colton Smith – Lightweight standout and Ko te Ultimate Fighter toa
Mike Corey – Featherweight star
Steve Kozola – Undefeated lightweight star

The Talk2Legends app is expected to be available for Android devices in February.

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WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING RETURNS TO NBC WITH ‘GREATEST HITS’ SHOW ON SUNDAY, Dec. 27

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Chael, Bas Rutten and Todd Harris to co-host
one-hour program filled with the year’s most dramatic action

“Fight of the Year” will be determined by fan votes cast online
Las Vegas (Hakihea 22, 2015) -World Series o te whawhai (WSOF.com) will return to NBC with a special, one-hour program filled with an assortment of the most memorable and impactful moments of 2015 in the decagon cage, i runga i te Sabati, Hakihea 27, i 2 p.m. AND/11 am P.T.

Co-hosted by Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) icons and World Series of Fighting color commentators Chael a Bas Rutten, along with veteran play-by-play man Todd Harris, "WSOF: Greatest Hits 2015” will feature highlights from bouts recognized as candidates for “Fight of the Year,” “Finish of the Year” and “Upset of the Year.”

“This was an incredible year filled with some of the best action we have seen in the cage from our world-class athletes, so we are excited to be able to package the most powerful highlights into a phenomenal hour-long program for a broadcast television audience and deliver it to our fans who have the opportunity, beforehand, to vote for ‘Fight of the Year,’” said World Series of Fighting President Rangatira Matua.

Fans can cast their votes for “Fight of the Year” online at http://2015.wsof.com/. The winning bout will be announced on NBC during the ‘Greatest Hits’ program.

The show will include highlights from World Series of Fighting’s historic, first-ever, one-night tournament that saw eight fighters battle for the number one contender spot in the coveted lightweight (155 pauna) wehenga.

I tua atu, an “International Fighter of the Year” segment will showcase footage featuring each of seven different, prolific World Series of Fighting athletes, including reigning heavyweight champion Blagoy Ivanov and reigning bantamweight (135 pauna) hīanga, Marlon Moraes, who turned in at least one impressive performance in 2015.

The year-end program on NBC comes shortly after World Series of Fighting’s 26thlive event and towards the close of its third year of operation.

Among the accolades the world championship MMA league garnered in 2015 were two “Fight of the Month” honors. The first world lightweight championship showdown between reigning, toa tūturu Justin “The Highlight Gaethje and battle-tested challenger Luis "maki touwhero" Palomino i runga i March 28, as well as the rematch between the two gritty fighters on Mahuru 18, were each bestowed with the award.

World Series of Fighting action will return to NBCSN on Wednesday, Jan. 23 i 12 a.m. AND/9 p.m. PT with a re-airing of “WSOF26: Palmer vs. Almeida” world championship fight card that took place on Friday, Dec. 18.
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LIVE NBCSN TELECAST o "WSOF 22: PALHARES VU. Pukupuku "pou WORLD Tuhinga Tuhinga o mua VIEWERSHIP I OVER KOTAHI TAU

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Las Vegas (August 10, 2015) -ko Ora NBCSN telecast o "WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields "wawaenga 254,000 kaimätakitaki i roto i te rua haora-telecast ora i timata i 10:40 p.m. AND/7:40 p.m. PT - ana'iraa rite te Ao Series pai o te whakaatu whawhai i runga i NBCSN i roto i te neke atu i te tau (6/21/14). I tua atu, te viewership ko ake 9% i NBCSN o 2014 Toharite WSOF o paku i runga i 233,000.

"E oaoa roa matou ki te tino, mahi tata o to tatou hōtaka i runga i NBCSN,"Ka mea a World Series o te whawhai Tumu Carlos Silva. “World Series of Fighting has been putting on some incredible fights in our decagon cage, a kua NBCSN kua he hoa nui, tona whakarongo whakahere he horopeta hauora o rua ngā ora me replays o tata, ngā mahi o mua, katoa o e āwhina kore te tupu tonu o matou tohu me o matou hākinakina nui i roto i te rongo ōrite, me te rongonui ki te whakarongo motu.

"WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields "I headlined e te pupūtanga roa-tatali i waenganui o te Ao Series o Fighting World Welterweight (170 pauna) Champion Rousimar "Toquinho" Palhares me te kaiwero, me te toa e rua-wā te ao Jake Shields

Ora World Series o te mahi whawhai hoki ki te NBCSN ki "WSOF 23: Gaethje vs. Palomino II "i runga i Rāmere, Mahuru 18 i 7:00 p.m. AND/4:00 p.m. PT i Comerica Theatre i Phoenix, Ariz. In the highly-anticipated main event, tūturu, kingi te ao ono tekau (155 pauna) toa Justin "Ko e Miramirahia" Gaethje ka hoatu tona taitara i runga i te raina mo te rua o nga wa ki pakeke-patu Luis "maki touwhero" Palomino.

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“Ao Series o te whawhai” (WSOF) Ko te ao whānui pirimia ngaio Toi Martial Mixed (MMA) whawhai whakatairanga whakatapua ki tuku i te pai whawhai mahi-Kikī mō pā whawhai i te whakaputa i te pai ka taea ōrite-ups i waenganui i whawhai whiriwhiri i huri noa i te ao. Mō ētahi atu kōrero haere ki WSOF.com. A pee i “Ao Series o te whawhai” on Twitter MMAWorldSeries a “Ao Series o te whawhai” President Ray Sefo SugarRaySefo.

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KATOA 20 FIGHTERS FAI Tuhinga FOR "WSOF 22: PALHARES VU. Pukupuku "TOMORROW, SATURDAY, AUGUST 1 I Las Vegas

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NEW LIVE NBCSN TELECAST Timata TIME:
10:30 PM ET / 7:30 PM PT

KAMATA LIVE KĀRI tuatahi ON WSOF.COM AT
8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT

Las Vegas, Nev. (Hōngongoi 31, 2015) - Katoa 20 whawhai, kingitanga World Series o te whawhai (WSOF.com) World Welterweight (170 pauna) Champion Rousimar Palhares (17-6) me te kaiwero, me te toa e rua-wā te ao Jake Shields (31-7), hanga taimaha ra kotahi i mua i te "WSOF tino-tūmanako 22: Palhares vs. Shields "Toi Martial Mixed (MMA) mega-kaupapa i Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino i Las Vegas, Nev., ora i runga i NBCSN, timata i te wa tīmatanga hou o te 10:30 p.m. AND / 7:30 p.m. PT.

Paunatia Palhares i roto i i 169.8 clocked pauna a Shields i te rohe taimaha o 170 pounds.

WSOF World whā (135 pauna) Champion Marlon Moraes (14-4-1) nōhia nga pauna i 135 pauna me te hoariri i tana, kaiwero tūturu Sheymon Moraes (7-0) rēhitatia te taimaha o 134.2 pauna.

Ko te ora, e rima-a'ee awa kāri tuatahi ka timata i 8:00 p.m. ME / 5:00 p.m. PT i runga i te kaitākaro ataata embeddable i runga i www.WSOF.com.

Utu i $29.99, tīkiti mō "WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields "Ko runga i te hoko i Ticketmaster.com me WSOF.com.

Tatau i te tuaka i Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino ka whakatuwhera i 4:00 p.m. PT. The first preliminary bout will begin at 5:00 p.m.

Whakaotia "WSOF 22: PALHARES VU. Pukupuku "HUA paunatia-I:

Kāri Main:

Takahanga Main: World Welterweight (170 pauna) Championship whawhai

Rousimar Palhares (17-6) (169.8 lbs.) vs. Jake Shields (31-7) (170lbs)
Minas Gerais, Brazil San Francisco, Calif.

-Main Co Takahanga: World Bantamweight (135 pauna) Championship whawhai

Marlon Moraes (14-4-1) (135 lbs.) vs. Sheymon Moraes (7-0) (134.2 lbs.)
Toms Rier, N.J. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil .

Marama Heavyweight (205 pauna) Whawhai

Mike Kyle (21-12-1) (206 lbs.) vs. Clifford Starks (11-2) (204.8 lbs.)
San Jose, Calif. Tempe, Ariz.

Welterweight (170 pauna) Whawhai

Abubakar Nurmagomedov (9-1) (171 lbs.) vs. Jorge Moreno (4-0) (168.8 lbs.)
Dagestan, Russia Moses Lake, Horoi.

Kōmāmā (155 pauna) Whawhai

Jimmy Spicuzza (6-2) (155.4 lbs.) vs. Ihirama Mamedov (11-1) (155.4 lbs.)
Las Vegas, Nev. Jersey City, N.J.

Kāri hukihuki:

Marama Heavyweight (205 pauna) Whawhai

Jake Heun (7-4) (205.6 lbs.) vs. Lōnani Clark (5-2-2) (206 lbs.)
Coconut Creek, Fla. San Jose, Calif.

Mā (125 pauna) Whawhai

Donavon Frelow (4-0) (125 lbs.) vs. Carlos Garcia (0-0) (124.8 lbs.)
Las Vegas, Nev. Las Vegas, Nev.

Catchweight (140 pauna) Whawhai

Jimmy Jones (4-3) (139.4 lbs.) vs. Marco Simmons (0-0) (140.6 lbs.)
Las Vegas, Nev. Las Vegas, Nev.

Marama Heavyweight (205 pauna) Whawhai

Cory Hendricks (2-0) (204.4 lbs.) vs. Hōngongoi Hinojosa (3-1) (206 lbs.)
Las Vegas, Nev. Hipanga, Texas

Kōmāmā (155 pauna) Whawhai

Gil Guardado (3-1) (154 lbs.) vs. Pete Martin (5-3) (155.6 lbs.)
Las Vegas, Nev. Las Vegas, Nev.
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Thiago Silva Out, Clifford Starks In Against Mike Kyle at “WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields” Rāhoroi, August 1, Live on NBCSN from Las Vegas

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Las Vegas (Hōngongoi 28, 2015) - World Series o te whawhai (WSOF.com) announced today that, due to a previous suspension in the state of Nevada, Thiago Silva has been declared ineligible to compete at “WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields” on Saturday, Aug. 1, and will be replaced by Clifford Starks, who will face off with Silva’s scheduled opponent Mike "MAK" Kyle i roto i te taumahamaha marama (205 pauna) whakataetae, live on NBCSN from Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino i Las Vegas.

Due to the previous suspension, Silva must attend a future Nevada State Athletic Commission hearing. The next hearing takes place in Aug.

“We hope that Thiago will take the steps necessary to be in compliance with the state athletic commission so that he can make a quick return to action,"Ka mea a WSOF Palesiteni Rangatira Matua. “In the meantime, we appreciate Clifford Starks’ willingness to take the fight against Mike Kyle on just a few days’ notice, and look forward to having him compete for us again after putting on a great show in the WSOF cage in March.”

The 34-year-old Starks (11-2) o Tempe, Ariz. is coming off a second round (4:11) tāpaetanga (ringa-tapatoru kowaowaotia) o Jake Heun i WSOF 19. The victory was Starks’ third straight and second consecutive finish.

Ko te ora, five-bout NBCSN telecast of “WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields "haamata i 11 p.m. AND/8 p.m. PT.

In the highly-anticipated main event, kingi WSOF World Welterweight (170 pauna) Champion Rousimar Palhares (17-6) will square off with top-ranked challenger and two-time world champion Jake Shields (31-7).

WSOF World whā (135 pauna) Champion Marlon Moraes (14-4-1) will put his title on the line in the co-main event against undefeated challenger Sheymon Moraes (7-0).

In other live NBCSN televised WSOF 22 mahi, nohopuku-maranga whetu Abubakar Nurmagomedov (9-1) Ka tapawha atu ki te faaoti tūturu Jorge Moreno (4-0) i te Welterweight, and four-time WSOF veteran Jimmy Spicuzza (6-2) will meet submission ace Ihirama Mamedov (11-1) i Kōmāmā (155 pauna).

Utu i $29.99, tīkiti mō “WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields” kei runga i te hoko i Ticketmaster.com me WSOF.com.

Tatau i te tuaka i Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino will open i runga i Rāhoroi i 4 p.m. PT, a ka timata te a'ee kāri tuatahi tuatahi i 5 p.m. PT.

KĀRI MAIN

WSOF World Welterweight Takahanga Main Championship:
Rousimar Palhares (Champion) vs. Jake Shields (Kaiwero)

WSOF World whā Championship Co-Main Takahanga:
Marlon Moraes (Champion) vs. Sheymon Moraes (Kaiwero)

Marama Heavyweight: Mike Kyle vs. Clifford Starks
Welterweight: Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Jorge Moreno
Kōmāmā: Jimmy Spicuzza vs. Ihirama Mamedov

KĀRI PRELIMINARY

Marama Heavyweight: Jake Heun vs. Lōnani Clark
Mā: Donavon Frelow vs. Carlos Garcia
Catchweight (140 pauna): Jimmy Jones vs. Marco Simmons
Marama Heavyweight: Cory Hendricks vs. Hōngongoi Hinojosa
Kōmāmā: Gil Guardado vs. Pete Martin
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“WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields” Ka tāpiri rima-a'ee kë Card Ngā Jake Heun vs. Lōnani Clark

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Rere ora i runga i WSOF.com pāngia e afaro
mua ki te rua whawhai taitara ao i runga i NBCSN

Las Vegas (Hōngongoi 23, 2015) - World Series o te River o Fighting “WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields” Arts hōia Mixed (MMA) hui ka ngā rima whakataetae tuatahi e ka rere ora i runga i WSOF.com mua ki te telecast NBCSN ora o te ao doubleheader aito nui-tümanakotia Rāhoroi, August 1.

Miramira ana i tētahi rua o tino tūmanako ao taitara whawhai ki kingi WSOF Ao Welterweight (170 pauna) Champion Rousimar Palhares (17-6) vs. kaiwero runga-runga, me te toa e rua-wā te ao Jake Shields (31-7) me te WSOF World whā (135 pauna) Champion Marlon Moraes (14-4-1) vs. kaiwero tūturu Sheymon Moraes (7-0), Ka tangohia te mega-kāri wahi i te tuaka roto Las Vegas’ Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.

Ko te fe'auhi tuatahi hou ngā heavyweights marama (205 pauna) Siaki "Ko te Honey Bear" Heun (7-4) vs. Lōnani “He whakangungu” Clark (5-2-2), flyweights (125 pauna) Donavon Frelow (4-0) vs. Carlos Garcia (0-0), he whakataetae catchweight 140-pauna ki Jimmy “Rabbit” Jones (4-3) vs. Marco Simmons (0-0), heavyweights te marama Cory Hendricks (2-0) vs. Hōngongoi Hinojosa (3-1) me lightweights (155 pauna) Gil Guardado (3-1) vs. Pete Martin (5-3)

Whawhai i roto i te Coconut Creek, Fla., te Heun-tau 27-tawhito ko te hōia e rua-wā o te mahi WSOF te tangata e takaro ana i te lekooti whānui o 1-1 in the promotion. Four of his seven career victories have come by way of (T)KO and one by way of submission. He is looking to rebound from a second round (4:11) tāpaetanga (ringa-tapatoru kowaowaotia) hinga i nga ringa o Clifford Starks.

Heun anga Clark, he hua-tau 33-tawhito American kickboxing Academy i San Jose, Calif., kua oti nei te whakataetae ngaiotanga mai 2007. I a ia i tukua e te mate Oketopa ki hoa hōia Joe Vedepo, Ka kite ahua e rua o Clark mua whiwhi ia i te rua o te mutu tuatahi-a tawhio noa.

Las Vegas’ Frelow I tūmanakohia te tuatahi ki te whakataetae i runga i te kāri matua o te ahiahi mo te tuatahi Ao Series o te whawhai taitara mā. Heoi, i tukua e hoa nguha tūturu Magomed Bibulatov te whara i roto i te whakangungu me te i takoha ki te haere atu i te whakataetae. Pōtitia Frelow ki te noho pukumahi, nui atu i te tatari i runga i te whawhai taitara, me te inaianei tutaki hoa Las Vegas noho Garcia, he toa Xtreme Couture hanga i tona tuatahi ngaio.

Kite tahi atu pāngia tuatahi etahi o Las Vegas’ runga opuaraa tomo te whare herehere WSOF, rite Xtreme Couture o Jones tutaki Tokotoko Whawhai o Team Simmons, a Xtreme Couture o Guardado anga Tokotoko Fight Teams 'Martin.

Tokunwhile, Syndicate o MMA Hendricks manako Hinojosa, o El Pana, Texas, ki te Series Ao o te whawhai tapatekau.

Utu kopikopikom $29.99, tīkiti mō “WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields” kei runga i te hoko i Ticketmaster.com me WSOF.com.

Tatau i te tuaka i Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino ka whakatuwhera i 4 p.m. PT, a ka timata te a'ee kāri tuatahi tuatahi i 5 p.m. PT.

Ko te NBCSN telecast ora o te kāri matua haamata i 11 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. PT.

KĀRI MAIN

WSOF World Welterweight Takahanga Main Championship:
Rousimar Palhares (Champion) vs. Jake Shields (Kaiwero)

WSOF World whā Championship Co-Main Takahanga:
Marlon Moraes (Champion) vs. Sheymon Moraes (Kaiwero)

Marama Heavyweight: Thiago Silva vs. Mike Kyle
Welterweight: Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Jorge Moreno
Kōmāmā: Jimmy Spicuzza vs. Ihirama Mamedov

KĀRI PRELIMINARY

Marama Heavyweight: Jake Heun vs. Lōnani Clark
Mā: Donavon Frelow vs. Carlos Garcia
Catchweight (140 pauna): Jimmy Jones vs. Marco Simmons
Marama Heavyweight: Cory Hendricks vs. Hōngongoi Hinojosa
Kōmāmā: Gil Guardado vs. Pete Martin
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ABUBAKAR NURMAGOMEDOV TO FACE UNDEFEATED JORGE MORENO ON LIVE NBCSN TELECAST OF “WSOF 22: PALHARES VU. SHIELDS” FROM LAS VEGAS ON SATURDAY, Aug. 1

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Las Vegas (Hōngongoi 16, 2015) - Abubakar Nurmagomedov Ka tapawha atu ki te faaoti tūturu Jorge Moreno in a featured welterweight (170 pauna) matchup at the highly-anticipated World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) world championship doubleheader event at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino i roto i Las Vegas i runga i Rāhoroi, Aug. 1, ora i runga i NBCSN.

The younger brother of undefeated superstar Khabib Nurmagomedov and one of the top welterweight prospects in the world, the 23-year-old Abubakar (9-1) o Makhachkala, Russia is quickly distinguishing himself as a force in the sport, notching all of his victories to date by way of (T)KO tukunga ranei.

Abubakar, who trains under his father, Abdulmanap, at Khabib’s gym FightSpirit Team, is coming off of a first round TKO (nifó) win over Vladimir Gunzu on Feb. 22. His lone defeat came due to a cut he sustained in a matchup with Magomed Mustafaev i runga i Mahuru. 1, 2014, prompting the ringside physician to halt the bout.

I tika 19 tau, Moreno (4-0) of Moses Lake, Horoi. is already knee deep in his professional career, ki 3 o tona 4 wins having come by way of TKO or submission. I te runaruna, he amassed an overall record of 8-2, collecting three titles along the way.

Moreno’s start will mark his WSOF debut as well as his first professional bout at 170 pauna, after competing as a middleweight (185 pauna). I roto i tona tīmatanga whakamutunga i runga i April 17 in Snoqualmie, Horoi., piro ia he TKO a tawhio tuatahi (doctor stoppage due to knee injury) on Ian Williams.

The five-bout, live NBCSN telecast of “WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields "haamata i 11 p.m. AND/8 p.m. PT i runga i Aug. 1.

I roto i te hui matua, a long-awaited showdown will finally come to fruition when WSOF World Welterweight (170 pauna) Champion Rousimar Palhares (17-6) of Minas Gerais, Brazil puts his title on the line against two-time world champion and fellow Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Jake Shields (31-7) of San Francisco, Calif.

I roto i te hui tahi-matua, WSOF World whā (135 pauna) Champion Marlon Moraes (14-4-1) o te awa Toms, N.J. mā Nova Friburgo, Brazil will defend his strap against undefeated challenger Sheymon Moraes (7-0).

Superstar Thiago Silva (16-4, 2 NC) of Oakland Park, Fla. mā Sao Paulo, Brazil will face dangerous veteran Mike "MAK" Kyle (21-12-1) of San Jose, Calif. i roto i te taumahamaha marama (205 pauna) whakataetae.

A lightweight (155 pauna) matchup i waenganui i Jimmy Spicuzza (6-2) me te tukunga ace Ihirama Mamedov (11-1) will lead off the live NBCSN telecast.

A complete preliminary bout card will be announced soon.

Utu i $29.99, tīkiti mō "WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields "Ko runga i te hoko i Ticketmaster.com me WSOF.com.

Tatau i te tuaka i Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino ka whakatuwhera i 4 p.m. PT, a ka timata te a'ee kāri tuatahi tuatahi i 5 p.m. PT.

KĀRI MAIN
WSOF World Welterweight Takahanga Main Championship:
Rousimar Palhares (Champion) vs. Jake Shields (Kaiwero)

WSOF World whā Championship Co-Main Takahanga:
Marlon Moraes (Champion) vs. Sheymon Moraes (Kaiwero)

Marama Heavyweight: Thiago Silva vs. Mike Kyle

Welterweight: Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Jorge Moreno

Kōmāmā: Jimmy Spicuzza vs. Ihirama Mamedov
whakauru toi hōia, Ao Series o te whawhai

WSOF 22 Tāpiri ki Kōmāmā a'ee ora NBCSN Telecast

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“WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields” Ka tāpiri Kōmāmā Main Kāri matchup
ki a Jimmy Spicuzza vs. Ihirama Mamedov

Live telecast NBCSN ki ngā rima pāngia, tae taitara ao hui matua i waenganui i Rousimar Palhares me Jake Shields

Rāhoroi, Aug. 1 i Planet HollywWhārangi Resort & Casino i Las Vegas

Las Vegas (Hōngongoi 1, 2015) - World Series o te whawhai o (WSOF.com) hui River i runga i Rāhoroi, Aug. 1 Ka ngā inaianei e rima whakataetae i runga i ora telecast NBCSN te po o te, ki te tua o te ono tekau (155 pauna) matchup i waenganui i hōia whakatairanga-wā e wha Jimmy Spicuzza (6-2) me te tukunga ace Ihirama Mamedov (11-1).

Te whakataetae ono tekau hono matua pupūtanga takahanga o te po o te waenganui i kingi WSOF World Welterweight (170 pauna) Champion Rousimar Palhares (17-6) me te kaiwero, me te toa e rua-wā te ao Jake Shields (31-7), me te hui tahi-matua i waenganui i WSOF World whā (135 pauna) Champion Marlon Moraes(14-4-1) me te kaiwero tūturu Sheymon Moraes (7-0), me te-tūmanako tino, taumahamaha te marama (205 pauna) te whawhai i waenganui i phenom hākinakina whawhai Tyrone "te Kingi o te Ring" Spong (2-0) me te hōia gritty Mike "MAK" Kyle (21-12-1).

Kia ka kauwhautia te rima o a'ee tata, rite Magomed Bibulatov (9-0) Kua takoha ki te mawehe atu i te kauwhautia mua, mā WSOF tuatahi te ao (125 pounds0 taitara matchup ki te hoa nguha tūturu Donavon Frelow (4-0), e kore te hunga ei roto i te rauwhawhai kely i runga i te kāri tuatahi WSOF.com-rere o te ahiahi ki te hoariri hou.

Spicuzza, o Las Vegas, Nev., Ko te Drysdale Jiu-Jitsu toa, me te-wa wha WSOF hōia. Räkau ia mo te whakatairanga i WSOF 9 i runga i Maehe 29, 2014, a tukunaGil Guardado with a rear-naked choke in the first round (3:14), i mua i hoki i te WSOF 10 i runga i Pipiri 21, 2014, a te kaute i te whakatau loto toa i runga i Justin Jaynes.

I WSOF 12 i runga i Aug. 9, 2014, i tukua e ia he TKO (nifó) mate ki Lucas Montoya, engari poipoia hoki i WSOF 19 i runga i Maehe 28, i reira ua roaa ia he whakatau ritua toa i runga iBenny Madrid.

Na, te Mamedov 25-tau-tawhito Ko te he Kawemai Dagestani nei karanga Jersey City, N.J. tona whare. Whakataetae ngaiotanga mai 2009, I tukua e Mamedov te mate i roto i te rua o tona haerenga ngaio, engari e mai mene atu 10 karapīpiti whakaora, tae atu e ono i te tāpaetanga, e rua mā TKO.

Hanga Mamedov tona tuatahi WSOF i runga i April 10, te kaute i te rauna tuatahi kino (4:42) TKO i runga i Leon Davis ki te puhipuhinga o nifó.

Ko te NBCSN telecast ora o "WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields "haamata i 11 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. PT i runga i Aug. 1.
Utu i $29.99, He tīkiti mō te kaupapa i runga i te hoko i Ticketmaster.com me WSOF.com.

Tatau i te tuaka i Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino ka whakatuwhera i 4 p.m. PT, a ka timata te a'ee kāri tuatahi tuatahi i 5 p.m. PT.

Kia ka kauwhautia pāngia atu mo te takahanga hohoro.

KĀRI MAIN
WSOF World Welterweight Takahanga Main Championship:
Rousimar Palhares (Champion) vs. Jake Shields (Kaiwero)

WSOF World whā Championship Co-Main Takahanga:
Marlon Moraes (Champion) vs. Sheymon Moraes (Kaiwero)

Marama Heavyweight: Tyrone Spong vs. Mike Kyle
Kōmāmā: Jimmy Spicuzza vs. Ihirama Mamedov

Mō “Ao Series o te whawhai” (WSOF)
“Ao Series o te whawhai” (WSOF) Ko te ao whānui pirimia ngaio Toi Martial Mixed (MMA) whawhai whakatairanga whakatapua ki tuku i te pai whawhai mahi-Kikī mō pā whawhai i te whakaputa i te pai ka taea ōrite-ups i waenganui i whawhai whiriwhiri i huri noa i te ao. Mō ētahi atu kōrero haere ki WSOF.com. A pee i “Ao Series o te whawhai” on Twitter MMAWorldSeries a “Ao Series o te whawhai” President Ray Sefo SugarRaySefo.

MŌ NBCSN
NBCSN, wāhanga o te NBC Sports Group, Kua whakatapua ki te taviniraa pā hākinakina ngākau. Na i roto i te neke atu i te 85 miriona mau fare, te whatunga Emmy Award-toa ko te whare taura pouaka o te raumati me te hotoke Olympics, National Hockey League (NHL) - Tae atu ki e rua ngā kēmu o te Stanley Cup Final — Pirimia League, Formula One, IndyCar, Tour de France, te 34raa Kapu Amerika o, me te timata i roto i te 2015, NASCAR. I tua atu, NBCSN ngā whutupōro kāreti, poitūkohu kāreti, haupoi kāreti, pahikara, hōtaka waho, horse racing surrounding the Triple Crown and Breeders’ Cup, Whawhai Night mekemeke, Ironman, te Dew Tour me USA takiwhitu Rugby. Ko te kāinga hoki te whatunga ki ngā hōtaka taketake pērā i Costas pō, NFL tahuri Point, Pro Football Talk, Ko te Rana Patrick Whakaatu, a NASCAR Amerika. Tohaina NBCSN te mā pūnaha taura me te amiorangi ngā puta noa i te United States.
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WSOF ‘UNSTOPPABLE’ RETURNS TO NBC ON SATURDAY, JULY 11

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Las Vegas (Pipiri 17, 2014) -World Series o te whawhai (WSOF.com) ka hoki ki a NBC me te utunga katoa-hou o tona hōtaka mahi-Kikī 'unstoppable' whakaatu i te pai, tata mahi aito te ao i te Arts Mixed (MMA) whakatairanga, i runga i Rāhoroi, Hōngongoi 11, timata i 4 p.m. AND/1 p.m. PT.

MMA pūrākau Bas Rutten a Renzo Gracie, me te hōia NBCSN auvaha i Todd Harris ka tu i te hōtaka e rua haora-, "WSOF mohio ahea: Ko te Road Ahead,"A ka piri i roto i te taiwhanga i manuhiri, me te kingi toa WSOF te ao Rawiri Manga(whitu tekau - 185 pauna) a Marlon Moraes (whā - 135 pauna), nei tino tata, e pāngia mahi i roto i te whare herehere WSOF tapatekau i runga i te whakaaturanga.

I tua atu, te whakaatu ka ngā tētahi i roto i-hohonu titiro i te tūturu, reigning WSOF World Lightweight (155 pauna) Champion Justin "Ko e Miramirahia" Gaethje, me te mahi kai kino i te kingi WSOF World Welterweight (170 pauna) Champion Rousimar "Toquinho" Palhares, kingi WSOF World tekau mā (145 pauna) Champion Lance Palmer and newly crowned WSOF World Heavyweight Champion Blagoy Ivanov.

"Ko matou oaoa ki te whakaora i tetahi kohinga pakeke-patu o te fakangalongata'a rawa, pāngia tata ngā kohinga o WSOF o hihiri toa ao me ētahi atu superstars,"Ka mea a WSOF Palesiteni, e ono-wā toa ao, e rua-wā Hall o te Famer Rangatira Matua. “NBC has been an incredible partner and highly instrumental in building the WSOF brand over the course of the last two and a half years, me te raupapa 'unstoppable' ko te whakaatu ki to ratou fafauraa ki to tatou kamupene me te hākinakina o MMA ".

Me Manga, me Moraes, Ka arokite i te mano, i te tino-tapoko, WSOF pupūtanga aito te ao i waenganui i te parururaa i hīanga, Palhares me te kaiwero, e rua-wā toa ao Jake Shields, ka tona toa hou i roto i te whare herehere WSOF i runga i te whakaatu mo NBC kaimātakitaki i roto i "WSOF mohio ahea: Ko te Road Ahead. "

Palhares a Shields ka kanohi atu i roto i te hui matua o te WSOF 22, ora i runga i NBCSN i Las Vegas.

Mai te whakarewa i roto i te Nov. 2012, Kua catapulted WSOF ki te aronga o te ao MMA me tona whetu-hokowhitu, taitara ao raupapa kaupapa ora i runga i NBCSN me te hōtaka atu i runga i NBC.

Kua pai te whakawhānui i te whakatairanga i tona tapuwae ki te i runga i 100 whenua me ona hötaka whawhai rerekē hei wāhanga o te whakaaetanga tau-maha ki a IMG, rangatira o te ao i roto i te te ihirangi hākinakina tohatoha.

Mō te Ao Series o te whawhai (WSOF)
Ao Series o te whawhai (WSOF) Ko te ao pirimia ngaio Toi Martial Mixed (MMA) whawhai whakatairanga whakatapua ki tuku i te pai whawhai mahi-Kikī mō pā whawhai i te whakaputa i te pai ka taea ōrite-ups i waenganui i whawhai whiriwhiri i huri noa i te ao. Mō ētahi atu kōrero haere kiWSOF.com. A pee i te Ao Series o Fighting i runga i Twitter (MMAWorldSeries) a Ao Series o Fighting te peresideni Ray Sefo (SugarRaySefo).