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MIKE ARRANT REPLACES INJURED THIAGO MELLER AGAINST JOHN HOWARD AT WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND LIVE ON NBCSN FROM MASHANTUCKET, Conn. PÅ FREDAG, Juni 17

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HOWARD VS. ARRANT TO BE CONTESTED AT MIDDLEWEIGHT

PLUS UNDEFEATED MARCUS SURIN TO BATTLE
CHRISTIAN TORRES IN WSOF31 PRELIMINARY BOUT
LEV VIDERE WSOF.COM

LAS VEGAS (Juni 15, 2016) -World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) announced today that Thiago Meller has withdrawn from his scheduled welterweight (170 pounds) konkurranse mot John “Doomsday” Howard (23-12), som vil nå møte“Mad” Mike Arrant (15-10) in a middleweight (185 pounds) bout at the much-anticipated WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world championship doubleheader Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) begivenhet, live på NBCSN (9 pm. OG/6 pm. PT) fra Foxwoods Resort Casino i Mashantucket, Conn. på Fredag, Juni 17.

I tillegg, ubeseiret Marcus Surin (3-0) of Stamford, Conn. has been tabbed to step in for Sam Watford i den planlagte lette (155 pounds) preliminary card contest against Christian “The Terminator” Torres (0-0) of Endicott, N.Y..

Originally hailing from Orlando, Fla., 5-foot-9, 28-year-old Arrant, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu brown belt, resides in Las Vegas, where he is a member of legendary champion Randy “The Natural” Couture’s Xtreme Couture fight squad.

Arrant is looking to return to the win column following a unanimous decision defeat in his last start on August 7, 2015, at the hands of two-time UFC veteran Brock Jardine.

Prior to the loss, Arrant had reeled off six consecutive victories, five of which he produced in the first round, by way of (T)KO eller innsending. Til dags dato, 12 av hans 15 professional wins have been finishes.

During the six-fight win streak, Arrant seized his first championship – regional promotion SteelFist Fight Night’s welterweight title – with a first round (5:00) WHO (retirement) av Carl Dieckmann juli 12, 2013.

Like Arrant, the 5-foot-7, 33-year-old Howard boasts a phenomenal finish rate with 15 av hans 23 professional victories having come by way of (T)KO eller innsending.

Howard will make his promotional debut with World Series of Fighting following a second stint with the UFC that spanned seven fights and included wins over Uriah Hall, Siyar Bahadurzada og Cathal Pendred.

Priset fra $39.99, tickets for WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland are on sale at WSOF.com and Foxwoods.com.

Doors at The Grand Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino will open at 5 pm. OG, and the first of seven preliminary card bouts will begin at 5:45 pm.

Hele foreløpige kampen kortet vil streame live på en innebygges videospiller på WSOF.com.

In the main event of the five-bout, leve NBCSN sendingen, reigning World Series of Fighting heavyweight champion Blagoy Ivanov (13-1) will put his title on the line against Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (12-3).

I det lette co-main event, super Jason "The Kansas City Bandit" High (19-5) og Mike "The Martian" Ricci (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.

WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND

Hovedkortet (Live på NBCSN)

World Series of Fighting Heavyweight Championship Main Event:
Blagoy Ivanov (Champion) vs. Josh Copeland (Challenger)

Lett Co-Main Event:
Jason Høy vs. Mike Ricci

Mellom: John Howard vs. Mike Arrant
Fjærvekt: Luis Palomino vs. Sheymon Moraes
Mellom: Phil Hawes vs. Josh Key

FORELØPIG CARD (Live på WSOF.com)

Lettvekt: Tom Marcellino vs. Devin Powell
Tungvekt: Juliano Coutinho vs. Justin Willis
Tungvekt: Tyler King vs. Lorenzo Hood
Weltervekt: Robert Fonseca vs. Sean Lally
Lettvekt: Bruce Boyington vs. Saul Almeida
Bantamvekt: Rodrigo Almeida vs. Ben Pierre-Saint
Lettvekt: Marcus Surin vs. Christian Torres
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UNDEFEATED SENSATION PHIL HAWES SIGNS WITH WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING

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FORMER JUNIOR COLLEGE NATIONAL WRESTLING CHAMP
WILL DEBUT AGAINST JOSHUA KEY AT WSOF31
LIVE ON NBCSN AT 9 Pm. OG ON Fredag, Juni 17
FROM MASHANTUCKET, Conn.

 

LAS VEGAS (Mai 20, 2016) -World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) has signed undefeated middleweight (185 pounds) prospekt Phil Hawes (3-0) til en eksklusiv, flerårig reklameavtale.

A product of the famed Jackson-Winklejohn camp in Albuquerque, N.M., 6-fot, 27-year-old Hawes who hails from Little Ferry, N.J., vil gjøre sin kampanje debut mot Joshua “The Prince of MMA” Key (6-11, 2 NC) on the live, five-bout NBCSN telecast (9 pm. OG/6 pm. PT) of WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland, på Foxwoods Resort Casino i Mashantucket, Conn. påFredag, Juni 17.

“Phil is one of the most exciting, young prospects in the sport of MMA, so we are excited to welcome him to the World Series of Fighting family, and we look forward to seeing how his career develops under our promotion,"Sa World Series of Fighting president Far Chiefs.

The matchup with Key will be Hawes’ first start since 2014, his professional debut year when he ran to three straight victories, the first two by way of TKO and the third – a first round victory over Brandon Collins på Oktober 18 – by way of armbar submission.

A 2009 junior college national wrestling champion for Iowa Central Community College, the alma mater of UFC champion and Jackson-Winklejohn teammate Jon "Bones" Jones, Hawes has been described by Jones as having“limitless” potential.

Priset fra $39.99, tickets for WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland are on sale at WSOF.com and Foxwoods.com.

Doors at The Grand Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino will open at 5 pm. OG, og den første foreløpige kortet bout vil begynne på 6 pm.

In the main event of the live NBCSN telecast, reigning world heavyweight champion Blagoy Ivanov (13-1) will risk his title against Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (13-1).

In the lightweight (155 pounds) co-main event, super Jason "The Kansas City Bandit" High (19-5) og Mike "The Martian" Ricci (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.

WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND
Hovedkortet (Live på NBCSN)

World Series of Fighting Heavyweight Championship Main Event:
Blagoy Ivanov (Champion) vs. Josh Copeland (Challenger)

Lettvekt: Jason Høy vs. Mike Ricci
Weltervekt: John Howard vs. Thiago Meller
Fjærvekt: Luis Palomino vs. Sheymon Moraes
Mellom: Phil Hawes vs. Joshua Key

FORELØPIG CARD (Live på WSOF.com)

Lettvekt: Tom Marcellino vs. Devin Powell
Tungvekt: Juliano Coutinho vs. Justin Willis
Tungvekt: Tyler King vs. Lorenzo Hood
Weltervekt: Robert Fonseca vs. Sean Lally
Lettvekt: Bruce Boyington vs. Saul Almeida
Bantamvekt: Rodrigo Almeida vs. Ben Pierre-Saint
Lettvekt: Sam Watford vs. Christian Torres

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WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND PRELIMINARY BOUT CARD COMPLETE WITH SEVEN MATCHUPS

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PRELIMINARY BOUTS STREAM LIVE AT 6 Pm. OG
ON AN EMBEDDABLE VIDEO PLAYER ON WSOF.COM

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MAIN CARD
AIRS LIVE ON NBCSN AT 9 Pm. OG
FROM MASHANTUCKET, Conn. ON Fredag, Juni 17

LAS VEGAS (Mai 19, 2016) -World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) today announced a complete, seven-bout preliminary fight card for its WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world heavyweight championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) begivenhet, live på NBCSN på 9 pm. OG/6 pm. PT from Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. på Fredag, Juni 17.

The WSOF31 undercard lineup includes the promotional debut of heavyweight knockout artist Lorenzo Hood (9-3), who will square off with fellow finisher Tyler “The Marauder” King (10-4).

The 6-foot-3, 27-year-old Hood of Chicago, Syk. is a former professional football player turned MMA wrecking machine who has notched all 9 of his professional victories by way of (T)KO in the first round of battle.

Konge, a 6-foot-5, 35-year-old resident of North Attleboro, Mass. har tjent 8 av hans 10 career wins via (T)KO eller innsending. He is coming off a 51-second submission (heel hook) av Eric Bedard på April 16.

In another heavyweight contest, Juliano “Banana” Coutinho (7-2) Cape Cod, Mass. via Rio de Janeiro, Brazil will look to secure his second straight victory when he faces off with Team AKA product Justin Willis (3-1) of San Jose, Calif.

Willis, who is riding a three-fight win streak, was originally slated to face Chris "Huggy bjørn" Barnett on the main card portion of the bill.

Returning to the decagon cage for the fourth time, submission specialist Tom “Tommy Gunnz” Marcellino (7-4) of Amsterdam, N.Y.. vil ta på Devin Powell (6-1) of South Berwick, Maine in one of three lightweight (155 pounds) matchups on the WSOF31 preliminary bout card.

Powell boasts won four straight fights, three by way of (T)KO eller innsending.

In welterweight (170 pounds) handling, Robert Fonseca (10-3, 1 NC) Manaus, Amazon, Brazil will seek his fourth consecutive victory when he squares off with Sean Lally (4-2) of Orleans, Mass.

Saul "The Spider" Almeida (18-6) av Boston, Mass. will make his third start in the decagon cage in a lightweight matchup with prolific power striker Bruce "Pretty Boy" Boyington av Bangor, Maine.

Thirty-year-old rising star Rodrigo "The Young Lion" Almeida av Woburn, Mass. will do battle with Ben Pierre-Saint (9-4) of Superior, Wisc. på bantamvekt (135 pounds).

In the leadoff preliminary card fight, ubeseiret Sam Watford (2-0) of Mount Vernon, N.Y.. vil møte Christian “The Terminator” Torres (0-0) of Endicott, N.Y..

Priset fra $39.99, tickets for WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland are on sale at WSOF.com and Foxwoods.com.

Doors at The Grand Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino will open at 5 pm. OG, og den første foreløpige kortet bout vil begynne på 6 pm.

In the live NBCSN televised main event, reigning world heavyweight championBlagoy Ivanov (13-1) will risk his title against Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (13-1) mens, in the lightweight co-main event, super Jason "The Kansas City Bandit" High (19-5) og Mike "The Martian" Ricci (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.

Elsewhere on the live NBCSN telecast, John “Doomsday” Howard (23-12) will make his highly-anticipated World Series of Fighting debut against submission expert Thiago “Minu” Meller (20-7) på weltervekt.

In a featherweight (145 pounds) tilt between two prolific strikers, Luis "Baboon" Palomino (24-12) will battle former world championship challenger Sheymon Moraes (8-1).

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