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

HOWARD VS. ARRANT TO BE CONTESTED AT MIDDLEWEIGHT

PLUS UNDEFEATED MARCUS SURIN TO BATTLE
CHRISTIAN TORRES IN WSOF31 PRELIMINARY BOUT
LIVE ON WSOF.COM

Las Vegas (June 15, 2016) -World Taxanaha of Dagaal (WSOF.com) announced today that Thiago Meller has withdrawn from his scheduled welterweight (170 pounds) tartanka ka dhanka ah John “Doomsday” Howard (23-12), kuwaas oo haatan wajihi doonta“Mad” Mike Arrant (15-10) in a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) dhacdo, ku nool NBCSN (9 p.m. IYO/6 p.m. PT) ka Foxwoods Resort Casino ee Mashantucket, Conn. on Friday, June 17.

Waxaa intaa dheer, badinin Marcus Surin (3-0) of Stamford, Conn. has been tabbed to step in for Sam Watford in jadwalka khafiifa (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 ama soo gudbinta. Si aad u taariikhda, 12 ee uu 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) of Carl Dieckmann on July 12, 2013.

Like Arrant, the 5-foot-7, 33-year-old Howard boasts a phenomenal finish rate with 15 ee uu 23 professional victories having come by way of (T)Ko ama soo gudbinta.

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 Iyo Uuriyaah oo ahaa Hall, Siyar Bahadurzada iyo Cathal Pendred.

Fillooyinka ka $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 p.m. IYO, and the first of seven preliminary card bouts will begin at 5:45 p.m.

Oo dhan kaarka dagaalka hordhac ah oo ku saabsan an video ciyaaryahan embeddable on WSOF.com qulquli doonaa live.

In the main event of the five-bout, ku nool telecast NBCSN, 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).

In si wada jir ah ugu weyn ay dhacdo khafiifa, xiddigaheeda Jason "The Kansas City burcad hubeysan" High (19-5) iyo Mike "Martian The" Ricci (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.

WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND

KAARKA MAIN (Live on NBCSN)

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

Co-Main khafiif Event:
Jason High vs. Mike Ricci

Dhexe: John Howard vs. Mike Arrant
Featherweight: Luis Palomino vs. Sheymon Moraes
Dhexe: Phil Hawes vs. Josh Key

KAARKA hordhac ah (Live on WSOF.com)

Cadaa: Tom Marcellino vs. Devin Powell
Feerka: Juliano Coutinho vs. Justin Willis
Feerka: Tyler King vs. Lorenzo Hood
Welterweight: Robert Fonseca vs. Sean Lally
Cadaa: Bruce Boyington vs. Markaasaa Saa'uul Almeida
Bantamweight: Rodrigo Almeida vs. Ben Pierre-Saint
Cadaa: Marcus Surin vs. Christian Torres

UNDEFEATED SENSATION PHIL HAWES SIGNS WITH WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING

FORMER JUNIOR COLLEGE NATIONAL WRESTLING CHAMP
WILL DEBUT AGAINST JOSHUA KEY AT WSOF31

LIVE ON NBCSN AT 9 P.M. IYO ON JIMCAHA, JUNE 17
FROM MASHANTUCKET, Conn.

 

Las Vegas (May 20, 2016) -World Taxanaha of Dagaal (WSOF.com) has signed undefeated middleweight (185 pounds) rajada Phil Hawes (3-0) si gaar ah, multi-sano heshiis xayaysiis.

A product of the famed Jackson-Winklejohn camp in Albuquerque, N.M., 6-foot, 27-year-old Hawes who hails from Little Ferry, N.J., ka dhigi doonaa in uu xayaysiis ugu horeysay ee ka dhanka ah Joshua “The Prince of MMA” Key (6-11, 2 NC) on the live, five-bout NBCSN telecast (9 p.m. IYO/6 p.m. PT) of WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland, at Foxwoods Resort Casino ee Mashantucket, Conn. onFriday, June 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,"Ayuu yiri World Series of Dagaal Madaxweynaha Aabbaha Madaxdii.

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 on October 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 "Lafaha" Jones, Hawes has been described by Jones as having“limitless” potential.

Fillooyinka ka $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 p.m. IYO, iyo xumad kaarka hordhac ugu horeysay bilaabi doono 6 p.m.

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-weyn ee dhacdada, xiddigaheeda Jason "The Kansas City burcad hubeysan" High (19-5) iyo Mike "Martian The" Ricci (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.

WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND
KAARKA MAIN (Live on NBCSN)

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

Cadaa: Jason High vs. Mike Ricci
Welterweight: John Howard vs. Thiago Meller
Featherweight: Luis Palomino vs. Sheymon Moraes
Dhexe: Phil Hawes vs. Joshua Key

KAARKA hordhac ah (Live on WSOF.com)

Cadaa: Tom Marcellino vs. Devin Powell
Feerka: Juliano Coutinho vs. Justin Willis
Feerka: Tyler King vs. Lorenzo Hood
Welterweight: Robert Fonseca vs. Sean Lally
Cadaa: Bruce Boyington vs. Markaasaa Saa'uul Almeida
Bantamweight: Rodrigo Almeida vs. Ben Pierre-Saint
Cadaa: Sam Watford vs. Christian Torres

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

PRELIMINARY BOUTS STREAM LIVE AT 6 P.M. IYO
ON AN EMBEDDABLE VIDEO PLAYER ON WSOF.COM

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MAIN CARD
AIRS LIVE ON NBCSN AT 9 P.M. IYO
FROM MASHANTUCKET, Conn. ON JIMCAHA, JUNE 17

Las Vegas (May 19, 2016) -World Taxanaha of Dagaal (WSOF.com) today announced a complete, seven-bout preliminary fight card for its WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world heavyweight championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) dhacdo, ku nool NBCSN at 9 p.m. IYO/6 p.m. PT from Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. on Friday, June 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, Ill. 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.

King, a 6-foot-5, 35-year-old resident of North Attleboro, Mass. kasbatay 8 ee uu 10 career wins via (T)Ko ama soo gudbinta. He is coming off a 51-second submission (jillaab ciribta) of Eric Bedard on April 16.

In another heavyweight contest, Juliano “Banana” Coutinho (7-2) of Cape Tran, 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, Message.

Willis, who is riding a three-fight win streak, was originally slated to face Chris "Huggy Bear" 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.. qaadan on doonaa 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 ama soo gudbinta.

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

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

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

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

Fillooyinka ka $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 p.m. IYO, iyo xumad kaarka hordhac ugu horeysay bilaabi doono 6 p.m.

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) halka, in the lightweight co-main event, xiddigaheeda Jason "The Kansas City burcad hubeysan" High (19-5) iyo Mike "Martian The" 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) at welterweight.

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

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