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FNU Sports dagaalanka Show: July 19, 2018: Manny is Back! Junior Dos Santos Cruises to Win At UFC Fight Night, Event Recaps and Fight Previews

This week on the FNU Combat Sports Show we recap last week’s multiple Bellator cards and the UFC Fight Night card from Boise, Idaho. We start off discussing boxing with an analysis of Manny Pacquiao’s one-sided beating of Lucas Matthysse. We move on to other news this week, including an online spat between Brendan Schaub and Dana White and Dominick Cruz claiming Brock Lesnar will never get through USADA testing to return to the UFC octagon. We also cover upcoming boxing and MMA bouts and discuss the eye poking incidents that occurred during the brief Stipe Micocic vs. Daniel Cormier heavyweight championship bout.

 

Listen to the whole show here:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/hx5aj4ls1y63vou/tomtonyrichradioshowjuly182018.mp3?dl=0

 

WORLD SERIES dagaalka: RETURNS TO EVERETT, WASHINGTON WITH HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BLOCKBUSTER EVENT ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, Ku nool NBCSN

Blagoy Ivanov makes his third heavyweight title defense

Jared Rosholt faces Caio Alencar in a featured heavyweight scrap

Tickets for WSOF35 go on sale berri

Las Vegas (September 22, 2016) - World Series of Dagaal (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it will return to Everett, Wash. with a heavyweight championship blockbuster Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event at XFINITY Arena at Everett, on Saturday, Dec. 3, ku nool NBCSN at 10 p.m. IYO/7 p.m. PT.

In the main-event, reigning world champion Blagoy Ivanov (14-1) will put his title on the line for the third time against the victor of the WSOF33 bout between knockout artists and contenders Shawn Jordan (18-7) iyo Ashley Gooch (10-4) on Friday, Oct. 7.

Waxaa intaa dheer, former UFC standout Jared Rosholt (14-3) will make his much-anticipated promotional debut against fellow World Series of Fighting newcomer and finisher Caio Alencar (9-1) in a featured heavyweight contest.

Tickets for WSOF35 go on sale berri, Friday, Todoba. 23 at 10 a.m. PT at the XFINITY Arena Box Office, mas'uul ah adigoo taleefoon 866.332.8499, ama online atwww.WSOF.com iyo www.xfinityarenaeverett.com.

“We are looking forward to bringing another action-packed night of world-class MMA action to the city of Everett, on the heels of what was one of our greatest fight cards to date, from top to bottom, and an arena packed with incredibly passionate fight fans,"Ayuu yiri World Series of Dagaal Madaxweynaha Aabbaha Madaxdii.

The 5-foot-11, 29-year-old Ivanov of Sofia, Bulgaria fended off a valiant and tenacious Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland for five straight, electrifying rounds of battle in the main event of WSOF31 on June 17 to retain the coveted heavyweight title.

Ivanov is a Judo black belt and was a semi-finalist at the 2008 world Sambo championships where he famously defeated all-time MMA great Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko.

The stocky, heavy-handed Ivanov went on to emerge the runner-up in the 2014 Bellator MMA season-long, heavyweight tournament. During his seven-fight stint with the league that began in 2013, he notched six consecutive victories, all by way of (T)Ko ama soo gudbinta.

The 6-foot-2, 30-year-old Rosholt of Sandpoint, Idaho is coming off a solid run with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) where he amassed a record of 6-2, defeating the likes of Walt Harris and seven-foot giant Stefan Struve, jidka.

Rosholt was a 2010 NCAA Division I national wrestling championship runner-up and three-time All-American for Oklahoma State University.

Alencar of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil is a 6-foot-4, 37-year-old import who will make his debut in the U.S. as well as his first start in the World Series of Fighting decagon cage.

After beginning his professional career just five years ago, Alencar ran to six consecutive wins and, to date, has earned all but one of his nine career victories by way of (T)KO.

Additional WSOF35 bouts will be announced soon.

Doors at XFINITY Arena at Everett will open for WSOF35 at 3:30 p.m. PT, iyo xumad kaarka hordhac ugu horeysay bilaabi doono 4 p.m.

WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING SIGNS HEAVYWEIGHT SENSATION JARED ROSHOLT TO EXCLUSIVE, MULTI-FIGHT AGREEMENT

Heavyweight standout Ashley Gooch also inked to exclusive, multi-dagaalanka heshiis
Las Vegas (August 24, 2016) - World Series of Dagaal (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it has signed seasoned, heavyweight Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) star and former NCAA Division I wrestling sensation Jared “The Big Show” Rosholt (14-3) si gaar ah, multi-fight promotional agreement.

The world championship MMA league also announced that it has inked streaking heavyweight standout Ashley “Gio” Gooch (10-4) si gaar ah, multi-dagaalanka heshiis. Each athlete’s promotional debut will be announced soon.

“We are excited to welcome one of the sport’s top, free-agent heavyweight stars in Jared Rosholt, as well as veteran Ashley Gooch, who has been on fire of late, to the World Series of Fighting roster and look forward to seeing how each is able to contend in the decagon cage where we have a growing number of exciting and fast-rising stars vying for our coveted championship that is held by Blagoy Ivanov,"Ayuu yiri World Series of Dagaal Madaxweynaha Aabbaha Madaxdii.

A 2010 NCAA Division I national wrestling championship runner-up and three-time All-American for Oklahoma State University, 30-sano jir ah, 6-foot-2, 245-pound Rosholt of Arlington, Texas arrives at World Series of Fighting following an eight-fight stint with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) where he posted a strong, overall record of 6-2.

During his stretch with the UFC, Rosholt, the younger brother of fellow MMA standout Jake ROSHOLT, notched a unanimous decision over the league’s tallest fighter, seven-foot giant Stefan Struve, on November 15, 2015.

The hard-hitting, 6-foot-3, 265-pound Gooch of Glendale, Ariz. will enter the decagon cage riding an eight-fight win streak that dates back to September 28, 2013 when the 41-year-old decimated Allan Sullivan with a one-punch KO in the first round (1:30) dagaalka.

Si aad u taariikhda, Gooch has earned 7 ee uu 10 xirfadiisa guul jidkii (T)Ko iyo 2 wins via submission. Five of his eight consecutive victories have come inside of one round.

Gooch is coming off a third round (1:10) WHO (qaad) of Greg Rebello in Lincoln, R.I. on August 12.

Live World Taxanaha garoomada Dagaal Laabtay NBCSN on Saturday, Oct. 7, with an unprecedented, three-hour telecast, laga bilaabo 11 p.m. IYO/8 p.m., from Kansas City Memorial Auditorium in Kansas City, May.

In the main event of WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov, reigning, undefeated world lightweight (155 pounds) champion Justin "Tilmaamay" Gaethje(16-0) ee Safford, Ariz. will risk his title against number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2) of Ridgewood, N.J.

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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WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND MAIN CARD COMPLETE WITH ADDITION OF THREE NEW, STAR-STUDDED MATCHUPS

WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND
MAIN CARD COMPLETE WITH ADDITION

OF THREE NEW, STAR-STUDDED MATCHUPS

WELTERWEIGHT: JOHN HOWARD VS. THIAGO MELLER
Featherweight: LUIS PALOMINO VS. SHEYMON MORAES
Feerka: CHRIS “HUGGY BEAR” BARNETT VS. JUSTIN WILLIS

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

Las Vegas (April 12, 2016) -World Taxanaha of Dagaal (WSOF.com) today announced the addition of three star-studded matchups to complete the main card for its WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world heavyweight championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) dhacdo, ku nool NBCSN at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. ka Foxwoods Resort Casino ee Mashantucket, Conn. on Friday, June 17.

In a second heavyweight matchup, dynamic, Xiddiga baxna Chris "Huggy Bear" Barnett (14-2) will make his World Series of Fighting debut against Team AKA prodigy Justin Willis (4-1).

Also stepping in the decagon cage for the first time, battle-tested warrior John “Doomsday” Howard (23-12) will collide with submission expert Thiago “Minu” Meller (20-7) in welterweight ah (170 pounds) amarkooda,.

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

Haddii ay dhacdo in ugu weyn, reigning world heavyweight champion Blagoy Ivanov (13-1) will risk his title against Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (13-1) halka, 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.

Chris Barnett vs. Justin Willis

After spending the last year and a half making waves in Japan, 5-foot-9, 29-year-old Barnett of Tampa, Fla. will suit up as “Huggy Bear,” and make his way onto a major stage in the U.S. for the first time in his career.

With heavy hands and tremendous agility for a fighter of his massive stature, Barnett has notched 12 ee uu 14 xirfadiisa guul jidkii (T)KO, and has celebrated his wins in flamboyant fashion, with everything from cartwheels to breakdancing to hand stands.

Like Barnett, the stocky, 6-foot-3, 28-Haahr-old Willis, a training partner of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) greats Qaabiil Velasquez iyo Daniel Cormier, has been enjoying success in Japan under the promotion of Inoki Genome Federation (IFG).

Willis will make his first start of 2016, and look to extend his win streak to four consecutive bouts. In his last effort on August 29, he earned a unanimous decision over Rizvan Kuniev ee Tokyo.

Luis Palomino vs. Sheymon Moraes

The 5-foot-8, 35-year-old Palomino of Miami, Fla. via Lima, Peru is coming off an epic year in which he engaged in twka, all-out wars with reigning, badinin World Series of Dagaal horyaalka khafiifa Justin "Tilmaamay" Gaethje, both of which earned "Fight of the Month” honors.

After closing out 2015 with a gutsy appearance in World Series of Fighting’s first-ever, mid ka mid ah ayaa caawa, eight-man tournament in which he scored a devastating, wareega hore (4:55) WHO (qaad) on Rich Patishnock in the event’s quarterfinal stage, before being stopped in the semifinal stage of battle via second round (4:19) WHO (qaad) at the hands of eventual tournament winner Brian Foster, Palomino will return to the featherweight division where he has held two world titles.

The 5-foot-8, 25-year-old Moraes of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil returned to form in his last bout, decimating fellow knockout artist Robbie "Dhibaatooyinka" Peralta by way of TKO (qaad) wareegii labaad (3:21) of their matchup at WSOF26.

A seasoned Muay Thai stylist, Moraes ran to seven straight victories in his first seven starts as a professional MMA competitor before being handed his first career defeat by way of third round (3:46) soo gudbinta (gadaal qaawan ceejiya) in a title bid against reigning bantamweight (135 pounds) champion Marlon Moraes.

John Howard vs. Thiago Meller

Following his second stint with the UFC that spanned seven bouts and included victories over Iyo Uuriyaah oo ahaa Hall, Siyar Bahadurzada iyo Cathal Pendred, ka 5-foot-7, 33-year-old Howard of Boston, Mass. will aim to rebound from a second round (:21) KO (qaad) gaartay Tim Means on December 10.

Si aad u taariikhda, Howard has notched 15 ee uu 23 xirfadiisa guul jidkii (T)Ko ama soo gudbinta. During his initial run with the UFC between January 2009 and June 2011, Howard scored a memorable, wareega saddexaad (4:55) KO (qaad) on submission ace Dennis "Superman" Hallman on December 5, 2009, marking his third consecutive conquest in the league.

Meller of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil will look to collect his second win in a row, following his first round submission (gadaal qaawan ceejiya) of Leonardo Rodriguez on June 26, 2015.

The 5-foot-10, 33-year-old Meller, a near 13-year veteran of the sport, has emerged victorious in 14 ee uu 20 career wins, by hab oo soo gudbinta.

The preliminary bout card lineup for WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland will be announced soon.

Fillooyinka ka $39.99, tickets for the event are on sale at WSOF.com and Foxwoods.com.

Doors at The Grand Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino will open for WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland, at 5 p.m. IYO, iyo xumad kaarka hordhac ugu horeysay bilaabi doono 6 p.m.

WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING RETURNS TO FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO IN CONNECTICUT WITH HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MEGA-EVENT ON FRIDAY, JUNE 17, Ku nool NBCSN

TICKETS FOR WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND
ON SALE FRIDAY, APRIL 1

LIGHTWEIGHT CO-MAIN EVENT:
JASON HIGH VS. MIKE RICCI

Las Vegas (March 29, 2016) –World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) announced today that it will return to Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. with a stacked lineup of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fights led by a world heavyweight championship showdown between reigning kingpin Blagoy Ivanov(13-1) and Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (13-1), ku nool NBCSN at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT on Friday, June 17.

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 the number one contender ranking at stake.

Fillooyinka ka $39.99, tickets for WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland, go on sale on Friday, April 1 at 10 a.m. IYO, at WSOF.com and Foxwoods.com.

“We are looking forward to returning to the great state of Connecticut, and putting on another phenomenal world championship event featuring some of our top superstars, for fans at Foxwoods Resort Casino,"Ayuu yiri World Series of Dagaal Madaxweynaha Aabbaha Madaxdii.

Blagoy Ivanov vs. Josh Copeland

Ivanov of Sulfia, Bulgaria is a 5-foot-11, 29-year-old Judo black belt and Sambo master who has earned 11 ee uu 13 career MMA wins by way of (T)Ko ama soo gudbinta. Marka 2008 World Sambo Championships, he made his first big mark in combat sports, defeating all-time great Fedor Emelianenko.

Ivanov made his way to World Series of Fighting after a near-flawless, 8-fight run under the promotion of Bellator, posting an overall, 7-1 record there. He seized the World Series of Fighting heavyweight championship from Smealinho Rama, forcing Rama to tap out from a guillotine choke in the third round (1:17) of their matchup on June 5, 2015, and successfully defended the title for the first time on October 17, isagoo dhaliyay wareeg labaad (4:33) TKO on Derrick Mehman daba jog ah oo gacan qaad.

Copeland of Denver, LAP. is coming off his World Series of Fighting debut victory, a unanimous decision over Mike “300” Hayes, at WSOF29 on March 12. The 6-foot-1, 33-year-old teammate of undefeated World Series of Fighting lightweight champion Justin "Tilmaamay" Gaethje has notched 8 ee uu 13 career wins, to date, via (T)Ko ama soo gudbinta.

Jason High vs. Mike Ricci

Following his near 18-month absence from competition, High of Kansas City, Miss. made his long-awaited return to the cage on November 20 at WSOF25, after signing an exclusive, multi-fight contract with World Series of Fighting, and scored a thunderous, wareega labaad (:47) On Ko Estevan Payan with a head kick-punches combination.

The 5-foot-9, 34-year-old High, a veteran of the UFC and Strikeforce, initially caught the attention of the MMA world while fighting at an elite level in Japan under the promotion of K-1 and Dream where he faced and defeated the likes of Andre Galvao iyo Hayato “Mach” Sakurai. High also holds a victory over retired phenom My Urdun.

Ricci of Montreal, Quebec, Canada reached the final round on the 16th season of the hit competition reality show Fighter Ultimate The.

The 6-foot, 30-year-old member of famed trainer Firas Zahabi’s Tristar Gym fight team is looking for his fourth consecutive win, after defeating the likes of Jorge Gurgel, George Sotiropoulos iyo Joe Condon, whom Ricci conquered by way of first round (2:41) KO with a head kick at WSOF25.

Doors at The Grand Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino will open for WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland, at 5 p.m. IYO, iyo xumad kaarka hordhac ugu horeysay bilaabi doono 6 p.m.

Roonaadaan dheeraad ah ugu dhakhsaha badan lagu dhawaaqi doono.

Video: Chael sønnen Co ciidammadu-WSOF 24 Pre-Show, Wareysiyo Jon Fitch

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"WSOF 24: Fitch vs. Okami” pre-show
wadajir ah u martigeliyay Chael sønnen iyo Ray Sefo

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Xiddiga MMA iyo World Series of Dagaalka oo ah falanqeeye Chael sønnen iyo World Series of Dagaal Madaxweynaha Aabbaha Madaxdii dumin ah "WSOF 24: Fitch vs. Okami " world championship doubleheader event that takes place on Saturday, Oct. 17, ku nool NBCSN at 8:30 p.m. IYO / 5:30 p.m. PT from Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn.

Cinwaan by welterweight ah (170 pounds) kulanka u dhexeeya xiddigo horjeedaJon Fitch (26-7-1) iyo Yushin “Thunder” Okami (30-9), the five-bout NBCSN telecast of WSOF 24 also features two world title fights.

Difaacaneysa horyaalka feerka Blagoy Ivanov (12-1) daafici doonaa oo uu wax taaj oo agdabayl ainstan KO artist Derek “Caveman” Visitor (19-6) iyo, ee ugu horeysay adduunka ee taxanaha ka mid ah Dagaal flyweight (125 pounds) xumad horyaalka ee taariikhda, Magomed Bibulatov (9-0), isku doonaa wadaygiis xiddiga badininDonavon Frelow (4-0).

Sønnen bixin doonaa labaad World Taxanaha kaarka Dagaal habeenkii Sabtida, garab nin halyeeyga play-by-play Todd Harris.
Chael sønnen kulmaya la WSOF 24 headliner Jon Fitch

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Sønnen ku hadla la Fitch ku saabsan aadka loo sugayo WSOF 24 Haddii ay dhacdo kala gurteen ugu weyn ee u dhexeeya Fitch iyo xiddiga horjeeda Okami.

"WSOF 24: Fitch VS. OKAMI "darayaa TODOBAAD roonaadaan KAARKA xaadh-ka ku wajahdo, World Championship DHACDO AT FOXWOODS Resort Casino Connecticut Sabtida, OCTOBER 17

Rick Glenn vs. Dushiisa Adam Ward biilka undercard ah in durdurrada ku nool WSOF.com hor NBCSN telecast live

Las Vegas (Todoba. 24, 2015) -World Taxanaha of Dagaal (WSOF.com) ku dhawaaqday maanta todoba matchups duceysanayaan qaar ka mid ah Isboortiga ee ugu goolasha badan, baxaya tayo for "WSOF-ka ku wajahdo ah 24: Fitch vs. Okami "dhacdo horyaalka adduunka ee Foxwoods Resort Casino ee Mashantucket, Conn. on Saturday, Oct. 17, ku nool NBCSN, laga bilaabo 8:30 p.m. IYO / 5:30 p.m. PT.

Featherweight A (145 pounds) tartanka u dhexeeya hore ee World Series ee horyaalka Dagaal Rick "Gladiator The" Glenn iyo Capital One oo dagaal badan maskax Adam Ward cinwaan kaarka hordhac hayay ku ah ciyaaryahan video embeddable hor NBCSN telecast nool kaarka weyn ee shan-madfac ayaa sii qulquli doonaan live on WSOF.com.

Saadaalinayaa in An siddeedaad xumad-daradii Juliano Coutinho (6-1) of Cape Tran, Mass. ciyaaryahan ka soo horjeeda in la go'aamiyo, oo dhawaan lagu dhawaaqi doono.

"Waxaan qarka u saaran inuu Sagna waxa aad si fiican u noqon kara line ugu farxada badan roonaadaan hordhac ah weli, buuxsamay koox kala duwan ee gaajaysan, ilaa-iyo-socda talent, xiddigo mustaqbal iyo xitaa horyaalka hore ee adduunka ee Rick Glenn,"Ayuu yiri World Series of Dagaal Madaxweynaha Aabbaha Madaxdii.

26-sano -old Glenn ee Marshalltown, Iowa ayaa doonaya in taqalustay dib markii ay guul adag waxa ay ka soo gaartay Lance Palmer that cost Glenn his World Series of Fighting featherweight title. The loss snapped Glenn’s phenomenal unbeaten streak that spanned 13 dagaalama mudo ka badan 4 sano.

Galo waxa ay noqon doontaa kulankiisii ​​ugu horeysay xayaysiis hoos Taxanaha Adduunka ee banner Dagaal, Ward of Chicago, Ill. waxaa fuushan shan dagaalka guul in bilaabay on September 27, 2013 markii uu soo gudbiyey Pedro Velasco la ceejiya gadaal qaawan oo kaliya 42 seconds galay wareeggii koowaad ee dagaalka.

In talaabo xumad kale featherweight hordhac ah, Alexandre "Kabtan" Almeida(16-5) ee Manaus, Amazon, Brazil Square doonaa iyadoo Markaasaa Saa'uul "The Spider" Almeida (18-5) ee Boston, Laakiins.

Alexandre, 27, will hunt for his fourth consecutive win. Si aad u taariikhda, 12 ee uu 16 conquests xirfadiisa ay ka yimaadeen qaab soo gudbinta.

Markaasaa Saa'uul, 26, ayaa doonaya guushii lixaad oo isku xiga ka dib markii ay guul ka gaareen go'aan ku daatayChris Foster ee World Taxanaha dhacdada ugu horeysay ee Dagaal ee Foxwoods Resort Casino on April 10.

Sidoo kale featherweight, Rodrigo "The Lion Young" Almeida (12-2) ee Woburn, Mass. wajahaya iska leh Bruce "Boy Pretty" Boyington (10-8) ee Bangor, Maine.

29-sano jirka ah Almeida ayaa doonaya inuu sii ifiyaa guushiisii ​​oo isku xigta siddeedaad, halka Boyington, 36, faanaa ah 80 Heerka dhameysatay boqolkiiba.

In mid ka mid ah laba dhexe (185 pounds) dagaal card hordhac ah, adag-dhufasho Ko artist iyo Ciraaq halyeeyga dagaal Justin Torrey (7-1) ee Springfield, Mass. dumin doonaa oo la Rex "T-Rex" Harris (7-2) ee West Pittston, Penn.

Lix ka mid ah Torrey ayaa todobo jeer taariikhda ayaa soo jidkii (T)KO, halka oo dhan todoba ka mid ah guul Harris 'ayaa soo jidkii (T)Ko ama soo gudbinta.

In ka qaaay dhexe labaad, dhawaan World Series of Dagaal signee Louis "Handgunz" Taylor (11-3) of Chicago ka dhigi doonaa inuu kulankiisii ​​ugu horeeyay dhiirrigelin ka dhanka ah rajada laga badinin Nicolai Salchov (5-0) ee Dusseldorf, Germany.

Ku dhex jira isku xigta badisay afar-dagaallanka, Taylor ayaa soo saaray 10 ee uu 11 mustaqbalkiisa ku guulaysto jidkii (T)Ko ama soo gudbinta. Salchov has done likewise in 4 ee uu 5 bilaabmin.

Washington Nunes Da Silva (5-1) ee Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil ayaa la kulmi doonaColton Smith (5-4) ee Manassas, Dardaaranka. at welterweight (170 pounds).

WSOF ayaa 24 card xumad hordhac bilaaban doonaa iyadoo Diisidda ah amarkooda la saadaalinayaaPat Walsh (6-2) ee West Bridgewater, Mass. ka dhanka ah Tyler King (9-3) of North Attleboro, Mass.

Fillooyinka ka $39.99, Tikidhada "WSOF 24: Fitch vs. Okami "ayaa iib Ticketmaster.com iyo WSOF.com.

Haddii ay dhacdo in welterweight ugu weyn, Jon Fitch (26-7-1, 1 NC) ee Fort Wayne, In. wajihi doonaa xiddiga horjeeda iyo farsamo la yaabban Yushin "Thunder" Okami (30-9) ee Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.

In co-ugu weyn dhacdo, Taxanaha World of Dagaal la saadaalinayaa in Champion Blagoy Ivanov (12-1) ee Sofia, Bulgaria horyaalka uu damcay khadka markii ugu horeysay ka dhanka ah Marexaan tartamaya gelin doonaa Derek "Caveman" Mehmen (19-6) ee Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Albaabada ee Tiyaatarka Grand ee Foxwoods Resort Casino furi doonaa 4:30 p.m. IYO, iyo xumad kaarka hordhac ugu horeysay bilaabi doono 5:30 p.m. Kaarku wuxuu ku xiran yahay isbedel.

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“World Series of Dagaal” (WSOF) waa adduunweynaha Premier xirfad Arts Martial Duwan (MMA) dhiirrigelinta ka go'an in bixinta dagaal ficil-buuxiyey oo ugu wanaagsan ee taageerayaasha Dagaalka ay soo saara ugu wanaagsan ee suurtogalka kulan baaritaan u dhexeeya dagaalyahaniinta aqoonyahanada ka soo adduunka oo dhan. Wixii macluumaad dheeraad ah fadlan booqo WSOF.com. Raac “World Series of Dagaal” on Twitter MMAWorldSeries iyo “World Series of Dagaal” Madaxweynaha Ray Madaxdii @SugarRaySefo.