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WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING ANNOUNCES SEVEN-BOUT PRELIMINARY CARD FOR WSOF33: GAETHJE VS. DUGULUBGOV MEGA-EVENT IN KANSAS CITY ON FRIDAY, Oct. 7

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Undercard headlined by much-anticipated rematch
between bantamweight stars Chris Gutierrez and Timur Valiev

Nyob, three-hour NBCSN telecast begins at 11 p.m. THIAB
Preliminary bout card to stream live on WSOF.com at 8 p.m. THIAB

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Las Vegas (Xya. 1, 2016) - Ntiaj teb Series ntawm Sib ntaus (www.WSOF.com) has announced a stellar and complete, seven-fight preliminary bout card, headlined by a much-anticipated rematch between rival bantamweight (135 phaus) hnub qub Chris “El Guapo” Gutierrez (9-1-1) thiab Timur "muaj hmoo" Valiev (10-2), for the star-studded, WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov world championship doubleheader extravaganza at Kansas City Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Koj. rau Friday, Oct. 7, nyob rau NBCSN ntawm 11 p.m. THIAB/8 p.m. PT.

The preliminary bout card will stream live, nyob rau hauv nws txoj kev paub, rau ib tug embeddable video neeg uas ua ntawv rau WSOF.com, pib thaum 8 p.m. THIAB/5 p.m. PT, immediately before the unprecedented, three-hour telecast of the six-fight main card that will be headlined by a world lightweight (155 phaus) title fight between reigning, undefeated zus Justin "Lub Highlight" Gaethje (16-0) ntawm Safford, Ariz. and number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2) ntawm New York, N.Y..

Luv nqi los ntawm $20, tickets for WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov go on saletag kis, Friday, Xya 2 at the Kansas City Municipal Auditorium box office as well as online at Ticketmaster.com and WSOF.com.

The rematch between the 5-foot-9, 25-year-old Gutierrez of Greenville, Texas and the 5-foot-6, 26-year-old Valiev of Albuquerque, N.M. via Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia will unfold less than eight months after the two went to war in a see-saw battle for three full rounds in Garden Grove, California. rau Lub ob hlis ntuj 20.

After the closing bell, Gutierrez, walked away with a controversial, split decision, leaving unfinished business between the two prolific athletes.

Leading off the undercard, undefeated submission ace Bryce “Thug Nasty” Mitchell (6-0) will face off with fellow rising star and knockout artist Brandon Phillips (6-1) nyob rau hauv ib tug featherweight (145 phaus) matchup.

One of MMA’s hottest prospects, the ferocious, 5-foot-9, 21-year-old Mitchell of Searcy, Ark. has notched all six of his professional wins to date via submission in the first round of action. He made his promotional debut at WSOF27 in Memphis, Tenn. rau Lub ib hlis ntuj 23, finishing Jorge Medina with a rear-naked choke at the 1:02 cim ntawm lub qhib puag ncig.

Phillips of Oklahoma City, Okla. is a hard-hitting striker who has earned four of his six professional career wins, deb deb li no, by way of (T)KO. The 5-foot-6, 26-year-old is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Chuka Willis ntawm Bellator 159 rau Lub Xya hli ntuj 22.

Elsewhere on the WSOF33 preliminary card, lub ntiaj teb no-kab sab Jesse Brock (22-8) will make his World Series of Fighting debut opposite dangerous finisher Bekbulat Magomedov (16-1) nyob rau hauv ib tug bantamweight (135 phaus) seem.

Nyob rau hauv nws cov nag pib, the 5-foot-4, 34-year-old Brock of Boise, Idaho notched his sixth consecutive victory, forcing Olly Bradstreet to tap out from a rear-naked choke in the third round (3:57) of their bout at Bellator 155 rau Tej zaum 20.

The 5-foot-8, 25-year-old Magomedov of Makhachkala, Dagestan will look to rebound from his sole loss to date, a split decision to Josh Hill, at WSOF26 on Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 18. Prior to the fight, Magomedov had gone unbeaten since his professional debut in 2011.

Abu “Gladiator” Azaitar (12-1-1, 1 NC) of Cologne, Germany will square off with “Mad” Mike Arrant (15-11) of Las Vegas in a welterweight (170 phaus) qaij.

In a second welterweight matchup, Magomed Magomedkerimov (17-5) ntawm Makhachkala, Dagestan will lock horns with Bobby “Super Duper” Cooper(12-6) of Knob Noster, Koj.

Streaking finisher Islam Mamedov (13-1) ntawm Jersey nroog, N.J. ntawm Derbent, Dagestan will face battle-tested veteran Alonzo “Zo Diddy” Martinez (40-19) of Papillion, Neb. ntawm khaub-ncaws nyias.

In middleweight (185 phaus) txiav txim, three-time UFC veteran Bruno “Carioca” Santos (14-2) of Macae, Rio tsib Janeiro, Brazil will make his World Series of Fighting debut against Xtreme Couture team member Clinton Williams (11-4) ntawm Las Vegas.

WSOF33: GAETHJE VS. DUGULUBGOV

MAIN CARD (Nyob rau NBCSN)

Lub ntiaj teb no Series ntawm Sib ntaus sib tua Hnav Championship Main kev tshwm sim:
Justin Gaethje (Yeej) vs. Ozzy Dugulubgov (Challenger)

Lub ntiaj teb no Series ntawm Sib ntaus sib tua teeb Heavyweight Championship Co-Main kev tshwm sim:
David Ceg (Yeej) vs. Vinny Magalhaes (Challenger)

Sib: Jason High vs. Joao Zeferino
Sib: Brian Foster vs. Luiz Firmino
Welterweight: Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. John Howard
Heavyweight: Shawn Jordan vs. Ashley Gooch

Nteg CARD (Nyob rau WSOF.com)

Bantamweight: Chris Gutierrez vs. Timur Valiev
Bantamweight: Jesse Brock vs. Bekbulat Magomedov
Welterweight: Abu Azaitar vs. Mike Arrant
Sib: Islam Mamedov vs. Alonzo Martinez
Welterweight: Magomed Magomedkerimov vs. Bobby Cooper
Featherweight: Bryce Mitchell vs. Brandon Phillips
Middleweight: Bruno Santos vs. Clinton Williams
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WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING COMPLETES WSOF27 MAIN CARD WITH TWO NEW BOUTS FEATURING THREE UNBEATEN, RISING STARS

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Undefeated KO artist Jaleel “The Realist” Willis (pictured) will put his 5-0 record on the line against fellow unbeaten welterweight Chauncey Foxworth (2-0) at WSOF27 on Saturday, Jan 23, live on NBCSN from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn.

MAIN kev tshwm sim: CARLOS FODOR VS. MIKE RICCI
CO-MAIN: TEDDY HOLDER VS. SHAMIL GAMZATOV

LIVE ON NBCSN FROM FEDEXFORUM
IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE ON SATURDAY, IB HLIS NTUJ TIM 23
Las Vegas (Lub ib hlis ntuj 5, 2016) -World Series ntawm Sib ntaus (WSOF.com) announced today that it has completed the live NBCSN televised (10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT), main card portion of its inaugural event of the New Year that will also mark its debut at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. nyob rau hnub Saturday, Jan. 23, with two new bouts featuring three undefeated, nce hnub qub.

In a lightweight (155 phaus) contest that will kick off the live NBCSN telecast of WSOF27, unbeaten Bryce “Thug Nasty” Mitchell yuav square tawm nrog Jorge Medina thaum lub sij hawm, nyob rau hauv ib tug welterweight (170 phaus) matchup, Jaleel “The Realist” Willis thiab Chauncey “The Machine” Foxworth will put their respective, perfect records on the line against one another.

“We are looking forward to kicking off 2016 with another spectacular, action-packed fight card that is filled with our customary mix of established, name fighters and top level prospects that have been climbing the ranks of rival competitors in order to make it to the big show,"Hais tias lub ntiaj teb no Series ntawm Sib ntaus sib tua Thawj Tswj Hwm Leej Txiv Chiefs.

Bryce Mitchell vs. Jorge Medina

Ntawm cia li 21 xyoo ntawm hnub nyoog, Mitchell (4-0) of Searcy, Ark. is quickly gaining steam on the professional circuit and a reputation for being a considerable threat on the mat. Since making his pro debut last January, he has produced first round submissions – three by way of rear-naked choke and the last by way of armbar – in all four of his starts.

Raws li ib tug pib xyaum ua, Mitchell delivered similar results, earning all five of his victories between June 2013 thiab lub yim hli ntuj 2014 by way of first round submission, en route to a near-perfect 5-1 cov ntaub ntawv.

Mitchell’s opponent, Medina (4-2) of Nashville, Tenn., has also imposed his will on the canvas with phenomenal submission work, forcing his first three professional opponents to tap out from either strikes or from a rear-naked choke.

A product of Nashville MMA, the training camp that gave rise to notable stars such as Dustin Ortiz thiab undefeated Luke Sanders, Medina is looking to rebound from a second round (4:22) LEEJ TWG (kicks) defeat at the hands of Pedro Gomes on Lub peb hlis ntuj 28, 2015.

Jaleel Willis vs. Chauncey Foxworth

Willis (5-0) of Memphis is a former high school wrestling star who has carried his previous athletic success into the cage where he has been taken the distance of a fight just once over the course of five professional matchups.

Outside of the sole unanimous decision that he was the victor of, Willis has finished all of his adversaries inside of one round, and all with an onslaught of punches.

Rau hnub tim, Foxworth (2-0) of Hot Springs, Ark. has dominated similarly, scoring first round TKO’s in both of his efforts as a professional. The 24-year-old competed as an amateur for nearly three years and 15 xaus, winning 7 of the contests by way of (T)KO los yog cuav.

Tickets for WSOF27 start at just $39.99, and are on sale at WSOF.com, tag nrho Ticketmaster qhov chaw, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, los yog los ntawm tus xov tooj ntawm (800) 745-3000.

In the lightweight (155 phaus) ntsiab kev tshwm sim, Mike "Lub Martian" Ricci will square off rival star Caros "Lub neej yav tom ntej" Fodor.

The 29-year-old Ricci (11-4) ntawm Montreal, Quebec, Canada is riding a three-fight win streak after scoring a highlight reel KO on Joe Condon with a head kick in the first round (2:41) of their WSOF25 quarterfinal stage tournament matchup on November 20, 2015.

Fodor (10-4) ntawm Kirkland, Ntxuav. is a 31-year-old protégé of Matt Hume and brother of fellow World Series of Fighting athlete Phoenix Jones, looking to notch his third consecutive win in his promotional debut after concluding a successful, four-fight run in Asia.

In the light heavyweight (205 phaus) co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim, heavy-handed finisherTeddy yas dhos (9-2) ntawm Bartlett, Tenn. will battle undefeated Shamil Gamzatov(9-0) ntawm Makhachkala, Russia.

Gamzatov, the number two ranked light heavyweight in the Ukraine, has yet to be taken past the second round of a fight, while Holder has earned all nine of his professional career wins by way of (T)KO los yog cuav.

The WSOF27 preliminary bout card will be announced soon.

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