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WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING ANNOUNCES COMPLETE, SIX-FIGHT MAIN CARD FOR UNPRECEDENTED, THREE-HOUR LIVE NBCSN TELECAST OF WSOF33: GAETHJE VS. DUGULUBGOV

Star-studded, Pasaules čempionāts doubleheader
airs live from Kansas City, Tu. par Piektdiena, Oktobris. 7

Biļetes pārdošanā Piektdiena, Septiņi. 2

 

LAS VEGAS (Augusts 30, 2016) - World Series of Fighting (www.WSOF.com) today announced the completion of a stacked, six-fight main card for the unprecedented, three-hour, live NBCSN (11 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. PT) telecast of the WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov world championship doubleheader extravaganza at Kansas City Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Tu. parPiektdiena, Oktobris. 7.

Cena no $20, tickets for WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov go on sale onPiektdiena, Septiņi 2 at the Kansas City Municipal Auditorium box office as well as online at Ticketmaster.com and WSOF.com.

Joining the previously announced lightweight (155 mārciņas) championship main event between reigning, undefeated kingpin Justin "Izcelt" Gaethje (16-0) and number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2); the light heavyweight (205 mārciņas) championship co-main event between defending champion David Branch (16-3) un Challenger Vinny Magalhaes (14-7); and the lightweight tilt between WSOF25 eight-man tournament winner Brian Foster (25-9) un Luiz “Buscape” Firmino (19-6), are three other, star-studded bouts, led by a featured lightweight contest between Jason ‘The Kansas City Bandit” High (19-5) un Joao "Brazīlijas Samurai" Zeferino (20-8).

"Tas ir, bez šaubām, the most stacked fight card from top to bottom that we have put together, thanks in large part to NBCSN, which has given us a three-hour window for the first time since we launched on the network four years ago, to showcase our best fighters in action,"Sacīja World Series of Fighting prezidents Tēvs Chiefs.

In other action on the six-bout telecast, John “Doomsday” Howard (24-12) būs saduras ar Abubakar Nurmagomedov (12-1-1) kādā papildsvars (170 mārciņas) matchup.

Kicking off the main card will be a heavyweight showdown between two World Series of Fighting newcomers and knockout artists – Shawn “The Savage” Jordan (18-7) un Ashley “Gio” Gooch (10-4).

The WSOF33 preliminary bout card will be announced soon.

Jason High vs. Joao Zeferino

Entering the World Series of Fighting decagon cage for the third time, 5-foot-9, 34-year-old High of Kansas City, Tu. has been nothing short of spectacular in his first two starts.

In his promotional debut at WSOF25 on November 20, 2015, the UFC and Strikeforce veteran and 2009 DREAM Grand Prix tournament runner-up scored a highlight reel KO on Estevan Payán with a head kick-punches combination in the second round (:47) of their matchup.

High followed up the victory with an inspiring comeback against fellow starMike Ricci. After taking punishment for the majority of each of the first two rounds, High went on the offensive and scored a devastating TKO on Ricci with an onslaught of punches in the second round (4:08) of their WSOF31 meeting on Jūnijs 17.

The 5-foot-11, 30-year-old Zeferino of Middletown, N.Y.. via Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil has earned a remarkable 15 no 20 karjeras uzvar veidā iesniedzot.

The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt finished as runner-up in the first-ever World Series of Fighting one-night, eight-man tournament on November 20, 2015, suffering a second round (4:51) KO (perforatori) loss in the event’s championship round at the hands of Brian Foster, whom Zeferino had handily defeated earlier that night in the first stage of the tournament, veidā pirmās kārtas (1:46) iesniegšana (papēža āķis).

Following the win over Foster, Zeferino notched another first round (1:24) heel hook submission, this time on Jorge "lemurs" Patino, in the semifinal stage of the tournament. The result marked Zeferino’s seventh consecutive victory.

John Howard vs. Abubakar Nurmagomedov

5-foot-7, 33-year-old Howard of Boston, Masa. is coming off a successful World Series of Fighting debut on Jūnijs 17 when he earned a unanimous decision over Michael Arrant.

A 14-fight veteran of the UFC, Howard triumphed over the likes of Dennis "Superman" Hallman, Uriah Hall un Siyar Bahadurzada over the course of two different stints with the promotion, and earned “Knockout of the Night” honors for his first round (2:01) KO (perforatori) no Daniel Roberts at the ‘UFC Live’ event on March 21, 2010, as well as a “Fight of the Night” award following his split decision win over Chris Wilson UFC 94 gada janvārī 31, 2009.

Nurmagomedov of Makhachkala, Dagestānā, Russia is a 6-foot, 26-year-old protégé of Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, the father and trainer of UFC superstar Khabib Nurmagomedov, and a 2014 Combat Sambo World Championships bronze medalist.

When he faces Howard, Nurmagomedov will look for his fourth consecutive win in the World Series of Fighting decagon cage, and his fifth straight win overall, following his crushing, otrā kārta (3:05) PVO (perforatori) noMatthew Frincu at WSOF30 on Aprīlis 2.

Līdz šim, 10 of Nurmagomedov’s 12 career wins have come by way of either (T)KO vai iesniegšana.

Shawn Jordan vs. Ashley Gooch

The stocky, 6-pēda, 31-year-old Jordan of Baton Rouge, La. will make his much-anticipated debut for World Series of Fighting following a 10-fight stretch with the UFC, during which the heavy-handed fighter posted a strong, 6-4 overall record, with all of his wins coming by way of (T)KO.

A veteran of Strikeforce and Bellator action as well, Jordan is an accomplished athlete who earned a football scholarship to Louisiana State University (LSU) where he was a member of both the 2003 un 2007 national championship teams.

Gooch of Glendale, Ariz. earned his shot with World Series of Fighting as a result of his recent surge that has seen the 6-foot-3, 41-year-old emerge victorious in each of his last eight bouts, with all eight of the wins having come by way of (T)KO vai iesniegšana.

Gooch’s success of late has earned him the number one ranking in the heavyweight division in the New England region, as well as the number two ranking in the state of Arizona, according to Tapology.com.

WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING RELEASES FALL/WINTER 2016 “SUPER SCHEDULE” ON NBC AND NBCSN

FOUR NEW LIVE EVENT DATES BEGIN WITH UNPRECEDENTED, THREE-HOUR NBCSN TELECAST
OF WSOF33 FROM KANSAS CITY, KAN. ON Oktobris 7

EPIC YEAR CONCLUDES WITH WSOF36 MEGA-EVENT ON NBC
FROM MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ON Decembris 31

LAS VEGAS (Augusts 23, 2016) – Following its highest-viewed live event of the year on July 30, World Series of Fighting (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it has pegged new dates to its four remaining 2016 notikumi, beginning with an unprecedented, three-hour, dzīvot NBCSN raidījums (11 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. PT) of WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubov from Kansas City, Maijs. par Piektdiena, Oktobris. 7, and concluding with the recently announced WSOF36 mega-event at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Sestdiena, Decembris. 31, live on NBC.

WSOF34 and WSOF35, both of which will air live on NBCSN, notiks Sestdiena, Novembris. 12 at Budweiser Event Center from Loveland, Aplis. outside of Denver, un uz Sestdiena, Decembris. 3 at XFINITY Arena in Everett, Mazgāšana. The main event and co-main event for each of these two fight cards will also be revealed soon.

“We are excited to head into the fall season of our busiest year to date, with a full schedule of live television events that will see us bring the World Series of Fighting brand of MMA action to new, major media markets; produce a three-hour, live show for the first time ever; and return to broadcast television on NBC from Madison Square Garden’s Theater venue on New Year’s Eve,"Sacīja World Series of Fighting CEO Carlos Silva.

World Series of Fighting President Tēvs Chiefs noteikts, “We have in store for MMA fans, some phenomenal, world championship bouts as well as other star-studded matchups, and I think these last four events of 2016 will firmly put an exclamation point on what has been a banner year for the league.”

Turklāt, the world championship fight series will air a two-hour replay of WSOF32: Moraes vs. Hill II on Sestdiena, Septiņi. 24. The WSOF32 world championship doubleheader event that took place at XFINITY Arena in Everett, Mazgāšana. garnered over 250,000 live viewers on NBCSN on July 30, and an immediate replay of the show drew an additional 107,000 skatītāji.

WSOF33 will take place at Kansas City Memorial Auditorium and will be headlined by a world lightweight (155 mārciņas) championship showdown between undefeated, valdošo Kingpin Justin "Izcelt" Gaethje (16-0) no Safford, Ariz. un nesaudzīgu, number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2) of Ridgewood, N.J.

In the co-main event of WSOF33, Blackzilians star Luiz “Buscape” Firmino(19-6) of Joao Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil will put a six-fight win streak on the line against former world championship challenger and the first-ever World Series of Fighting eight-man tournament winner, Brian Foster (25-9) no Sallisaw, Okla.

Additional WSOF33 bouts will be announced soon.

WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING LAUNCHES ‘WHO’S THE TOUGHEST?’ TO SUPPORT MILITARY VETERAN MMA FIGHTERS

.First two veteran recruits to face off at WSOF35, dzīvot uz NBCSN
par Sestdiena, Novembris. 12

 
LAS VEGAS (Maijs 17, 2016) - World Series of Fighting (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it is launching a groundbreaking program designed to support and further the athletic careers of military veterans who actively compete, or are seeking to compete, in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA).

"WSOF: Who’s The Toughest?” will include a dedicated recruitment program that will see World Series of Fighting President and six-time world champion Tēvs Chiefs and his staff visit MMA gyms, beginning with a location in San Diego, Calif. next month, in order to evaluate the pool of competitors with veteran status.

The first two recruits from the program will square off with each other live on NBCSN at WSOF35, which will take place at a location to be announced, parSestdiena, Novembris. 12, one day after Veterans Day.

“We are looking forward to embarking on this venture that will allow us to give back to our armed forces that serve our country and protect our freedom,"Sacīja Chiefs.

“As one of the major leagues in the sport of MMA with a national television platform in NBC and NBCSN, we have the ability to offer a potentially life-changing opportunity to fighters who are ready to make the jump, and we intend to leverage our position in the industry to benefit any veterans that show promise,"Sacīja World Series of Fighting CEO Carlos Silva.

Janvārī, World Series of Fighting placed its first military veteranCaros "Nākotne" Fodor – in action. Fodor, who joined the U.S. Marine Corps just six days after his high school graduation, was sent to Kuwait for the Iraq invasion after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, and eventually earned the rank of sergeant before completing his military stint in 2007.

Fodor will be back in action on Sestdiena, Jūlijs 30, when he faces his adopted brother Phoenix Jones, aka Ben Fodor, at WSOF32, live on NBCSN from XFINITY Arena in Everett, Wash., sākas 10:30 p.m. UN/7:30 p.m. PT.

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WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING ANNOUNCES INTENT TO ACQUIRE MMA WORLD EXPO, PLANS FOR MMA BOUTS AT ANNUAL MANHATTAN EXTRAVAGANZA IN DECEMBER

LAS VEGAS (Aprīlis 1, 2016) – Following last week’s historic passage of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) legislation by the New York State Assembly, World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) today re-enforced its commitment to bringing its prestigious brand of league competition to the Empire State with an announcement that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire the New York City-based MMA World Expo, and that, pending New York State Athletic Commission approval, it plans to stage a series of bouts at the seventh annual affair at Manhattan’s Jacob Javits Center in December.

“This is a very exciting and momentous time for our great sport, so we could not be more thrilled to take significant steps towards becoming owners of the MMA World Expo, which has been consistently delivering an incredible fan experience for the last six years and which will make for a great home for live World Series of Fighting action at a landmark location in Manhattan,"Sacīja World Series of Fighting CEO Carlos Silva.

The announcement comes three months after World Series of Fighting opened the doors to a satellite office in midtown Manhattan.

Two weeks ago, the company announced the appointment of Michael Mersch to the dual role of Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel. While serving as Assistant General Counsel for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Mersch was one of the key figures involved in the effort to legalize MMA in New York State.

Since launching in 2009, The MMA World Expo has hosted dozens of MMA celebrity guests, ieskaitot Randy “The Natural” Couture, Anderson Silva,Matt Hughes, Fabricio Werdum un Matt Serra.

The annual convention is also the site of an array of martial arts seminars instructed by legendary trainers, as well as competitions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai and catch wrestling, and brings together industry pioneers, vendors, sportisti, trainers and fans.

World Series of Fighting will announce additional details about its MMA World Expo acquisition plans, including its intent to promote live bouts at the event this year.

Live World Series of Fighting rīcības atgriežas NBCSN uz Sestdiena, Aprīlis 2 pie 11:30 p.m. UN/8:30 p.m. PT with WSOF30: Nozare vs. Starks that will be headlined by a middleweight (185 mārciņas) championship showdown between defending kingpin David Branch (17-3) un top sāncensis Clifford Starks (13-2).

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WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING COMES OUT SWINGING IN 2016

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

LAS VEGAS (Februāris 17, 2016) -World Series of Fighting (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. sestdien, Jan. 23, generated an average viewership of 213,000, and peaked at 245,000, augšup 13% from NBCSN’s World Series of Fighting 2015 average. An immediate replay of the event that began atpusnakts, garnered another 111,000 skatītāji.

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 Tekila.

“It has been a tremendous start to a very promising year, and this is just the beginning,"Sacīja World Series of Fighting CEO 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,"Sacīja World Series of Fighting prezidents Tēvs Chiefs. “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,"Sacīja 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, ieskaitot Chael Sonnen, Bas Rutten, Jon Fitch and reigning, undefeated world lightweight (155 mārciņas) čempions Justin "Izcelt" Gaethje.

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

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WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING COMPLETES WSOF27 MAIN CARD WITH TWO NEW BOUTS FEATURING THREE UNBEATEN, RISING STARS

Undefeated KO artist JaleelThe Realist” Willis (attēlotie) 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.

Galvenais notikums: CARLOS FODOR VS. MIKE RICCI
CO-MAIN: TEDDY HOLDER VS. SHAMIL GAMZATOV

LIVE ON NBCSN FROM FEDEXFORUM
IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE ON SATURDAY, Janvāris 23
LAS VEGAS (Janvāris 5, 2016) -World Series of Fighting (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. sestdien, Jan. 23, with two new bouts featuring three undefeated, uzlecošās zvaigznes.

In a lightweight (155 mārciņas) contest that will kick off the live NBCSN telecast of WSOF27, nepārspēts Bryce “Thug Nasty” Mitchell būs kvadrātveida off ar Jorge Medina kamēr, kādā papildsvars (170 mārciņas) matchup, Jaleel “The Realist” Willis un 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,"Sacīja World Series of Fighting prezidents Tēvs Chiefs.

Bryce Mitchell vs. Jorge Medina

Nedaudz 21 gadiem, 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.

Kā amatieru, Mitchell delivered similar results, earning all five of his victories between June 2013 un augustā 2014 by way of first round submission, en route to a near-perfect 5-1 ieraksts.

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 un undefeated Lūks Sanderss, Medina is looking to rebound from a second round (4:22) PVO (kicks) defeat at the hands of Pedro Gomes gada martā 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.

Līdz šim, Foxworth (2-0) no 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 gali, laimests 7 of the contests by way of (T)KO vai iesniegšana.

Tickets for WSOF27 start at just $39.99, and are on sale at WSOF.com, visi Ticketmaster vietas, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, vai pa tālruni (800) 745-3000.

In the lightweight (155 mārciņas) Galvenais notikums, Mike "Marsa" Ricci will square off rival star Caros "Nākotne" Fodor.

The 29-year-old Ricci (11-4) Monreālas, Kvebeka, 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) no Kirkland, Mazgāšana. 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 mārciņas) co-galvenais notikums, heavy-handed finisherTeddy Holder (9-2) no Bartlett, Tenn. will battle undefeated Shamil Gamzatov(9-0) Makhachkala, Krievija.

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 vai iesniegšana.

The WSOF27 preliminary bout card will be announced soon.

Lai iegūtu vairāk informācijas, vizīte fedexforum.com, ‘like’ FedExForum on Facebook or follow on Twitter (@FedExForum).

WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING RINGS IN THE NEW YEAR WITH EIGHT-HOUR TELEVISION MARATHON THISFRIDAY, JAN. 1 ON NBCSN

Four of 2015’s most action-packed events to air on New Year’s Day
LAS VEGAS (Decembris 30, 2015) -World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) and NBCSN will treat fans to an action-packed, eight-hour television marathon featuring four of the world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) league’s most memorable events of 2015, šis Piektdiena, Jan. 1, sākas 5 p.m. UN/2 p.m. PT.

The New Year’s Day run will kick off with a replay of WSOF22: Palhares vs. Shields, which was highlighted by a welterweight world championship fight between then-reigning champion Rousimar Palhares and superstar Jake Shields, and will conclude with a re-airing of WSOF25: 8-Man Lightweight Tournament, featuring the first one-night tournament in World Series of Fighting history.

“We are excited to head into our fourth year of league operations in 2016 un, thanks to our great television partner, NBCSN, look forward to kicking off the New Year in full force with an extensive run of programming featuring some phenomenal action from our 2015 library,"Sacīja World Series of Fighting CEO Carlos Silva.

“We are excited to provide fans with the opportunity to relive some of the incredible, world championship MMA action that highlighted a tremendous year for World Series of Fighting in 2015,” said Gary Quinn, NBC Sports Group’s vice president of programming.

The marathon will include WSOF23: Gaethje vs. Palomino that was headlined by one of the most talked about battles of the yearthe world lightweight (155 mārciņas) championship matchup between reigning, undefeated čempions Justin "Izcelt" Gaethje un Challenger Luis Palomino. The title bout was named Fight of the Month in March, and led to a worthy rematch between the two stars six months later.

Also slotted into the eight-hour programming run is WSOF24: Fitch vs. Okami, which saw two former top 10 papildsvars (170 mārciņas) superstars and decorated veterans, Jon Fitch un Yushin Okami, battle in the main event.

Live World Series of Fighting action will return to NBCSN from Memphis, Tenn. parSestdiena, Jan. 23 pie 10 p.m. UN/7 p.m. PT, with a four-fight telecast headlined by a lightweight collision between rival stars Caros "Nākotne" Fodor un Mike "Marsa" Ricci.

Complete World Series of Fighting programming schedule on NBCSN forPiektdiena, Jan 1:

5 p.m. UN/2 p.m. PT – WSOF22: Palhares vs. Shields
7 p.m. UN/4 p.m. PT – WSOF23: Gaethje vs. Palomino
9 p.m. UN/6 p.m. PT – WSOF24: Fitch vs. Okami
11 p.m. UN/8 p.m. PT – WSOF25: 8-Man Lightweight Tournament

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WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING HEADS TO FEDEX FORUM IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE SATURDAY, Janvāris 23, LIVE ON NBCSN

Main Event: Mike Ricci vs. Caros Fodor
Co-Main Event: Teddy Holder vs. Shamil Gamzatov

Biļetes pārdošanā tagad
LAS VEGAS (Decembris 21, 2015) -World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) will kick off the New Year with its 27th live event and first trip ever to the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. par Sestdiena, Jan. 23, tiešraidē NBCSN at 10 p.m. UN/7 p.m. PT.

In the WSOF27 lightweight (155 mārciņas) Galvenais notikums, Mike "Marsa" Ricci būs kvadrātveida off ar Caros "Nākotne" Fodor kamēr, in the light heavyweight (205 mārciņas) co-galvenais notikums, heavy-handed finisher Teddy Holder will battle undefeated Shamil Gamzatov.

“We are excited to make our debut in Memphis thanks, in great part, to V3 Fights, which has a stellar reputation for putting together great events in that market and is helping us bring our brand of live, world-class MMA action to new fans,"Sacīja World Series of Fighting CEO Carlos Silva.

Biļetes uz notikuma sākas tikai $39.99, and are on sale at WSOF.com, visi Ticketmaster vietas, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, vai pa tālruni (800) 745-3000.

Mike Ricci vs. Caros Fodor

The 29-year-old Ricci (11-4) Monreālas, Kvebeka, Canada will enter the World Series of Fighting decagon cage on 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 matchup in the quarterfinal stage matchup of the WSOF25 one-night, eight-man tournament.

Fodor (10-4) no Kirkland, Mazgāšana. is looking to notch his third consecutive win in his World Series of Fighting debut after concluding a successful, four-fight run in Asia. The 31-year-old protégé of Matt Hume and brother of fellow World Series of Fighting competitor and costumed superhero Phoenix Jones exploded onto the national MMA scene in 2010 when he ran to five consecutive wins with the now defunct Strikeforce promotion.

Teddy Holder vs. Shamil Gamzatov

Īpašnieks (9-2) no Bartlett, Tenn. is a former high school football star turned MMA machine who made his first big mark in the sport at WSOF19 on Gājiens 28 after being bumped up from the event’s undercard to a co-main event matchup with established star Thiago Silva, on the day of the event due to the withdrawal of Silva’s original opponent, Matt Hamill, from the matchup.

Īpašnieks, whose nine-career victories have all come by way of (T)KO vai iesniegšana, scored an upset, pirmā kārta (2:00) TKO on Silva with a barrage of punches.

The unbeaten Gamzatov (9-0) Makhachkala, Russia will make his debut in the U.S. after finishing all of his professional opponents to date in either the first or second round. The 25-year-old is the number two ranked light heavyweight in the Ukraine and the number 24 ranked light heavyweight in Russia.

Additional matchups for WSOF27 will be announced soon.

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Anderson Silva, Jon Jones, Eddie Alvarez, MMA Bouts un trīs citi Combat Turnīri Headline MMA World Expo, Sestdiena, Decembris. 12 in New York City

MMA superzvaigznes tikties un sveicināt viesus AnnSociālie apstākļi sacerējums, nekāo hostings bouts in Muay Thai, nozvejas cīņas un Brazīlijas Jiu Jitsu-,
kā arī pārdevēji un semināriem

NEW YORK, Decembris 9 - Sestais ikgadējais MMA World Expo, East Coast pirmizrādes Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) vākšanas iesniegusi City World Ford, atgriezīsies Ņujorkas Jacob Džavitsas Center, North Pavilion, sestdien, Decembris 12. UFC (UFC) superzvaigznes Jon "Bones" Jones, Anderson "Spider" Silva un Eddie Alvarez būs uz rokas par notikumu, kas solās būt lielāks nekā jebkad agrāk, ar četriem, dzīvie cīņas sporta turnīri, tostarp amatieru MMA bouts būrī, semināri un pārdevēji.

Arī uz rokas pie Expo būs World Series of Fighting divu divīzijas pasaules čempions David Branch, kā arī World Series of Fighting vadītāji Carlos Silva (CEO) un Tēvs Chiefs (Prezidents), kuri piedalīsies jautājumu un atbilžu sesiju ar medijiem un faniem, un atklāt ziņas par līgas plāniem 2016.

Filiāle, valdošo World Series of Fighting middleweight (185 mārciņas) un gaismas smagiem (205 mārciņas) čempions, notiks īpašs, vienu stundu seminārs Expo patrons.

"MMA World Expo ir fenomenāla iespēja apkalpot iedzīvotāju ļoti kaislīgi MMA fani, kuri vēl nav augšuportunity spectate profesijual lēkmes gada valsts of New York,"Sacīja Paul Paone, dibinātājs un direktors MMA World Expo.

"Šī gada pasākums būs iespēja vēl nepieredzētu skaitu kaujas sporta turnīri, lai apmierinātu jebkuru cīņā ventilatoru, tostarp amatieru MMA, nozvejas cīkstēšanās, Muay Thai un Brazīlijas Jiu-KIGin. "

Vienas dienas, "Super sestdiena" pasākums notiks no 10 a.m. līdz 9 p.m. UN, un tiks ierobežots pie Bun dzīvot amatieru MMA bouts būrī, Ņujorkas Fight Exchange iesniegta. Cīņa karte sāksies 6 p.m.

Papildus MMA cīņas, tur būs dzīvot konkurence četras kaujas disciplīnās, kas ir galvenais elements MMA. Sākas 10 no rīta, iesniegšana tikai cīnās turnīri, gan gi un ne-gi, rīkoja laba cīņa, notiks.

Sākas 4 atgādinājums, Ziemeļamerikas Catch Wrestling Association uzņems nozvejas cīņas spēlēm, ieskaitot maču starp valdošo, divu laikā East Coast King of Nozvejas Wrestling, Thomas Velasquez, un pretinieku, West Coast King of Nozvejas Wrestling, Travis Newaza, par 2015 North American Heavyweight King of Nozvejas čempionātā.

Visā pasākuma, "Apmācība-ar-the-Masters" semināru būs pieejama apmeklētājiem. Instruktori ietver Ajarn Phil Nurse (Muay Thai), UFC slavas FamerDan "The Beast" Severn, Silva, Alvarez un Newaza.

MMA World Expo turpinās spēlēt savu lomu cīņā par profesionālās MMA legalizāciju, veicot savu sesto ikgadējo legalizācijas paneļdiskusiju, izplatot lūgumrakstus, un liekot uz displeja visiem sportistiem, treneri, ventilatori un pārdevēji, kas veicina sportu. Divu stundu legalizācija seminārs vadīs kaujas sporta žurnālists Jim GENIA, un īpašie viesi būs Severnas un citu ievērojamu MMA skaitļus.

Lai iegūtu plašāku informāciju par pasākuma apmeklējumu http://www.mmaworldexpo.com, ", Piemēram," mums par Facebook, Sekojiet mums Twittermmaworldexpo, vai zvaniet 212-956-4720.

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MMA World Expo tika uzsākta 2009 un ir atzinusi, visus notikumus Jēkaba ​​Džavitsas centra Ņujorkā.

Iepriekšējie MMA World Expo parakstītāji ir iekļauti Matt Hughes, Frankie Edgar, Randy Couture, Jon Jones, Carlos Condit, Fabricio Werdum, Matt Serra, Jim un Dan Miller, Jamie Varner, Nate Diaz, Wanderlei Silva, cita starpā.

Mācību-ar-the-Masters sērijas instruktori ir iekļauti: Dan Severn, Renzo Gracie, Marcelo Garcia, Phil Nurse, Howard Davis Jr., Coban Lookchaomaesaitong, Lee Kemp, Jimmy Pedro cita starpā.

Iepriekšējie pārdevēji ir iekļauta Toyota, Xyience, Headrush, Muscle Pharm, Cīņas sporta veidi, Everlast, Vitamin Shoppe, Zebra Mats, Met-Rx, Briesmonis Gredzeni un Būri, ASV Marines, Dymatize, World Series of Fighting, Spartan Race, M-I Entertainment, cita starpā.

IMG UN World Series sadursmju atjaunot MEDIA tiesību sadale PARTNERĪBAS

IMG ir nodrošinājusi izplatīšanu par World Series of Fighting programmēšana
vairāk nekā 70 valstis un teritorijas starptautiski kopš 2013

LAS VEGAS (Oktobris 21, 2015) - IMG, pasaules līderis sportā, modes un mediju, un Pasaules čempionāts Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sporta franšīzes World Series of Fighting, atkārtoti apliecināja savu starptautiskie plašsaziņas līdzekļu tiesību izplatīšanas līgumu, tas tika paziņots šodien.

"IMG ir bijis milzīgs partneris mūsu augošo MMA sporta franšīzes, tāpēc mēs esam saviļņots, lai turpinātu mūsu attiecības, kas ir palīdzējis paplašināt World Series of Fighting s nospiedumu televīzijā visā pasaulē,"Sacīja World Series of Fighting CEO Carlos Silva.

Hillary Mandel, SVP, Vadītājs Media Ziemeļamerikā IMG teica, "Mēs esam gandarīti, kas paplašina mūsu attiecības ar World Series of Fighting, and help them continue to grow their worldwide audience. The events have proven to be extremely popular with fight fans and viewers all over the globe, un mēs ceram turpināt paplašināt redzesloku un izpratni. "

Tā kā abi uzņēmumi sākotnēji skāra nodarbojas ar 2013, IMG ir faktiski likts World Series of Fighting plānošanu vairāk 70 valstis un teritorijas visā pasaulē, ieskaitot Austrāliju, Brazīlija, Vācija, Japāna, Peru un Krievija. The U.S. tiesības pieder NBC un NBCSN.

Jūnijā, Cīņas sporta televīzijas kanāls, Cīņa Network, parakstīts izplatīt World Series of Fighting notikumiem Kanādā, kā arī vairāk nekā 30 Eiropas valstis, Āfrika un Tuvie Austrumi.

World Series of Fighting lepojas zvaigžņu, strauji augošu žurnāla gan elites līmeņa MMA talants, tostarp slavens superzvaigznes Jake Shields, Jon Fitch, Yushin "Thunder" Okami, David Branch un Tyrone "King of the Ring" Spong, kā arī kolekcija mājas pieaudzis pasaules čempioniem un uzlecošās zvaigznes, piemēram, undefeated Justin "Izcelt" Gaethje, Lance Palmer, Marlon Moraesun Timur Valiev.

Live World Series of Fighting rīcības atgriežas NBCSN no Phoenix, Ariz. parPiektdiena, Novembris. 20 pie 9 p.m. UN/6 p.m. PT kad, Pirmo reizi trīs gadu vēsturē, uzņēmums izskrējienu vienas nakts, astoņu vīrietis likvidēšanu turnīrs tās viegls (155 mārciņas) nodaļa. The winner, kas ir cīnījušies trīs reizes, ka nakts, tiks nosaukts numur viens sāncensis un nākamo sāncensi par Gaethje ir viegls kronis.

Par World Series of Fighting (WSOF)
“World Series of Fighting” (WSOF.com) ir pasaules mēroga premier profesionālās Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) cīņa veicināšanu veltīta sniedzot vislabāko rīcības iepakotu cīņas par cīņu faniem, uzrādot labākos iespējamos spēles-ups starp elites cīnītājiem no visas pasaules. Lai iegūtu vairāk informācijas, lūdzu apmeklējiet WSOF.com. Sekot “World Series of Fighting” Twitter MMAWorldSeries un “World Series of Fighting” President Ray Chiefs SugarRaySefo.