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THREE NEW MATCHUPS COMPLETE WSOF29: GAETHJE VS. FOSTER MAIN CARD ON SATURDAY, MARTS 12

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NEW, LIVE NBCSN START TIME OF 10 P.M. OG
FROM GREELEY, COLORADO

LAS VEGAS (Februar 3, 2016) -World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) announced today the addition of three main card matchups, including a heavyweight co-main event contest between Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland(11-3) og Mike “300” Hayes (19-10-2), to its highly anticipated WSOF29: Gaethje vs. Foster world lightweight (155 pounds) championship event at the Bank of Colorado Arena in Greeley, Lap. på Lørdag, Marts 12, live på NBCSN på 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT.

In other action on the four-bout live telecast that will be headlined by the lightweight championship showdown between reigning, undefeated kingpin Justin "Højdepunktet" Gaethje (15-0) and number one contender Brian Foster (25-9), mellemvægt (185 pounds) standouts Cory "The One" Devela (15-6) og Louis "Handgunz" Taylor (11-3) will collide in their respective World Series of Fighting debuts.

Kicking off the live, four-fight telecast will be a welterweight (170 pounds) scrap pitting Josh Cavan (11-6) mod Kris Hocum (7-4).

Prissat fra $39.99, tickets for WSOF29: Gaethje vs. Foster, are on sale at WSOF.com and the University of Northern Colorado’s online ticketing platform.

Josh Copeland vs. Mike Hayes

The 6-foot-1 Copeland of Denver, Lap. is a former number one ranked heavyweight in his home state, and a four-time title holder since turning professional in 2010.

Den 33-årige, former Youth Ministry student at Dallas Baptist College, har opnået 8 sin 11 career victories as a professional by way of (T)KO eller indsendelse, med 5 of those wins coming in less than 2 minutter.

A teammate of Gaethje’s at Grudge Training Center, Copeland will look to rebound from a second round (2:50) indsendelse (Kimura) defeat at the hands ofVitaly Minakov på December 11, a result that snapped a two-fight win streak for Copeland.

During his professional career spanning eight-plus years, the 6-foot-4, 35-year-old Hayes of Redmond, Vaske. has faced off with elite level competition, including former world champion Andrei Arlovski and superstar Ruslan Magomedov, both of whom he fought to a decision.

Den November 2, 2013, Hayes notched his most impressive victory to date, udføre en ødelæggende, tredje runde (3:11) KO on decorated MMA, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and wrestling champion Jeff “The Snowman” Monson with a head kick.

In his last start on June 4, 2015, Hayes produced another impressive result, fighting former South African national wrestling champion and four-time MMA titlistTrevor Prangley, to a draw.

Cory Devela vs. Louis Taylor

Den 6-fods-2, 31-year-old Devela of Bonney Lake, Vask., will enter the decagon cage in the midst of a four-fight win streak that includes a unanimous decision victory over superstar Nick “The Promise” Ring juni 26, 2015.

A longtime protégé of MMA superstar and submission expert Dennis "Superman" Hallman, Afslører, who has notched 11 sin 16 karriere vinder i form af (T)KO eller indsendelse, burst into the national spotlight at a Strikeforce promoted event in Tacoma, Vaske. februar 23, 2008, at udføre en første runde (1:22) TKO on heralded superstar Joe "Diesel" Riggs with a thunderous slam that rendered Riggs unable to continue fighting.

Devela’s recent ascendance that has him knocking on the door of becoming a world championship contender again, comes after he took an extended, three-year hiatus from competition to care for a sick loved one between 2010 og 2013.

Also looking to earn his fifth consecutive win, 5-fods-11, 36-year-old Taylor of Chicago, Syg. is the number one ranked middleweight in his home state, according to the latest Tapology.com ratings.

A prolific striker who has finished 10 sin 11 opponents to date by way of (T)KO eller indsendelse, Taylor’s last four victories all came inside of the first round of battle.

Prior to becoming a mixed martial artist, Taylor was a wrestling standout for the NCAA Division I program at Eastern Illinois University where he benefited from training with fellow, former team member turned assistant coach Matt Hughes, who went on to become a two-time UFC champion and Hall of Fame member.

Josh Cavan vs. Kris Hocum

Fighting out of Denver, Cavan is a 5-foot-10, 32-årige, lifelong athlete who competed at the minor league level of professional hockey before turning his attention to MMA. A winner of 9 sin 11 professional career fights by way of (T)KO eller indsendelse, Cavan will look to bounce back from a second round (1:28) WHO (punches) defeat at the hands of Joe Eichelberger på November 6.

The 5-foot-11, 30-year-old Hocum of Fort Collins, Lap. made his professional debut on October 27, 2012 as a participant in a one-night, eight-man tournament, defeating multiple opponents to emerge the victor of the grueling affair. He will look to regain momentum after back-to-back losses in his last two appearances.

The WSOF29 preliminary bout card will be announced soon.
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WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING SIGNS CAROS FODOR AND COREY DEVELA TO EXCLUSIVE PROMOTIONAL AGREEMENTS

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LAS VEGAS (September 10, 2015) -World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) meddelte i dag, at det har sværtet et andet par af anerkendte stjerner - letvægts (155 pounds) Caros "Fremtiden" Fodor og mellemvægt (185 pounds) Cory "The One" Devela - Til eksklusiv, flerårige aftaler. Each athlete’s promotional debut will be announced soon.

Fodor (10-4) af Kirkland, Vaske. slutter sin bror, stigende stjerne og udklædte kriminalitet fighter Phoenix Jones alias Ben Fodor, på World Series Fighting vagtplan.

"Caros og Cory er to erfarne og dygtige stjerner i deres respektive vægtklasser, så det er en fornøjelse at byde dem velkommen ombord,"Sagde World Series of Fighting præsident Far Chiefs.

"Med vores liste over stjerner,"Said Chiefs, "Og vores tidsplan for live events og tv-programmer alle vokser hurtigt, dette er en mere spændende tid end nogensinde for World Series of Fighting, og vi er glade for at være i stand til at have mere og mere etablerede talenter som Caros og Cory være en del af det, vi er ved at opbygge. "

Den 31-årige Fodor, en protegé af den berømte træner Matt Hume, has won three of his last four bouts that took place over the course of a two-year stint competing in Asia. Fodor put himself on the map in 2010 efter underskrivelsen med Strikeforce og oprulning fra fem sejre i træk på nationalt tv, mens konkurrerer om den nu hedengangne, tidligere nummer to fremme i verden.

Fodor prale af en 70 procent færdig sats, have optjent 5 sin 10 karriere vinder ved indsendelse og 2 vinder ved (T)KO. Since he began his career as an amateur 10 år siden, han ikke har lidt en knockout.

Også 31 år, Afslører (15-6) af Bonney Lake, Vaske. er coachet af wrestling guru og MMA indsendelse es Dennis "Superman" Hallman. Like Fodor, Han etablerede sit navn i en ung alder ved at konkurrere mod top-niveau konkurrence på en større scene.

Afslører, der vil lede efter sin fjerde sejr i træk efter at tjene en enstemmig afgørelse i løbet af superstjerne Nick Ring på Juni 26, produceret en af ​​de mindeværdige øjeblikke i Strikeforce historie, da han standsede Joe "Diesel" Riggs med en ond krop slam i første runde (1:22) deres matchup februar 23, 2008.

Live-World Series of Fighting handling tilbage til NBCSN på Fredag, Syv. 18 på 10 p.m. OG/7 p.m. PT med den længe ventede "WSOF 23: Gaethje vs. Palomino II "verdensmesterskabet doubleheader begivenhed, der vil blive hovednavn ved en verden letvægts mesterskab omkamp mellem regerende kingpin Justin "Højdepunktet" Gaethje(14-0) og hårdtslående rival Luis "Bavian" Palomino (23-10).

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