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

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NEW, LIVE NBCSN START TIME OF 10 P.m. OCH
FROM GREELEY, COLORADO

LAS VEGAS (Februari 3, 2016) -World Serie av Slagsmål (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) och 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 Lördag, Mars 12, bor 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 "Höjdpunkten" Gaethje (15-0) and number one contender Brian Foster (25-9), mellanvikt (185 pounds) standouts Cory "The One" Devela (15-6) och 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) mot Kris Hocum (7-4).

Kostar från $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.

The 33-year-old, former Youth Ministry student at Dallas Baptist College, har förtjänat 8 av hans 11 career victories as a professional by way of (T)KO eller underkastelse, med 5 of those wins coming in less than 2 minuter.

A teammate of Gaethje’s at Grudge Training Center, Copeland will look to rebound from a second round (2:50) underkastelse (Kimura) defeat at the hands ofVitaly Minakov 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, Tvätta. 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.

På November 2, 2013, Hayes notched his most impressive victory to date, scoring en förödande, tredje omgången (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-fot-2, 31-year-old Devela of Bonney Lake, Tvätt., 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 på juni 26, 2015.

A longtime protégé of MMA superstar and submission expert Dennis "Superman" Hallman, Avslöjar, who has notched 11 av hans 16 karriär vinner genom (T)KO eller underkastelse, burst into the national spotlight at a Strikeforce promoted event in Tacoma, Tvätta. februari 23, 2008, scoring en första omgång (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 och 2013.

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

A prolific striker who has finished 10 av hans 11 opponents to date by way of (T)KO eller underkastelse, 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-åriga, lifelong athlete who competed at the minor league level of professional hockey before turning his attention to MMA. A winner of 9 av hans 11 professional career fights by way of (T)KO eller underkastelse, Cavan will look to bounce back from a second round (1:28) VEM (stansar) defeat at the hands of Joe Eichelberger 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 Serie av Slagsmål (WSOF.com) meddelade idag att man har inked ett annat par av erkända stjärnor - lätt (155 pounds) Caros "Framtiden" Fodor och mellanvikt (185 pounds) Cory "The One" Devela - Till exklusivt, fleråriga avtal. Each athlete’s promotional debut will be announced soon.

Fodor (10-4) av Kirkland, Tvätta. går hans bror, stigande stjärna och kostymerade brottslighet fighter Phoenix Jones aka Ben Födor, på World Series Fighting roster.

"Caros och Cory är två rutinerade och fulländade stjärnor i sina respektive viktklasser, så det är ett nöje att välkomna dem ombord,"Sade World Series of Fighting ordförande Far chefer.

"Med vår roster av stjärnor,"Said Chiefs, "Och vårt schema live-evenemang och TV-program alla växer snabbt, Detta är en mer spännande tid än någonsin för World Series of Fighting, och vi är glada över att kunna ha mer och mer etablerade talanger som Caros och Cory vara en del av vad vi håller på att bygga. "

Den 31-årige Fodor, en skyddsling av den berömda tränare 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 undertecknandet med Strikeforce och upprullning av fem raka segrar på nationell tv när de tävlar för den numera nedlagda, tidigare nummer två marknadsföring i världen.

Fodor har en 70 procent fullföljande hastighet, har tjänat 5 av hans 10 karriär segrar genom underkastelse och 2 segrar genom (T)KO. Since he began his career as an amateur 10 år sedan, han har inte drabbats av en knockout.

Också 31 år gammal, Avslöjar (15-6) av Bonney Lake, Tvätta. tränas av brottning guru och MMA underkastelse ess Dennis "Superman" Hallman. Like Fodor, han etablerat sitt namn på en ung ålder genom att tävla mot elitidrott på en större scen.

Avslöjar, som kommer att leta efter sin fjärde raka seger efter att ha tagit ett enhälligt beslut över superstar Nick ring på Juni 26, producerade en av de minnesvärda ögonblicken i Strikeforce historia när han slutade Joe "Diesel" Riggs med en ond kropp slam i första omgången (1:22) av deras matchup på februari 23, 2008.

Live World Series of Fighting åtgärd återvänder till NBCSN på Fredag, Sju. 18 vid 10 p.m. OCH/7 p.m. PT med mycket efterlängtade "WSOF 23: Gaethje vs. Palomino II "VM doubleheaderen händelse som kommer att vara huvudnumret av en värld lätt mästerskap omspel mellan regerande kingpin Justin "Höjdpunkten" Gaethje(14-0) och slagkraftig konkurrent Luis "Babian" Palomino (23-10).

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