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LAS VEGAS (กุมภาพันธ์ 3, 2016) -World ซีรีส์ของการต่อสู้ (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) และ Mike “300” Hayes (19-10-2), to its highly anticipated WSOF29: Gaethje ครับ. Foster world lightweight (155 ปอนด์) championship event at the Bank of Colorado Arena in Greeley, ตัก. บน เสาร์, มีนาคม 12, อาศัยอยู่บน NBCSN ที่ 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 จัสติน "เน้น" Gaethje (15-0) and number one contender ไบรอันฟอสเตอร์ (25-9), มิดเดิ้ล (185 ปอนด์) standouts คอรี "หนึ่ง" Devela (15-6) และ หลุยส์ "Handgunz" เทย์เลอร์ (11-3) will collide in their respective World Series of Fighting debuts.
Kicking off the live, four-fight telecast will be a welterweight (170 ปอนด์) scrap pitting Josh Cavan (11-6) กับ Kris Hocum (7-4).
ราคาเริ่มต้นที่ $39.99, tickets for WSOF29: Gaethje ครับ. อุปถัมภ์, 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, ตัก. 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, ได้รับ 8 ของเขา 11 career victories as a professional by way of (T)KO หรือส่ง, กับ 5 of those wins coming in less than 2 นาที.
A teammate of Gaethje’s at Grudge Training Center, Copeland will look to rebound from a second round (2:50) การยอม (คิมูระ) ความพ่ายแพ้ที่อยู่ในมือของVitaly Minakov ธันวาคม 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, ล้าง. has faced off with elite level competition, including former world champion อังเดร Arlovski and superstar Ruslan Magomedov, both of whom he fought to a decision.
พฤศจิกายน 2, 2013, Hayes notched his most impressive victory to date, คะแนนการทำลายล้าง, รอบที่สาม (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 titlistเทรเวอร์ Prangley, to a draw.
Cory Devela vs. Louis Taylor
6 ฟุต 2, 31-year-old Devela of Bonney Lake, ล้าง, 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 มิถุนายน 26, 2015.
A longtime protégé of MMA superstar and submission expert เดนนิส "ซูเปอร์แมน" Hallman, เผย, ใครมีรอยบาก 11 ของเขา 16 อาชีพเป็นผู้ชนะโดยวิธีการ (T)KO หรือส่ง, burst into the national spotlight at a Strikeforce promoted event in Tacoma, ล้าง. กุมภาพันธ์ 23, 2008, คะแนนรอบแรก (1:22) TKO on heralded superstar โจ "ดีเซล" ริกส์ 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 และ 2013.
Also looking to earn his fifth consecutive win, 5 ฟุต 11, 36-year-old Taylor of Chicago, ป่วย. is the number one ranked middleweight in his home state, according to the latest Tapology.com ratings.
A prolific striker who has finished 10 ของเขา 11 opponents to date by way of (T)KO หรือส่ง, 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 แมตต์ฮิวจ์, 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-ปี, lifelong athlete who competed at the minor league level of professional hockey before turning his attention to MMA. A winner of 9 ของเขา 11 professional career fights by way of (T)KO หรือส่ง, Cavan will look to bounce back from a second round (1:28) องค์การอนามัยโลก (เจาะ) ความพ่ายแพ้ที่อยู่ในมือของ Joe Eichelberger พฤศจิกายน 6.
The 5-foot-11, 30-year-old Hocum of Fort Collins, ตัก. 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. |
