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World Middleweight Championship Main Event:
David Sampan'i (Tompon-daka) vs. Clifford Starks (Challenger)
World Welterweight Championship Co-Main Event:
Jon Fitch (Challenger) vs. Joao Zeferino (Challenger)
Bebe Kokoa:
Vinny Magalhães and. Jake Heun
Abu Azaitar vs. Danny Davis Jr.
Las Vegas (Martsa 14, 2016) -World Series ady (WSOF.com) announced today that it will make its much-anticipated return to Las Vegas with a star-studded, izao tontolo izao tompon-daka voaharo Martial Arts (MMA) doubleheader hetsika ao amin'ny Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Asabotsy, Aprily 2, ho velona amin'ny NBCSN (11 p.m. SY/8 p.m. PT), headlined by a middleweight (185 kilao) title bout between reigning kingpin David Sampan'i (17-3) ary Clifford Starks (13-2).
Priced avy $29, tapakila for WSOF30: Rantsana and. Starks, dia azo vidiana amin'ny internet ao amin'ny WSOF.com ary AXS.com.
Ao amin'ny fiaraha-main hetsika, talenta be Jon Fitch (27-7-1, 1 NC) will collide with recent World Series of Fighting one-night, valo-olona ny fifaninanana mpihazakazaka-up Joao "Ny Breziliana Samurai" Zeferino (20-7) with the vacant World Series of Fighting welterweight (170 kilao) championship at stake.
In other action on the four-fight, velona NBCSN telecast, manaiky manam-pahaizana Vinny "Pezao" Magalhães (13-7) dia kianja eny amin'ny Jake "ny tantely Bear" Heun(9-4) amin'ny mazava lanja mavesatra (205 kilao) Fifaninanana, raha World Series ady vao tonga sy knockout mpanakanto Abu "Gladiator" Azaitar (11-1-1) kosa handrava amin'ny Danny "Dee1" Davis, Jr. (11-10-1) amin'ny welterweight.
The complete WSOF30 preliminary bout card will be announced soon.
David Rantsana Vs. Clifford Starks
Ny 6-tongotra-1, 34-year-old Branch of Brooklyn, N.Y.. made history in his last start at WSOF23 on September 18, 2015 when he notched a first round (2:21) manaiky (-mitanjaka aoriana dia mangeja) fandresena Teddy Holder to become the first World Series of Fighting light heavyweight champion in history as well as the first-ever two-division champion in promotional history.
A protégé of MMA and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu legend Renzo Gracie, Branch will seek his eighth consecutive win.
Koa 34 taona, the 5-foot-10 Starks of Tempe, Ariz. earned a shot at Branch’s middleweight title after three consecutive victories in the World Series of Fighting decagon cage. In his last effort at WSOF23, Starks handed Krasimir Mladenov the first defeat of the Bulgarian wrestling standout’s career by way of unanimous decision.
Starks is riding a five-fight win streak that began with two consecutive wins under the promotion of Bellator.
Jon Fitch Vs. Joao Zeferino
A former world top 10 ranked competitor who has faced and defeated a collection of rival icons over the course of his 14-year professional career, ny 6-tongotra, 38-year-old Fitch of Fort Wayne, In. earned a unanimous decision in his last appearance, over fellow accomplished superstar Yushin Okami at WSOF24 on October 17, 2015.
Originally from Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brezila, ny 5-tongotra-11, 30-year-old Zeferino who fights out of Middletown, N.Y.. has notched 15 ny 20 asa nandresy tamin'ny fomba manaiky. Zeferino demonstrated superior physical and mental toughness in his last appearance in the cage, going to battle three times in one night in the one-night, valo-olona maivana (155 kilao) tournament at WSOF25 on November 20, 2015.
After defeating both Brian Foster ary Jorge Patiño by way of heel hook submission in the first round of action in the quarterfinal and semifinal stages of the tournament, tsirairay, Zeferino again faced off with Foster, who had advanced to the championship stage as a “lucky loser,” but suffered a second round (4:51) KO (punches) at the hands of Foster in a barnburner affair.
Vinny Magalhães and. Jake Heun
Magalhaes of Las Vegas via Rio de Janeiro, Brezila, will make his second start under the promotion of World Series of Fighting after pulling off a stunning, fihodinana voalohany (1:08) manaiky (kneebar) of wrestling stylist Matt "The Hammer" Hamill at WSOF24.
A 6-tongotra-3, 31-year-old world grappling champion, Magalhaes has claimed 11 ny 13 career MMA wins by way of submission and is looking for his fourth consecutive victory.
Heun of Coconut Creek, Fla. is seeking his third straight win after edging out a split decision over Clinton Williams amin'ny WSOF26 desambra 18, 2015.
A member of South Florida-based American Top Team, ny 6-tongotra-2, 28-year old Heun has claimed 6 ny 9 professional wins by way of (T)KO na manaiky.
Abu Azaitar vs. Danny Davis, Jr.
The number one ranked middleweight (185 kilao) in Germany and the number five ranked middleweight in Poland, ny 5-tongotra-11, 30-year-old Azaitar of Cologne, Germany will enter the World Series of Fighting decagon cage for the first time at 170 kilao, after tearing through the ranks of competitors in Europe over the last seven years.
Hatramin'izao, the heavy-handed Azaitar has notched 7 ny 11 asa mandresy amin'ny lalana mankany amin'ny (T)KO. His lone defeat came in 2012, and he has since remained unbeaten in his last 8 manomboka.
Davis, Jr. of Las Vegas will look to rebound from two consecutive losses – a split decision defeat at the hands of Matthew Frincu at WSOF23, and a unanimous decision loss to Abubakar Nurmagomedov at WSOF26.
Prior to the matchup with Frincu, ny 6-tongotra-2, 33-taona Davis, Jr. had run to five straight wins, three of which were World Series of Fighting contests. |
