Tickets for WSOF34 on sale now
Las Vegas (ខែតុលា 10, 2016) - ស៊េរីពិភពនៃការប្រយុទ្ធគ្នា (www.WSOF.com) announced that it has tabbed four military veterans for action in three different bouts, including one that will air on its live NBCSN telecast (10:30 p.m. និង/7:30 p.m. ក្រុមហ៊ុន PT), to kick off it’s “Who’s The Toughest?” program at WSOF34: Foster vs. ខែល, at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, ភ្លៅ. នៅលើ ថ្ងៃសៅរ៍, វិច្ឆិកា. 12.
The league also announced that Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (13-4) has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled heavyweight matchup with former world champion Smealinho “The Prince” Rama (9-2) due to a knee injury. Rama will now face Kevin Sears (4-2).
“We are extremely excited to launch the ‘Who’s The Toughest?’ program with a group of four professional fighters that have served our country valiantly, and who have since been looking for a potentially career-changing opportunity to compete on a major stage,"កម្រងពិភពលោកនៃការប្រយុទ្ធប្រឆាំងនឹងលោកប្រធានាធិបតីបាននិយាយថា: ព្រះបិតារបស់ប្រធាន.
World Series of Fighting announced in May that it would be launching “Who’s The Toughest?” in order to provide military veterans who are active or aspiring MMA fighters, with the opportunity to compete under its promotion.
Leading off the live NBCSN telecast of WSOF34, Shane Kruchten (11-4) និង Jeremy Mahon (5-4) – both U.S. Marine Corps veterans – will do battle in a 150-pound catchweight contest.
នៅក្នុងទម្ងន់ធ្ងន់ពន្លឺ (205 ផោន) matchup that will headline the WSOF34 preliminary bout card, U.S. Marine Corps veteran Brandon Collins (3-2) នឹងចល់ជាមួយនឹង Chris Morgan (0-0), who will make his professional debut.
The fourth veteran, former U.S. Army ranger Nicoli Navarro (3-1), will square off with unbeaten upstart Alan Gutierrez (2-0) ក្នុងទំងន់ស្រាល (155 ផោន).
Shane Kruchten vs. Jeremy Mahon
6-ជើងទី 1, 32-year-old Kruchten of San Diego, រដ្ឋ California. saw action in the Iraq War in 2003 និង 2004, and was subsequently awarded a Presidential Unit Citation and a Combat Action Ribbon for his efforts in battle before retiring from the military with the rank of Lance Corporal.
Since turning professional in 2007, Kruchten has donated a portion of each of his fight purses to the Mighty Oaks Warrior Foundation, a California-based retreat for veterans run by fellow U.S. Marine Corps veteran and former World Series of Fighting competitor Chad Robichaux.
Kruchten’s start will bring an end to a two-and-a-half-year hiatus that he took following a loss to Mike Corey by way of second round (2:59) ដាក់ស្នើ (choke នៅខាងក្រោយអាក្រាត) in what was Kruchten’s World Series of Fighting debut. មុនពេលការបរាជ័យនេះ, Kruchten had reeled off 11 ជ័យជម្នះជាប់គ្នា, 6 via submission and 3 តាមរយៈ (T មាន)Ko.
៥ ហ្វីត ១០, 37-year-old Mahon of Houston, Texas was deployed to Iraq during the initial invasion of the country in 2003, and later served as a security contractor in Fallujah, working to procure the safety of civilians there.
Before retiring as a Sergeant, Mahon earned a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal as well as a Presidential Unit Citation. He runs a non-profit organization, DAWG Foundation, which trains dogs and offers them to veterans in need of everyday assistance.
Mahon is looking to notch his third straight victory following a second round (4:22) អង្គការសុខភាពពិភពលោក (ដាល់) នៃ Davis Sylvester នៅ Bellator 149 នៅលើ ខែកុម្ភៈ 19.
Brandon Collins vs. Chris Morgan
6-ជើងទី 1, 32-year-old Collins of Houston, Texas was also a recipient of a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal during his eight-year stint (2004-2012) with the Marine Corps that saw him tour Afghanistan where he was a special operations officer and his unit’s martial arts instructor.
Collins was a member of his North Carolina base’s boxing team and, after relocating to California, he quickly transitioned to MMA.
Morgan, a 6-foot-3, 28-year-old resident of Denver, ភ្លៅ. will make his first professional start after a three-year amateur career that saw him compile an overall record of 5-2. ទាំងអស់ 5 of his victories came inside the first round of action via (T មាន)សន្លប់ឬការដាក់ស្នើ.
Nicholi Navarro vs. Alan Gutierrez
6 ជើង, 30-year-old Navarro of Denver served in the Army’s 75លើកទី Ranger Regimen, a special operations unit, រវាង 2004 និង 2008, eventually reaching the rank of Corporal.
During his four-year tenure in the military, Navarro earned a Combat Infantry Badge, an Expert Infantry Badge and a Parachutist Badge.
Navarro is a student of retired, former Muay Thai world champion and UFC star Duane “Bang” Ludwig. All three of Navarro’s professional victories to date have come by way of (T មាន)សន្លប់ឬការដាក់ស្នើ.
While not a veteran, 5-ជើង-11, 23-year-old Gutierrez of Skagit Valley, លាងសមាត. was born into and raised by a family of Marines, ជាមួយឪពុករបស់គាត់, mother and brother all having served. Gutierrez dedicates each of his fights to his recently deceased brother.
Gutierrez made quick work of each of his first two professional opponents, កាលបរិច្ឆេទ, submitting Ryan Schecterson with a brabo choke in the first round (2:00) of action in Gutierrez’s professional debut on May 9, 2015, and scoring a first round (1:11) Ko (ដាល់) នៅលើ Taylor Roberts នៅលើ ខែកុម្ភៈ 27.
តម្លៃចាប់ពី $20, tickets for “WSOF34: Fitch ទល់នឹង. Shields” are on sale at the Budweiser Events Center box office, BudweiserEventsCenter.com, and by phone at 1-877-544-TIXX.
In the main event of WSOF34, reigning world welterweight (170 ផោន) ម្ចាស់ជើងឯក លោក Jon Fitch (28-7-1, 1 NC) will collide with number one contender and fellow decorated superstar លោក Jake ខែល (31-8-1).
In the welterweight co-main event, លោកប៉ូលលោក Bradley (23-6), will make his promotional debut for World Series of Fighting and take on former top 10 ពិភពលោកចំណាត់ថ្នាក់ Yushin "ផ្គររន្ទះ" Okami (32-10).
Additional matchups for “WSOF34: Fitch ទល់នឹង. Shields” will be announced soon.
