Tickets for WSOF34 on sale now
ലാസ് വെഗാസ് (ഒക്ടോബര് 10, 2016) - യുദ്ധം വേൾഡ് സീരീസ് (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 മികവിനും. കൂടാതെ/7:30 മികവിനും. പി.ടി.), to kick off it’s “Who’s The Toughest?” program at WSOF34: Foster vs. പരിച, at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, മടിത്തട്ട്. മേല് ശനിയാഴ്ച, നവം. 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,"പ്രസിഡന്റ് യുദ്ധം ലോക സീരീസ് പറഞ്ഞു പിതാവ് വിവാദം.
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) ഒപ്പം Jeremy Mahon (5-4) – both U.S. Marine Corps veterans – will do battle in a 150-pound catchweight contest.
ഒരു വെളിച്ചം കയറ്റക്കാരായ ൽ (205 പൗണ്ട്) matchup that will headline the WSOF34 preliminary bout card, ഇതര. Marine Corps veteran Brandon Collins (3-2) കൂടെ കൂട്ടിയിടിച്ച് ചെയ്യും 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) കനംകുറഞ്ഞ ചെയ്തത് (155 പൗണ്ട്).
Shane Kruchten vs. Jeremy Mahon
6-കാൽ-1, 32-year-old Kruchten of San Diego, കാലിഫ്. saw action in the Iraq War in 2003 ഒപ്പം 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) സമർപ്പണം (റിയർ-നഗ്നനായി ചക്രക്കാറൻ) in what was Kruchten’s World Series of Fighting debut. തോൽവി മുൻപ്, Kruchten had reeled off 11 തുടർച്ചയായ വിജയങ്ങൾ, 6 via submission and 3 വഴി (ടി)മേത്ത്.
The 5-foot-10, 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) ലോകാരോഗ്യ (ഇനിയില്ല) ഒരു Davis Sylvester Bellator ചെയ്തത് 149 മേല് ഫെബ്രുവരി 19.
Brandon Collins vs. Chris Morgan
6-കാൽ-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, മടിത്തട്ട്. will make his first professional start after a three-year amateur career that saw him compile an overall record of 5-2. എല്ലാം 5 of his victories came inside the first round of action via (ടി)KO അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സമർപ്പണം.
Nicholi Navarro vs. Alan Gutierrez
6-കാൽ, 30-year-old Navarro of Denver served in the Army’s 75ആം Ranger Regimen, a special operations unit, തമ്മിലുള്ള 2004 ഒപ്പം 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 (ടി)KO അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സമർപ്പണം.
While not a veteran, 5-കാൽ-11, 23-year-old Gutierrez of Skagit Valley, കഴുകുക. was born into and raised by a family of Marines, തന്റെ അപ്പനായ, 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, to date, 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) മേത്ത് (ഇനിയില്ല) മേല് Taylor Roberts മേല് ഫെബ്രുവരി 27.
നിന്ന് കണ്ടെത്തുക $20, tickets for “WSOF34: ഫിച്ച് വി.എസ്. 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 പൗണ്ട്) ചാന്വന് ജോൺ ഫിച്ച് (28-7-1, 1 NC,) will collide with number one contender and fellow decorated superstar അന്പത് പരിച (31-8-1).
In the welterweight co-main event, പോൾ ബ്രാഡ്ലി (23-6), will make his promotional debut for World Series of Fighting and take on former top 10 ലോകം റാങ്കിലുള്ള Yushin "തണ്ടർ" Okami (32-10).
Additional matchups for “WSOF34: ഫിച്ച് വി.എസ്. Shields” will be announced soon.
