WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND
MAIN CARD COMPLETE WITH ADDITION
OF THREE NEW, STAR-STUDDED MATCHUPS
WELTERWEIGHT: JOHN HOWARD VS. THIAGO MELLER
FEATHERWEIGHT: LUIS PALOMINO VS. SHEYMON MORAES
दिग्गज: CHRIS “HUGGY BEAR” BARNETT VS. JUSTIN WILLIS
LIVE ON NBCSN AT 9 P.M. र
FROM MASHANTUCKET, CONN. शुक्रवार, प्रिंसिपल को राय 17
वेगास (अप्रिल 12, 2016) झगडा को -World शृंखला (WSOF.com) today announced the addition of three star-studded matchups to complete the main card for its WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world heavyweight championship Mixed Martial Arts (एमएमए) घटना, मा NBCSN बस्न 9 p.m. एट / 6 p.m. Mashantucket मा Foxwoods रिजोर्ट क्यासिनो देखि, Conn. शुक्रबार, जुन 17.
In a second heavyweight matchup, dynamic, उदाउँदो तारा क्रिस "Huggy भालु" Barnett (14-2) will make his World Series of Fighting debut against Team AKA prodigy Justin Willis (4-1).
Also stepping in the decagon cage for the first time, battle-tested warrior John “Doomsday” Howard (23-12) will collide with submission expert Thiago “Minu” Meller (20-7) एक welterweight मा (170 पाउण्ड) प्रसंग.
In a featherweight (145 पाउण्ड) scrap between two prolific strikers, लुइस "बादर" Palomino (24-12) will face off with former world championship challenger Sheymon Moraes (8-1).
मुख्य घटना मा, reigning world heavyweight champion Blagoy Ivanov (13-1) will risk his title against Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (13-1) जबकि, in the lightweight (155 पाउण्ड) सह-मुख्य घटना, सुपरस्टार जेसन "यो कन्सास सिटी bandit" उच्च (19-5) र माइक "यो Martian" Ricci (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.
क्रिस Barnett बनाम. Justin Willis
After spending the last year and a half making waves in Japan, 5-खुट्टा-9, 29-year-old Barnett of Tampa, Fla. will suit up as “Huggy Bear,” and make his way onto a major stage in the U.S. for the first time in his career.
With heavy hands and tremendous agility for a fighter of his massive stature, Barnett has notched 12 को आफ्नो 14 को बाटो द्वारा क्यारियर victories (टी)KO, and has celebrated his wins in flamboyant fashion, with everything from cartwheels to breakdancing to hand stands.
Like Barnett, the stocky, 6-foot-3, 28-year-old Willis, a training partner of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) greats कयिनले Velasquez र दानियल Cormier, has been enjoying success in Japan under the promotion of Inoki Genome Federation (IFG).
Willis will make his first start of 2016, and look to extend his win streak to four consecutive bouts. In his last effort on August 29, he earned a unanimous decision over Rizvan Kuniev टोकियो.
बनाम लुइस Palomino. Sheymon Moraes
The 5-foot-8, 35-year-old Palomino of Miami, Fla. via Lima, Peru is coming off an epic year in which he engaged in twको, all-out wars with reigning, कुस्ती हल्के च्याम्पियन को undefeated विश्व शृंखला जस्टिन "यो हाइलाइट" Gaethje, both of which earned "Fight of the Month” honors.
After closing out 2015 with a gutsy appearance in World Series of Fighting’s first-ever, एक-रात, eight-man tournament in which he scored a devastating, पहिलो चरणको (4:55) कसले (घूंसे) मा धनी Patishnock in the event’s quarterfinal stage, before being stopped in the semifinal stage of battle via second round (4:19) कसले (घूंसे) at the hands को eventual tournament winner ब्रायन फस्टर, Palomino will return to the featherweight division where he has held two world titles.
The 5-foot-8, 25-year-old Moraes of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil returned to form in his last bout, decimating fellow knockout artist रबी "समस्याहरू" Peralta by way of TKO (घूंसे) दोस्रो चरणको मा (3:21) of their matchup at WSOF26.
A seasoned Muay Thai stylist, Moraes ran to seven straight victories in his first seven starts as a professional MMA competitor before being handed his first career defeat by way of third round (3:46) जम्मा (पछि-नाङ्गो दमा) in a title bid against reigning bantamweight (135 पाउण्ड) च्याम्पियन Marlon Moraes.
John Howard vs. Thiago Meller
Following his second stint with the UFC that spanned seven bouts and included victories over Uriah हल, Siyar Bahadurzada र Cathal Pendred, को 5-foot-7, 33-year-old Howard of Boston, मास. will aim to rebound from a second round (:21) KO (घूंसे) गर्न हानि Tim Means डिसेम्बर 10.
मिति लागि, Howard has notched 15 को आफ्नो 23 को बाटो द्वारा क्यारियर victories (टी)KO वा अधीनमा. During his initial run with the UFC between January 2009 and June 2011, Howard scored a memorable, तेस्रो गोल (4:55) KO (घूंसे) on submission ace डेनिस "सुपरमैन" Hallman डिसेम्बर 5, 2009, marking his third consecutive conquest in the league.
Meller of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil will look to collect his second win in a row, following his first round submission (पछि-नाङ्गो दमा) को Leonardo Rodriguez जुन मा 26, 2015.
The 5-foot-10, 33-year-old Meller, a near 13-year veteran of the sport, has emerged victorious in 14 को आफ्नो 20 career wins, अधीनमा को बाटो द्वारा.
The preliminary bout card lineup for WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland will be announced soon.
देखि priced $39.99, tickets for the event are on sale at WSOF.com and Foxwoods.com.
Doors at The Grand Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino will open for WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland, मा 5 p.m. र, र पहिलो प्रारम्भिक कार्ड bout मा सुरु हुनेछ 6 p.m. |
