LAS VEGAS (Juni 15, 2016) -Welt Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) gab heute bekannt, dass Thiago Meller has withdrawn from his scheduled welterweight (170 Pfund) Wettbewerb gegen John "Doomsday" Howard (23-12), wer trifft nun auf“Mad” Mike Arrant (15-10) im Mittelgewicht (185 Pfund) bout at the much-anticipated WSOF31: Ivanov vs.. Copeland world championship doubleheader Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Ereignis, live auf NBCSN (9 p.m. UND/6 p.m. PT) von Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. auf Freitag, Juni 17.

Außerdem, unbesiegt Marcus Surin (3-0) of Stamford, Conn. has been tabbed to step in for Sam Watford in die geplante leichte (155 Pfund) preliminary card contest against Christian “The Terminator” Torres (0-0) of Endicott, N.Y..

Originally hailing from Orlando, Fla., die 5-Fuß-9, 28-year-old Arrant, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu brown belt, resides in Las Vegas, where he is a member of legendary champion Randy “The Natural” Couture’s Xtreme Couture fight squad.

Arrant is looking to return to the win column following a unanimous decision defeat in his last start on August 7, 2015, at the hands of two-time UFC veteran Brock Jardine.

Prior to the loss, Arrant had reeled off six consecutive victories, five of which he produced in the first round, by way of (T)KO oder Duldung. Miteinander ausgehen, 12 seines 15 professional wins have been finishes.

During the six-fight win streak, Arrant seized his first championship – regional promotion SteelFist Fight Night’s welterweight title – with a first round (5:00) DIE (Pensionierung) von Carl Dieckmann Juli 12, 2013.

Like Arrant, the 5-foot-7, 33-year-old Howard boasts a phenomenal finish rate with 15 seines 23 professional victories having come by way of (T)KO oder Duldung.

Howard will make his promotional debut with World Series of Fighting following a second stint with the UFC that spanned seven fights and included wins over Uriah Halle, Siyar Bahadurzada und Cathal Pendred.

Von preislich $39.99, Tickets für WSOF31: Ivanov vs.. Copeland are on sale at WSOF.com and Foxwoods.com.

Doors at The Grand Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino will open at 5 p.m. UND, and the first of seven preliminary card bouts will begin at 5:45 p.m.

Die gesamte vorläufige Kampf-Karte wird auf einer bündig Video-Player auf WSOF.com Streaming von Live-.

In the main event of the five-bout, leben NBCSN Sendung, reigning World Series of Fighting heavyweight champion Blagoy Ivanov (13-1) will put his title on the line against Josh "Cuddly Bear" Copeland (12-3).

In der leichten Co-Main Event, Superstars Jason "The Kansas City Bandit" High (19-5) und Mike "The Martian" Ricci (11-4) werden mit der Nummer 1 ihrer Division auf dem Spiel stehen.

WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND

Hauptkarte (Live auf NBCSN)

World Series of Fighting Heavyweight Championship Main Event:
Blagoy Ivanov (Champion) vs. Josh Copeland (Herausforderer)

Leichte Co-Main Event:
Jason Hohe vs. Mike Ricci

Mittelgewicht: John Howard vs.. Mike Arrant
Federgewicht: Luis Palomino vs. Sheymon Moraes
Mittelgewicht: Phil Hawes vs.. Josh Key

VORLÄUFIGE CARD (Live auf WSOF.com)

Leicht: Tom Marcellino vs. Devin Powell
Schwergewicht: Juliano Coutinho vs. Justin Willis
Schwergewicht: Tyler King vs. Lorenzo Hood
Weltergewicht: Robert Fonseca vs. Sean Lally
Leicht: Bruce Boyington vs. Saul Almeida
Bantamgewicht: Rodrigo Almeida vs. Ben Pierre-Saint
Leicht: Marcus Surin vs. Christian Torres