Las Vegas (Juni 15, 2016) -World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) ngumumake dina iki Thiago Meller has withdrawn from his scheduled welterweight (170 kilogram) Ing kontes marang John “Doomsday” Howard (23-12), sing saiki bakal ngadhepi“Mad” Mike Arrant (15-10) in a middleweight (185 kilogram) bout at the much-anticipated WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world championship doubleheader Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) acara, manggon ing NBCSN (9 P.M. Lan/6 P.M. PT) saka Foxwoods Resort Casino ing Mashantucket, Conn. ing Ana, Juni 17.

Saliyane, suwé Marcus Surin (3-0) of Stamford, Conn. has been tabbed to step in for Sam Watford ing dijadwal entheng (155 kilogram) preliminary card contest against Christian “The Terminator” Torres (0-0) of Endicott, N.Y..

Originally hailing from Orlando, Fla., 5-mlaku-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 utawa pengajuan. Kanggo tanggal, 12 kang 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) WHO (retirement) saka Carl Dieckmann Juli 12, 2013.

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

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 Uria Hall, Siyar Bahadurzada lan Cathal Pendred.

Diregani saka $39.99, tickets for 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. Lan, and the first of seven preliminary card bouts will begin at 5:45 P.M.

Kabeh pambuka kertu perang bakal stream manggon ing pamuter video embeddable ing WSOF.com.

In the main event of the five-bout, manggon NBCSN telecast, 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).

Ing acara co-utama entheng, superstars Jason "Ing Kansas City Bandit" High (19-5) lan Mike "Ing Martian" Ricci (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.

WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND

CARD MAIN (Urip ing NBCSN)

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

Co-Main entheng Event:
Jason High vs. Mike Ricci

Men: John Howard vs. Mike Arrant
Bulu: Luis Palomino vs. Sheymon Moraes
Men: Phil Hawes vs. Josh Key

CARD PRELIMINARY (Urip ing WSOF.com)

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