Las Vegas (Оны зургадугаар сар 15, 2016) Тэмцэх -World Каталогийн код (WSOF.com) announced today that Thiago Meller has withdrawn from his scheduled welterweight (170 кг) эсрэг уралдаан John “Doomsday” Howard (23-12), Хэн нь одоо тулгарах болно“Mad” Mike Arrant (15-10) in a middleweight (185 кг) bout at the much-anticipated WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world championship doubleheader Mixed Martial Arts (ММА) үйл явдал, NBCSN дээр амьдрах (9 p.m. БОЛОН/6 p.m. PT) Mashantucket нь Foxwoods Resort Casino нь, Коннектикут. тухай Баасан, Оны зургадугаар сар 17.

Үүнээс гадна, гийн ялагдашгүй Marcus Surin (3-0) of Stamford, Коннектикут. has been tabbed to step in for Сэм Уотфордын -д хөнгөн хуваарьт (155 кг) preliminary card contest against Christian “The Terminator” Torres (0-0) of Endicott, N.Y..

Originally hailing from Orlando, FLA., 5 хөл 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)К.О, эсвэл хүлээн авах. Өнөөдрийг хүртэл, 12 нь түүний 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) ДЭМБ-ын (retirement) нь Carl Dieckmann долдугаар тухай 12, 2013.

Like Arrant, the 5-foot-7, 33-year-old Howard boasts a phenomenal finish rate with 15 нь түүний 23 professional victories having come by way of (T)К.О, эсвэл хүлээн авах.

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 Уриа танхим, Siyar Bahadurzada болон Cathal Pendred.

Нь үнэлэгдсэн $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. БОЛОН, and the first of seven preliminary card bouts will begin at 5:45 p.m.

Бүх урьдчилсан тэмцэл карт WSOF.com дээр embeddable видео тоглуулагч дээр амьд урсгал болно.

In the main event of the five-bout, NBCSN telecast амьдарч байна, reigning World Series of Fighting heavyweight champion Blagoy Иванов (13-1) will put his title on the line against Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (12-3).

Хөнгөн хамтран гол тохиолдолд, супер оддын Жейсон "Канзас Сити дээрэмчин" Өндөр (19-5) болон Майк "Ангарагийн" Ricci (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.

WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND

ҮНДСЭН КАРТ (NBCSN дээр аж төрж байна)

World Series of Fighting Heavyweight Championship Main Event:
Blagoy Иванов (Аварга) сүсэг. Josh Copeland (Challenger)

Хөнгөн Хамтран Үндсэн үйл явцыг:
Жейсон Өндөр сүсэг. Майк Ricci

Эмэгтэй дунд: John Howard vs. Mike Arrant
Өд: Сүсэг Luis Palomino. Sheymon Moraes
Эмэгтэй дунд: Phil Hawes vs. Жош гол

УРЬДЧИЛСАН КАРТ (WSOF.com дээр аж төрж байна)

Хөнгөн: Tom Marcellino vs. Devin Powell
Хүнд жингийн: Juliano Coutinho vs. Justin Willis
Хүнд жингийн: Tyler King vs. Лорензо Hood
Welterweight: Robert Fonseca vs. Шон Lally
Хөнгөн: Bruce Boyington vs. Саул Алмейда
Bantamweight: Сүсэг Родриго Алмейда. Ben Pierre-Saint
Хөнгөн: Marcus Surin vs. Christian Torres