LAS VEGAS (Czerwiec 15, 2016) -World Seria Fighting (WSOF.com) poinformowała, że Thiago Meller has withdrawn from his scheduled welterweight (170 funtów) Konkurs przed John “Doomsday” Howard (23-12), który zmierzy się“Mad” Mike Arrant (15-10) in a middleweight (185 funtów) bout at the much-anticipated WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world championship doubleheader Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) wydarzenie, żyć na NBCSN (9 p.m. I/6 p.m. PT) z Foxwoods Casino w Mashantucket, Conn. na Piątek, Czerwiec 17.

Dodatkowo, niepokonany Marcus Surin (3-0) of Stamford, Conn. has been tabbed to step in for Sam Watford w zaplanowane lekki (155 funtów) preliminary card contest against Christian “The Terminator” Torres (0-0) of Endicott, N. Y..

Originally hailing from Orlando, Fla., 5-foot-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 lub poddanie. Aktualne, 12 z jego 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 (przejście na emeryturę) z Carl Dieckmann lipca 12, 2013.

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

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 Hall, Siyar Bahadurzada i Cathal Pendred.

W cenie od $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. I, and the first of seven preliminary card bouts will begin at 5:45 p.m.

Cała wstępna karta walka strumieniowo na żywo na niezabudowany odtwarzacz wideo na WSOF.com.

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

W przypadku jednoczesnego lekkiego-main, gwiazdy Jason "Kansas City Bandit" High (19-5) i Mike "Marsjański" Ricci (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.

WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND

Karty głównej (Żyją na NBCSN)

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

Lekki Co-Main Event:
Jason Wysoka vs. Mike Ricci

Średniej: John Howard vs. Mike Arrant
Piórkowej: Luis Palomino vs.. Sheymon Moraes
Średniej: Phil Hawes vs. Josh Key

KARTA WSTĘPNE (Żyją na WSOF.com)

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