LAS VEGAS (Junij 15, 2016) -World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) announced today that Thiago Meller has withdrawn from his scheduled welterweight (170 funtov) Tekmovanje proti John “Doomsday” Howard (23-12), kdo bo sedaj soočajo“Mad” Mike Arrant (15-10) in a middleweight (185 funtov) bout at the much-anticipated WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world championship doubleheader Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Dogodek, živijo na NBCSN (9 p.m. IN/6 p.m. PT) od Foxwoods Resort Casino v Mashantucket, Conn. na Petek, Junij 17.

Poleg tega, neporažen Marcus Surin (3-0) of Stamford, Conn. has been tabbed to step in for Sam Watford V načrtovani lahki (155 funtov) preliminary card contest against Christian “The Terminator” Torres (0-0) of Endicott, NY.

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 ali predložitev. Doslej, 12 njegovega 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) od Carl Dieckmann julija 12, 2013.

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

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 in Cathal Pendred.

Po ceni 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. IN, and the first of seven preliminary card bouts will begin at 5:45 p.m.

Celotna predhodni Boj kartica bo tok v živo na Embeddable video predvajalnik na WSOF.com.

In the main event of the five-bout, živeti NBCSN televizijska oddaja, 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).

V lahki co-glavni dogodek, superzvezdniki Jason "The Kansas City Bandit" Visoka (19-5) in Mike "The Martian" Ricci (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.

WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND

GLAVNA KARTICA (Živeti na NBCSN)

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

Lahka Co-Main Event:
Jason Visoka vs. Mike Ricci

Srednji: John Howard vs. Mike Arrant
Peresno: Luis Palomino vs. Sheymon Moraes
Srednji: Phil Hawes vs. Josh Key

PREDHODNI KARTICA (Živeti na WSOF.com)

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