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Лас-Вегас (Серпня 30, 2016) - Світова серія Fighting (www.WSOF.com) today announced the completion of a stacked, six-fight main card for the unprecedented, three-hour, live NBCSN (11 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. PT) telecast of the WSOF33: Gaethje проти. Dugulubgov world championship doubleheader extravaganza at Kansas City Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Ви. наП'ятниця, Жовтень. 7.
За ціною від $20, tickets for WSOF33: Gaethje проти. Dugulubgov go on sale onП'ятниця, Сім 2 at the Kansas City Municipal Auditorium box office as well as online at Ticketmaster.com and WSOF.com.
Joining the previously announced lightweight (155 фунти) championship main event between reigning, undefeated kingpin Джастін "Виділити" Gaethje (16-0) and number one contender Оззі Dugulubgov (8-2); the light heavyweight (205 фунти) championship co-main event between defending champion Девід Галузь (16-3) і претендентом Вінні Магалхаес (14-7); and the lightweight tilt between WSOF25 eight-man tournament winner Брайан Фостер (25-9) і Luiz “Buscape” Firmino (19-6), are three other, star-studded bouts, led by a featured lightweight contest between Jason ‘The Kansas City Bandit” High (19-5) і Жоао "Бразильський Самурай" Зеферіно (20-8).
"Це, без сумніву, the most stacked fight card from top to bottom that we have put together, thanks in large part to NBCSN, which has given us a three-hour window for the first time since we launched on the network four years ago, to showcase our best fighters in action,"Сказав Світової серії Боротьба Президента Батько начальників.
In other action on the six-bout telecast, John “Doomsday” Howard (24-12) будуть стикатися з Абубакар Нурмагомедов (12-1-1) в напівсередній вазі (170 фунти) збігаються.
Kicking off the main card will be a heavyweight showdown between two World Series of Fighting newcomers and knockout artists – Shawn “The Savage” Jordan (18-7) і Ashley “Gio” Gooch (10-4).
The WSOF33 preliminary bout card will be announced soon.
Джейсон Висока проти. Жоао Зеферіно
Entering the World Series of Fighting decagon cage for the third time, 5 футів 9, 34-year-old High of Kansas City, Ви. has been nothing short of spectacular in his first two starts.
In his promotional debut at WSOF25 on November 20, 2015, the UFC and Strikeforce veteran and 2009 DREAM Grand Prix tournament runner-up scored a highlight reel KO on Естеван Пайа with a head kick-punches combination in the second round (:47) of their matchup.
High followed up the victory with an inspiring comeback against fellow starМайк Річчі. After taking punishment for the majority of each of the first two rounds, High went on the offensive and scored a devastating TKO on Ricci with an onslaught of punches in the second round (4:08) of their WSOF31 meeting on Червень 17.
The 5-foot-11, 30-year-old Zeferino of Middletown, N.Y.. via Florianopolis, Санта-Катаріна, Brazil has earned a remarkable 15 з 20 кар'єра виграє шляхом подачі.
The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt finished as runner-up in the first-ever World Series of Fighting one-night, eight-man tournament on November 20, 2015, suffering a second round (4:51) KO (удари) loss in the event’s championship round at the hands of Брайан Фостер, whom Zeferino had handily defeated earlier that night in the first stage of the tournament, шляхом першого раунду (1:46) уявлення (п'ятка гак).
Following the win over Foster, Zeferino notched another first round (1:24) heel hook submission, this time on Хорхе "Macaco" Патина, in the semifinal stage of the tournament. The result marked Zeferino’s seventh consecutive victory.
John Howard vs. Абубакар Нурмагомедов
5-ноги-7, 33-year-old Howard of Boston, Маса. is coming off a successful World Series of Fighting debut on Червень 17 when he earned a unanimous decision over Michael Arrant.
A 14-fight veteran of the UFC, Howard triumphed over the likes of Денніс «Супермен» Холман, Урия зал і Siyar Bahadurzada over the course of two different stints with the promotion, and earned “Knockout of the Night” honors for his first round (2:01) KO (удари) з Daniel Roberts at the ‘UFC Live’ event on March 21, 2010, as well as a “Fight of the Night” award following his split decision win over Chris Wilson на UFC 94 Січень 31, 2009.
Nurmagomedov of Makhachkala, Дагестан, Russia is a 6-foot, 26-year-old protégé of Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, the father and trainer of UFC superstar Khabib Nurmagomedov, і 2014 Combat Sambo World Championships bronze medalist.
When he faces Howard, Nurmagomedov will look for his fourth consecutive win in the World Series of Fighting decagon cage, and his fifth straight win overall, following his crushing, Другий раунд (3:05) ВООЗ (удари) зМетью Frincu at WSOF30 on Квітня 2.
Зустрітися, 10 of Nurmagomedov’s 12 career wins have come by way of either (T)КО або підпорядкування.
Shawn Jordan vs. Ashley Gooch
The stocky, 6-фут, 31-year-old Jordan of Baton Rouge, La. will make his much-anticipated debut for World Series of Fighting following a 10-fight stretch with the UFC, during which the heavy-handed fighter posted a strong, 6-4 overall record, with all of his wins coming by way of (T)KO.
A veteran of Strikeforce and Bellator action as well, Jordan is an accomplished athlete who earned a football scholarship to Louisiana State University (LSU) where he was a member of both the 2003 і 2007 national championship teams.
Gooch of Glendale, Арізона. earned his shot with World Series of Fighting as a result of his recent surge that has seen the 6-foot-3, 41-year-old emerge victorious in each of his last eight bouts, with all eight of the wins having come by way of (T)КО або підпорядкування.
Gooch’s success of late has earned him the number one ranking in the heavyweight division in the New England region, as well as the number two ranking in the state of Arizona, according to Tapology.com.
